PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Gram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gram kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is For Whom The Bell Tolls. Rawlings has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. Johnny Gram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gram
vs
Rawlings

169 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Lightning Fight Gear
Dark Storm Performance

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Gram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rawlings closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gram to the mat! Gram manages to get full guard.
Rawlings trying to control but Gram is working from the bottom.
Gram keeping full guard, as Rawlings tries to pass.

Rawlings drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rawlings jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rawlings slips nicely into half guard.
Rawlings is looking to advance position but Gram won't allow it.
Rawlings working the head and body with strikes.
Rawlings trying to control from half guard but Gram is working away.
Rawlings prevents Gram from improving his position.

Rawlings 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.
Gram is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings blocks the strikes from Gram.
Rawlings works his way into full mount!
Gram regains half guard.
Rawlings lands with a punch from half guard.

Rawlings is looking for a kimura here.
Rawlings tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gram knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gram is trying to control but can't.

Rawlings seems to be working for a kimura but Gram defends the submission attempt.
Gram is looking to control Rawlings's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gram avoid being mounted?
Gram is staying active underneath Rawlings, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Rawlings seems to be looking for submissions.
Gram is not content to let Rawlings control the position.
Gram tries to get to full guard but Rawlings has control of the leg.
Rawlings passes to side control.
Rawlings trying to control the position but Gram is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Gram's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings advances nicely into full mount.
Gram is squirming around, avoiding Rawlings's attempts to control the action.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rawlings! Gram is hurt baaadly! Rawlings is firing away with more strikes - Gram is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Rawlings!