PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter the Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGraw has chosen Born Winner (Wretch 32) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

the Adonis
vs
McGraw

190 cm
25
221 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
240 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter the Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome McGraw!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

the Adonis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McGraw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of the Adonis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take the Adonis's back!

McGraw working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

McGraw looking for the RNC.
the Adonis turns into McGraw and is now in his guard.
the Adonis trying to control but McGraw is working from the bottom.
the Adonis connects with a couple of short punches.
McGraw keeping moving, preventing the Adonis from controlling successfully.
McGraw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
the Adonis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
the Adonis wants to control from the top but McGraw keeps moving.
McGraw being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
the Adonis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

McGraw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but the Adonis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McGraw looking to hit a scissor sweep but the Adonis is one step ahead there.
McGraw being controlled here, momentarily.

McGraw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. the Adonis defends it easily.
the Adonis trying to control the position from guard on top but McGraw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
the Adonis looking to pass the guard.
the Adonis sitting in guard here, content to control.

McGraw has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. the Adonis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for McGraw.
the Adonis is breathing heavily.
McGraw is not content to let the Adonis control the position.
McGraw sneaks back into half guard.

the Adonis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McGraw sees it coming and defends easily.

McGraw actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

the Adonis got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGraw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, the Adonis has managed to get both his arms back between McGraw's legs - danger averted.

McGraw is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! the Adonis rolls with it to try and escape but McGraw cranks on the arm and the Adonis is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerome McGraw!