PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Bjorksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Grantham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grantham has chosen Bonkers by Dizzee Rascal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bjorksen
vs
Grantham

177 cm
22
194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Bjorksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Grantham!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjorksen fails to land with a series of punches.
Grantham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grantham slips a jab and a cross from Bjorksen.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grantham looking to slow down the pace here.
Grantham has had enough of the clinch but Bjorksen keeps him there for the moment.
Bjorksen is pressed up against the ropes. Grantham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bjorksen down to the mat. Bjorksen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bjorksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grantham.
Bjorksen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bjorksen misses with an uppercut. Grantham saw that one coming.
Bjorksen misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Grantham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grantham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bjorksen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bjorksen throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grantham darts in and clinches Bjorksen up against the ropes.
Bjorksen wants to break free but Grantham has control.
Bjorksen wants to break free but Grantham has control.
Grantham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grantham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grantham throws a head punch that misses.
Grantham is working for takedown but Bjorksen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sven Bjorksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Grantham.

Grantham breaks from the clinch.
Bjorksen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjorksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grantham.
Grantham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjorksen lunges at Grantham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grantham's hand.
Grantham looks to land a combination but Bjorksen avoids it well.
Grantham ducks right into an uppercut from Bjorksen.

It looks like Graham Grantham has been cut.
Grantham looks gassed!
Grantham slips a jab and a cross from Bjorksen.
Bjorksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grantham counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grantham falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bjorksen to counter with a crisp jab.
Grantham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bjorksen.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bjorksen sends Grantham down but not out. Bjorksen dives into side control looking to finish.

Grantham is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjorksen wants to stand but Grantham has his arm trapped.
Grantham is still in real trouble! Can Bjorksen finish him?
Grantham gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grantham seems to have recovered his senses.
Bjorksen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Grantham controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorksen wants to stand but Grantham has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Grantham gets full 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.
Grantham has a closed guard, preventing Bjorksen from standing up.
Grantham is trying to control the position but Bjorksen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grantham managing to control the position.
Grantham is looking to stand up but Bjorksen isn't so interested in that idea.
Grantham is trying to keep Bjorksen in close.
Bjorksen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Bjorksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graham Grantham'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 lazy left from Bjorksen finds it's target.
Bjorksen lands a glancing blow to the side of Grantham's head.
Bjorksen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grantham tries to clinch there but Bjorksen circles away.
Grantham misses with a combination
and Bjorksen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grantham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grantham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bjorksen's calf.
Bjorksen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grantham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sven Bjorksen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grantham throws a jab when Bjorksen was well out of range.
Bjorksen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjorksen misses with an uppercut
and Grantham counters with a series of strikes. Bjorksen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grantham throws a hook but Bjorksen avoids it easily.
Grantham closes the distance but Bjorksen moves to the side
and Bjorksen counters with a series of strikes. Grantham will be more careful next time no doubt.

That has opened up Graham Grantham's cut even more.
Bjorksen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grantham throws a right hand that Bjorksen ducks under and follows up with a left that Bjorksen also avoids with ease.
Grantham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grantham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjorksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grantham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorksen misses with a hook
and Grantham counters with a leg kick.
Bjorksen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bjorksen throws a left that rocks Grantham and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bjorksen dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Grantham regain composure!

Bjorksen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Grantham tries to clinch up.
Grantham scores with a jab to the head.
Bjorksen throws a poor cross that misses
and Grantham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grantham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bjorksen missing with a left hand there. Grantham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bjorksen misses with a wild combination.
Grantham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bjorksen counters with a straight right hand.
Grantham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjorksen.
Bjorksen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjorksen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Grantham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sven Bjorksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grantham slips under a jab from Bjorksen.
Grantham lands with a nice body kick.
Bjorksen lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grantham counters with a left and a right that stings Bjorksen.
Good leg kick by Grantham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grantham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bjorksen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grantham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grantham throws a combination that misses
and Bjorksen counters with a straight right hand.
Grantham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grantham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bjorksen drops Grantham with a nice combination! Bjorksen dives into Grantham's guard, looking to finish!

The cut above Graham Grantham's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bjorksen won't allow Grantham to get back to his feet.
Grantham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grantham punching from mount but Bjorksen doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grantham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bjorksen wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Grantham trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Bjorksen bucks Grantham off and manages to get back to his feet!
Bjorksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grantham counters with a leg kick.
Bjorksen throws a series of punches but Grantham avoids them all with ease.

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.
Bjorksen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grantham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bjorksen's calf.
Grantham throws out a loose jab but Bjorksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grantham throws a combination. Bjorksen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bjorksen misses with a double jab
and Grantham counters with a nice leg kick.
Sven Bjorksen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjorksen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to de liver by Bjorksen. Beautiful body shot.
Bjorksen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grantham at a distance.
Grantham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grantham wants to clinch up but Bjorksen keeps it at a distance.
Grantham does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bjorksen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Graham Grantham's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bjorksen.
Grantham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Graham Grantham's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sven Bjorksen!