PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Graves (ranked 724 p4p, 2459 weight class) and Marcel Clay (ranked 95 p4p, 287 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Graves
vs
Clay

200 cm
21
265
3 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
255
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clay!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
Clay lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
Clay misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
Graves misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clay. That's going to slow Graves down.
A low kick from Clay misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Graves has time to react.

It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
A low kick from Clay is predictable there
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Marcel Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Clay.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
A nice side step and Clay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graves moves out of range as Clay strikes.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Graves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clay on the side of the head.
Graves throws a sloppy body shot
and Clay counters with a two punch combo.
Graves takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps Clay's head back.
Graves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Graves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay misses the target.

Graves feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Clay sprawling to the canvas! Clay rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Graves finish him?!

Clay is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
Clay misses with a leg kick.
Clay throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Clay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Graves coming out on top.
Clay misses with a straight left.
A cross from Clay lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Graves takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
Clay throws a low kick but Graves avoids it.
Clay throws a head kick that misses
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Clay ducks down to avoid it.
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
Clay looks winded!
Graves misses the jab.
Graves connects with the punch.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Clay is just out of range.
Clay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Graves's head.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clay thinks about the counter body kick.
Clay jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Graves.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.

Graves sends Clay crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Graves is motioning to the referee to let Clay up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Clay is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
A good leg kick by Clay.
Clay seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay works Graves's body with a nice hook.
Graves connects with a right hand. Clay shakes it off.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves throws the left hand but Clay avoids the punch easily.
Clay throws a sloppy body shot
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves sizes up Clay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graves slips under a jab from Clay.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.
Graves lands a slapping body shot.
Graves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clay on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves catches Clay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clay misses with a leg kick
and Graves counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Clay out cold! What a finish! Graves is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Graves!
Tyrone Graves tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.