PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivor Smallun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Graham
vs
Smallun

168 cm
25
138 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
144 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivor Smallun!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smallun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smallun shoots in but no luck this time.
Graham shoots in but no luck this time.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
Smallun throws a series of punches but Graham avoids them all with ease.
Graham tries to clinch but Smallun is having none of it.

Graham darts in and clinches Smallun up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Smallun.
Still in the clinch, Smallun scores with a nice short uppercut.

Smallun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graham closes the distance and clinches up with Smallun, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes Smallun against the ropes but Smallun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smallun.
Smallun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Alexander Graham has been cut.
Smallun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Graham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smallun's half guard.
Graham is nestled in close to Smallun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smallun tries to kick Graham off but Graham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Graham trying to pass the guard but Smallun defending well.
Graham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Graham prevents Smallun from standing back up.

Graham looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Smallun trying to control from the bottom.
Smallun is refusing to be controlled, as Graham sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smallun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smallun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smallun misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smallun stuns Graham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smallun lands with a hook. Graham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smallun throws a left and a right that both miss

and Graham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smallun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smallun wants to stand up but Graham is controlling him.
Smallun is trying to control the position but Graham postures up.

Graham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smallun trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smallun wants to stand and escape but Graham is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Graham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smallun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smallun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graham's hands.
Smallun dips to his left and cracks Graham with an uppercut!
Smallun connects with a nice looking jab.
Smallun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Graham swivels and escapes.
Graham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smallun lands a nice hook to Graham's body. Graham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smallun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smallun goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smallun throws a series of strikes that have Graham backpedaling.
Graham shoots in looking for a takedown. Smallun tries to sprawl out of it but Graham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Smallun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smallun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smallun is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but Smallun shows good takedown defense.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smallun throws an overhand right that lands on Graham's shoulder, as Graham tries to avoid the shot.
Graham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smallun counters with a series of strikes. Graham will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smallun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Graham is defended easily by Smallun.
Smallun tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smallun somewhat.
Graham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smallun lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smallun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smallun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smallun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivor Smallun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Graham's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Smallun misses.
Smallun shoots in for a double leg but Graham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Graham doesn't manage to clinch there - Smallun circles away.
Smallun looks to land a right hand but Graham moved out of range.
Graham shoots for a double leg takedown but Smallun sprawls well. He's pushed Graham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smallun lands a two punch combo.
Smallun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Graham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smallun was covering up waiting for the punch and Graham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Graham passes Smallun's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nice strikes from Graham there.

Graham seems to be working for a kimura but Smallun defends the submission attempt.
Smallun looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun is looking to control Graham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smallun avoid being mounted?
Smallun tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Smallun looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smallun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Graham is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Graham not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smallun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graham circles away quickly and effectively.
Graham shoots in but Smallun avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smallun lands a nice shot to the body.
Graham wants to clinch.
Smallun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two 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.
Graham ducks right into an uppercut from Smallun.
Graham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smallun shoots in for a double leg but Graham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Graham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smallun counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smallun throws a series of punches but Graham moves out of range.
Alexander Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham fails with the takedown.
Graham tries to close the distance and clinch but Smallun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graham walks into a stiff left hand from Smallun.
Smallun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smallun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graham.
Nice uppercut lands for Smallun. That snapped Graham's head back.
Smallun tries for a takedown but Graham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smallun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smallun lands with an overhand left.

Graham closes the distance and clinches.

Smallun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smallun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graham.
Smallun throws a nice looking combination but Graham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
Smallun swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smallun lands with an overhand left.
Smallun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graham momentarily.
Smallun throws a series of punches but Graham moves out of range.
Graham shoots in for a double leg but Smallun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smallun lunges at Graham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graham's hand.
Smallun misses with the combination.
Graham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smallun fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivor Smallun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smallun throws a big shot that misses.
Smallun leaves Graham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smallun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smallun gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Graham with that takedown attempt.
Graham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smallun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Graham fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivor Smallun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Graham's cut.
That's time! Graham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Smallun misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Smallun misses.
Graham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smallun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smallun cracks Graham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smallun slaps away a takedown attempt from Graham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smallun scores with a one two! Graham had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smallun lands a nice shot to the body.
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smallun's waist but Smallun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smallun throws a nice looking combination but Graham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smallun looks to land a combination but Graham avoids it well.
Graham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smallun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graham shoots in looking for a takedown. Smallun tries to sprawl out of it but Graham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Smallun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smallun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smallun was covering up waiting for the punch and Graham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Graham wants to control from the top but Smallun keeps moving.
Smallun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smallun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smallun wants to stand and escape but Graham is having none of it.

Graham drops back looking for a leg! Smallun is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smallun manages to kick Graham off! Graham jumps back into Smallun's guard.
Ivor Smallun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smallun trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but Smallun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smallun lands a with a good body shot.
Smallun scores with a nice strike.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
Smallun thuds his right hand into Graham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danga de danga de dang - Smallun scores with a four punch combination!
Smallun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smallun swinging wilding here.
Smallun scores with a one two! Graham had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smallun lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smallun.
Smallun throws out a powerful jab.
Smallun misses with a few strikes there.
Smallun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Graham does no damage.
Smallun punishes Graham's body with a nice straight punch.
Smallun scores with a shot to the body.
Smallun throws a shot to the body.
Smallun lands the left hand.
Smallun lands a nice hook to Graham's body. Graham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smallun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graham.
Nice uppercut lands for Smallun. That snapped Graham's head back.
Smallun lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smallun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smallun misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Smallun both land. Nice combination.
Graham takes one on the button.
Smallun lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smallun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smallun scores with a body shot.
Graham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smallun lands a nice hook to Graham's body. Graham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Smallun scores with a four punch combination!
Smallun digs a good hook to Graham's body.
Smallun scores with a jab.
Smallun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smallun stalks Graham and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graham's face. Graham staggers backwards, shaken.
Smallun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smallun cracks Graham with an open hand slap.
A cross from Smallun lands.
Alexander Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Graham shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smallun's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smallun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivor Smallun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smallun 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivor Smallun!