PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Gratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Milford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gratton comes to the cage accompanied by drop the world-lilwayne ft eminem. Marvin Milford acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gratton
vs
Milford

193 cm
20
228 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Gratton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marvin Milford!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Milford is looking to clinch but Gratton is avoiding it.

Gratton drives through and clinches with Milford against the cage.
Gratton is trying to drag Milford to the mat but Milford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Milford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gratton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Milford working aggressively here.

Gratton manages to break the clinch.
Milford dives in and grabs Gratton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gratton pushes down on Milford's head and hops out.
Sean Gratton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Milford.

Gratton rushes Milford and presses him up against the cage.
Gratton scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Gratton.
Gratton lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Marvin Milford has been cut.

Gratton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gratton moves out of range of the leg kick from Milford.
Milford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gratton catches Milford napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Milford to the canvas!
Gratton wants to control from the top but Milford keeps moving.
Gratton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gratton is looking to stand up but Milford won't let him.
Milford looking for a sweep. Not yet Milford, not yet.
Gratton wants to stand but Milford is controlling his posture from full guard.
Milford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gratton's guard.
Gratton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Gratton working for a triangle but Milford defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gratton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Milford is controlling him.
Gratton is breathing heavily.
Milford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Milford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gratton keeping moving, preventing Milford from controlling successfully.
Gratton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Milford on the ground.
Milford landing some decent shots from guard.
Milford stops Gratton from standing up.
Milford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gratton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Milford thows a body shot but no joy.
Milford motions for Gratton to come forward. Milford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Milford throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Milford throws a front kick aimed at Gratton's knee but Gratton avoids it well.
Milford misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gratton.
Milford misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gratton throws a sloppy head kick and Milford moves out of range easily.
Gratton tries to clinch up.
Milford misses with a body shot.
Gratton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gratton moves out of range as Milford strikes.
Gratton misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Gratton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Milford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Milford is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gratton's half guard.
Still in half guard, Milford seems content to control.
Milford throwing shots but Gratton is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milford is trying to control. Gratton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Milford is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gratton moves into full guard.
Gratton controls Milford momentarily but Milford frees himself.
Gratton is looking to stand up but Milford isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Milford drops back looking for a leg! Gratton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gratton manages to kick Milford off! Milford jumps back into Gratton's guard.
Milford trying to control the position from guard on top but Gratton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milford stopping the sweep attempt from Gratton.
Milford stops Gratton from standing up.
Milford trying to control but Gratton is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milford looks to score with a jab to the body but Gratton is just out of range.
Milford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gratton moves out of range as Milford strikes.
Gratton shoots and misses

and Milford counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gratton's guard now.

Milford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Milford wants to control from the top but Gratton keeps moving.
Gratton is looking to stand up but Milford isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gratton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Milford scoring with some ground and pound.
Milford stops Gratton from standing up.
Milford works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Gratton is defending against the submission attempts here by Milford.
Gratton has a hand on Milford's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Milford takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gratton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milford controlling the position easily from mount.
Milford looking to control but Gratton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Milford working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gratton looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Milford! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marvin Milford!