PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacee Jaxee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pour Some Sugar on Me by Stacee Jaxx kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gracie
vs
Jaxee

173 cm
31
159 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

171 cm
28
157 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stacee Jaxee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaxee throws out the jab.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Jaxee throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Stacee Jaxee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to work over Jaxee's front leg with a kick but Jaxee checks it.
Jaxee 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.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Jaxee, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Jaxee against the cage but Jaxee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Jaxee misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands with a hook. Jaxee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaxee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaxee, right into the meat.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaxee sprawls well. Jaxee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Jaxee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jaxee lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jaxee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Jaxee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Jaxee coming out on top.
A combination from Jaxee does no damage.
Gracie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Jaxee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Jaxee connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jaxee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Jaxee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxee scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Gracie is rocked!
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaxee lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jaxee scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaxee throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Jaxee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxee throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Jaxee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaxee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaxee throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Jaxee avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Jaxee.
Jaxee dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Jaxee tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaxee lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaxee sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie shoots in but Jaxee avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaxee lands a slapping body shot.
Jaxee lands with a right hand.
Jaxee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Jaxee. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaxee.
Jaxee misses the shot to the body.

Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Jaxee's guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaxee is keeping the position for now.
Gracie trying to control but Jaxee is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stacee Jaxee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jaxee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaxee just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jaxee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stacee Jaxee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaxee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaxee jabs at Gracie's body.
Ronaldo Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaxee cracks Gracie with a hook to the temple - Gracie is on wobbly legs here! Jaxee swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gracie falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jaxee wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stacee Jaxee!
After the fight, Stacee Jaxee was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.