PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by disturbed - down with the sickness. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gracie
vs
Powers

200 cm
29
272 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

215 cm
25
275 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
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Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.
Powers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powers counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Powers scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Powers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Powers can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Powers has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Powers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Powers blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers can't do much from the bottom here.
Powers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Powers is defending well.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie trying to advance position but Powers counters by regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Powers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Powers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powers.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Powers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Powers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Powers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chuck Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Powers is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Powers's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Austin Powers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Powers counters with a stiff right hand.

Powers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Powers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Powers has the dominant position.

Powers manages to break the clinch.
Gracie throws a hook but Powers avoids it easily.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Powers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Powers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Powers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Austin Powers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Powers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Powers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Chuck Gracie has been cut.
Austin Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Oooooh!!! Powers has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Powers steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Powers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Powers. Powers maintains the clinch.
Gracie prevents Powers from breaking the clinch.
Gracie has Powers pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers working aggressively here.
Powers stalling.
Powers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Powers.
Powers looking to slow down the pace here.
Powers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Powers has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
Powers misses with some punches.
Powers stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Powers throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powers.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powers.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Powers.
Gracie throws a hook but Powers blocks it.
Powers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie throws a hook but Powers avoids it easily.
Powers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Powers knows he should have avoided that one.

Powers lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Powers takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gracie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Powers counters with a huge left! Gracie is in big trouble! He's backing up but Powers isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gracie from any more damage. A dominating finish by Powers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Powers!
During a confident post fight interview, Austin Powers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.