PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sagat Petchyindee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Petchyindee
vs
Gracie

191 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Petchyindee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petchyindee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petchyindee scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Petchyindee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.

Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petchyindee pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Petchyindee.

Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Gracie stands up.
Petchyindee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Petchyindee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petchyindee avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
Petchyindee throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Sagat Petchyindee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Gracie.
A good leg kick by Petchyindee.
Sagat Petchyindee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petchyindee lands a head shot.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petchyindee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Petchyindee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petchyindee cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Sagat Petchyindee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petchyindee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands a head kick!
Gracie throws a series of punches but Petchyindee avoids them all with ease.
Petchyindee lands a high kick!
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Gracie gets a clinch.
Petchyindee slowing the pace effectively.
Petchyindee is trying to stall.
Petchyindee taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Petchyindee trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petchyindee into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sagat Petchyindee.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Petchyindee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Petchyindee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petchyindee throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
Petchyindee is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petchyindee keeps working.
Gracie in side control, throwing shots but Petchyindee defends.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Petchyindee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie trying to control the action but Petchyindee is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petchyindee can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petchyindee scoring well with a low kick there.
Petchyindee thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Petchyindee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petchyindee can pounce on him.
Petchyindee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice sprawl there from Petchyindee as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petchyindee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Petchyindee swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Crunch! Petchyindee slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petchyindee scores with a leg kick.
Petchyindee tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Petchyindee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagat Petchyindee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Petchyindee pushes him off.
Petchyindee lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Petchyindee.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petchyindee scoring well with a low kick there.
Petchyindee throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petchyindee wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Rick Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petchyindee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petchyindee pinned against the cage. Petchyindee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sagat Petchyindee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but Petchyindee avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petchyindee misses with a body kick.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Petchyindee trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to control. Petchyindee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie wants to stand up but Petchyindee is controlling the position.
Petchyindee is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Petchyindee gets back to full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Petchyindee keeps moving.
Petchyindee pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Petchyindee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie wants to control but Petchyindee is having none of it.
Petchyindee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Petchyindee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Petchyindee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie tries to hold on but Petchyindee pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Petchyindee has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Petchyindee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Petchyindee content just to control the position here.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Petchyindee maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petchyindee looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagat Petchyindee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Petchyindee throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Petchyindee.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petchyindee as he jumps to the side.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petchyindee swivels and escapes.
Petchyindee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Petchyindee lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Petchyindee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petchyindee, right into the meat.
Petchyindee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Petchyindee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sagat Petchyindee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Gracie.
Petchyindee cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petchyindee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie throws a push kick but Petchyindee slaps the foot to one side.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petchyindee, right into the meat.
Petchyindee throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Petchyindee ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petchyindee. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Petchyindee cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Petchyindee throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Petchyindee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petchyindee can pounce on him.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petchyindee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Petchyindee sprawls well.
Petchyindee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petchyindee cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.

Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Petchyindee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Petchyindee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Petchyindee wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Petchyindee is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Petchyindee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Petchyindee is in no mood to give up.
Petchyindee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petchyindee is looking to escape.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Petchyindee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Petchyindee is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rick Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagat Petchyindee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petchyindee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagat Petchyindee!