PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 5561 p4p, 5419 weight class) and Devon Graves (ranked 569 p4p, 561 weight class). Randy Marsh had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Marsh
vs
Graves

191 cm
21
200
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
215
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Graves!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marsh has closed the distance and engaged Graves in a clinch.
Graves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Marsh.
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Graves trying to stall but Marsh improves his position.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marsh prevents Graves from breaking the clinch.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.

Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graves is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves blocks a jab.

Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh taking a breather.
I was talking to Marsh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh misses with the head strike.
Marsh blocking some punches.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves has Marsh pressed against the cage, preventing Marsh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.

Graves closes the distance and pushes Marsh back into the cage.
Graves tries to circle away but Marsh has him pinned against the cage.

Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Graves has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Marsh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.

Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Graves closes the distance and clinches.

Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Graves lands a right hand.

Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graves tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves working aggressively here.
Marsh tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Marsh back against the cage.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.

Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Marsh lands with a light punch inside.
Graves is trying to maintain a safe position but Marsh gets an underhook and turns Graves into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marsh is pushing Graves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Marsh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Graves gets through Marsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsh stalling the fight.
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Marsh.

Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Graves gets tackled into the cage by Marsh. Marsh maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Graves stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
A short left from Marsh.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Marsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graves's efforts to push away.

Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsh circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marsh misses with a few strikes there.

Graves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graves works on Marsh's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves trying to stall but Marsh improves his position.
Graves lands a right hand.
Marsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves is looking to control Marsh's arms but Marsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Marsh is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Graves pushes Marsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Marsh on the inside.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Graves manages to break the clinch.
Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Graves circles away.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh missing with knees to the body.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Marsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Graves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Graves.

Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Graves has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Marsh throws a low kick, looking for Graves's leg but Graves calmly moves out of range.

Graves clinches up against the cage.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshs head.
Marsh throws a head punch that misses.

Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Graves has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Graves manages to break the clinch.
Marsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to clinch.

Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves gets through Marsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves is trying to stall.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marsh.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Marsh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsh misses with the head strike.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.

Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marsh with a body shot.
Randy Marsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Marsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graves's efforts to push away.
Graves blocking some punches.
Marsh blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Graves avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Marsh misses.
Graves is looking to clinch.

Graves rushes Marsh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsh takes a shot to the head.
Marsh lands an uppercut.

Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
It looked like Marsh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Marsh gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch.
Marsh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Marsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Graves darts in and clinches Marsh up against the cage.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh stalling the fight.
Marsh scores with a hook to the body.
Graves is looking to control Marsh's arms but Marsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Graves looking to slow down the pace here.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Devon Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Marsh rushes Graves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marsh tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.

Graves breaks the clinch.

Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marsh misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marsh as Graves tries to tie him up.
Graves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Graves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Graves breaks from the clinch.
Marsh throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a low kick, right behind Marsh 's knee.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsh misses with a left hand
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsh misses with a body punch
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Devon Graves has been cut.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsh.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.

Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshs head.
Graves pushes off an throws an elbow but Marsh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Graves can't break the clinch.
Marsh stalling the fight.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh stalling against the cage.
Graves is trying to break free.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Marsh is looking to control Graves's arms but Graves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marsh has his back to the cage.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.

Graves manages to break the clinch.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Devon Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to clinch
and Marsh counters with a left to the body.
Graves tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.

Graves has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.

Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marsh throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
Graves tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.

Graves has Marsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devon Graves.
I've got Graves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Graves!
Devon Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.