PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Singer

183 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randolph Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Singer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singer.
Singer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Singer moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Singer moved out of range.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Singer counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Singer's shoulder, as Singer tries to avoid the shot.
Singer blocks a jab.
Singer throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Singer ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie works Singer's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Singer counters with a straight right hand.
Singer ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Singer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie tries to bum rush Singer with a series of wild strikes but Singer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie tries to bum rush Singer with a series of wild strikes but Singer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
It seemed like Singer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Gracie.

It looks like Robert Singer has been cut.
Singer lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Singer doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singer counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Singer ducks down to avoid it.
Randolph Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Singer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Singer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singer thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Singer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Singer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Singer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Singer.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Singer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Singer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Singer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Singer counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Gracie is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Singer counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Singer counters with a good, hard body kick but Gracie shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Singer.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Singer counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Singer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Singer counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Singer connects with a body shot.
Singer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Singer scores with a decent looking hook.
Singer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Singer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Singer counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Singer to counter with a crisp jab.
Singer lands a head kick!
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Singer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Singer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Singer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Gracie misses.
It seemed like Singer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Singer counters with an outside leg kick.
Singer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Singer counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singer tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Singer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Singer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Singer.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Singer counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Singer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Singer blocks a jab.
Singer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Singer counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Singer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Singer is just out of range.
Singer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Singer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Singer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie thuds a left hand into Singer's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Singer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Singer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie scores with a one two! Singer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab by Singer.
Robert Singer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singer lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Singer connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Singer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Singer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Singer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singer scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singer counters with a nice body shot.
Singer lands a high kick!
Singer scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Singer tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie takes a swing at Singer's ribcage but misses.
Singer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Singer scores with a kick to the body.
Singer throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Singer jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Singer lands with a good body shot.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Singer counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Randolph Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Singer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Singer digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Singer counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Singer cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Singer had a free shot at his head there.
Singer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Singer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Singer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singer scores with a jab to the body.
Singer misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Singer counters with a good, hard body kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Singer counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Singer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Singer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Singer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Singer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Singer cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Singer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Singer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Singer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singer counters with a leg kick.
Singer lands a high kick!
Gracie throws a series of punches but Singer avoids them all with ease.
Singer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singer connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Singer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Singer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Singer counters with a thumping low kick.
Singer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Singer throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Singer counters with a straight right hand.
Singer lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Singer. Singer obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singer counters with a thumping low kick.
Randolph Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Singer counters with a good, hard body kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singer manages to avoid it.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Singer finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Singer counters with an outside leg kick.
Singer lands a nice looking body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Singer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Singer connects with a solid leg kick.
Singer connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Singer to score with a decent uppercut.
Singer throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Singer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Singer. Singer obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
Singer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Singer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Singer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Singer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Singer counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Singer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singer scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singer defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Singer ducks down to avoid it.
Singer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Singer counters with a stiff right hand.
Robert Singer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Singer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Singer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Singer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Singer!