PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pinto
vs
Gracy

178 cm
24
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Gracy!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pinto wants to clinch.
Pinto is looking to clinch.

Pinto pushes Gracy up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinto has Gracy pressed against the cage.
Pinto jumps guard but Gracy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto stalling in the clinch.
Pinto managing to block the knees to the body from Gracy.

Pinto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pinto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pinto looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracy looking to pass the guard.
Gracy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracy postures up in Pinto's guard and throws a big left but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracy stays in close to Pinto's body and controls the position.
Gracy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pinto is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Pinto closes the distance and pushes Gracy back into the cage.
Pinto fails to pull guard.
Pinto prevents the takedown attempt.

Gracy manages to pull guard.
Pinto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pinto stopping the sweep attempt from Gracy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracy seems keen to control Pinto's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracy keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto looking to pass the guard.

Gracy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pinto's guard.

Pinto wants to stand but Gracy is controlling the position.
Gracy wants to control from the top but Pinto keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is trying to control the position but Gracy postures up.
Pinto is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracy won't allow Pinto to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pinto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinto has his hands on Gracy's head, controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Gracy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gracy takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pinto after a bit of a struggle.
Gracy is pushing Pinto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Pinto manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pinto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinto throws a leg kick

and Gracy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracy.
Gracy's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracy trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Gracy has gone for a leg lock! Pinto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracy's guard.

Juan Gracy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinto is one step ahead there.
Pinto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracy is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinto is one step ahead there.
Gracy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinto.
Pinto is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracy has wrist control.
Pinto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pinto preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracy is controlling Pinto's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pinto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

so Gracy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pinto seems keen to control Gracy's posture.
Gracy tries to stand but Pinto is controlling from the bottom.
Gracy tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinto is retaining full guard.
Gracy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracy wants to stand and escape but instead Pinto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throws an elbow that misses. Gracy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pinto's guard. Nice move by Gracy!

Pinto trying to control the position here.
Pinto is trying to keep Gracy in close.
Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinto is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Gracy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracy wants to clinch.
Pinto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pinto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Gracy as Pinto shoots in.
Pinto misses with a takedown attempt - Gracy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracy looks to land a combination but Pinto avoids it well.
Pinto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pinto sprawls well. Pinto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracy gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses.
Gracy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracy shoots in looking for a takedown but Pinto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Pinto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracy.
Pinto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracy tries to clinch there but Pinto circles away.
Pinto stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracy. Gracy gets slowly back to his feet.

Pinto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracy is trying to keep Pinto in close.
Gracy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto trying to control but Gracy is working from the bottom.
Pinto is really struggling to control Gracy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracy wants to stand and escape but Pinto is having none of it.
Pinto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pinto stops Gracy from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinto blocks a leg kick.
Pinto attempts a counter takedown but Gracy avoids it well and moves away.
Pinto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracy dips to his left and cracks Pinto with an uppercut!

Gracy gets caught napping as Pinto dives in and scores a takedown. Gracy manages to retain guard.
Pinto won't allow Gracy to sweep him here.
Pinto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Gracy is keeping the position.
Pinto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pinto pushes down on Gracy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pinto is looking for a kimura but Gracy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pinto to get the leverage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Gracy!