PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsufubu Rofuru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rofuru is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tetsuya Komuro - Speed 2. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Graves
vs
Rofuru

180 cm
27
161 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

172 cm
27
164 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matsufubu Rofuru!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Graves with that takedown attempt.
Rofuru avoids the body shot from Graves.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rofuru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rofuru misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rofuru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves cracks Rofuru with a good jab.

Rofuru shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Graves manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Graves is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rofuru wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Rofuru slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rofuru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rofuru throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Graves wants to sweep here but Rofuru controlling him for the moment.
Graves is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Graves shoots in but Rofuru avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rofuru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rofuru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rofuru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graves.
Graves tries to clinch but Rofuru is having none of it.
Graves misses with a takedown
and Rofuru counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a hook but Rofuru blocks it.
Rofuru looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Rofuru moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Rofuru does no damage.
Rofuru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Graves clinches but Rofuru breaks the clinch

and Rofuru counters by clinching up.

Rofuru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Rofuru counter with a right hand.
Rofuru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rofuru throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

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.
Rofuru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Gustav Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rofuru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rofuru shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graves defends it nicely.
Rofuru shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graves sprawls well. Graves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rofuru gets slowly back to his feet.
Graves scores with a hook.

Graves closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Graves lands in his opponent's guard.
Graves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Graves dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Graves throws a shot from downtown. Rofuru moves away and avoids it.
Graves avoids the body shot from Rofuru.
Rofuru throws a shot to the body.
Graves tries to move into range but Rofuru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rofuru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Graves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Graves punching from mount but Rofuru doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rofuru tries to lock up and control but Graves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Graves sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rofuru wants to control but Graves is having none of it.
Graves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rofuru is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Graves looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rofuru is in a horrible position here. Graves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Graves throws some wild stikes that Rofuru manages to avoid easily.
Graves controlling the pace for now.
Graves prevents Rofuru from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rofuru holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Graves tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rofuru keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Graves controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rofuru is trying to escape the mount.
Rofuru gets back to half guard.
Graves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rofuru is not content to let Graves control the position.
Graves content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rofuru trying to control here.
Graves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rofuru trying to hold on to Graves's head to control him but Graves postures up.
Graves tries to pass to full mount but Rofuru defends it.
Rofuru gets full guard.
Graves pushes down on Rofuru's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rofuru is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rofuru slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rofuru manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Graves manages to get himself to full guard.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rofuru trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gustav Graves will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rofuru misses with a looping left.
Graves takes one on the button.
Rofuru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rofuru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rofuru takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rofuru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Rofuru circles away.
Graves digs a good body shot into Rofuru's ribs.

Graves clinches.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Rofuru's ribcage. Rofuru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Rofuru backwards.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves pushes Rofuru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Rofuru.
Rofuru fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rofuru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rofuru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Rofuru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves gets underhooks to prevent Rofuru's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
A short left from Graves.
Rofuru gets underhooks to prevent Graves's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves working aggressively here.
Rofuru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Rofuru tries to pull guard but Graves holds him up against the cage and eventually Rofuru drops back down to his feet.
Gustav Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gustav Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matsufubu Rofuru.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves digs a right hand into Rofuru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rofuru's gas tank.
Rofuru drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Graves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rofuru struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.

Rofuru works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rofuru has passed into side control.
Graves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rofuru gets to mount! Graves was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graves wants to improve his position but Rofuru is controlling well.
Graves is refusing to be controlled, as Rofuru sits in half guard.
Rofuru lands strikes from half guard.
Matsufubu Rofuru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rofuru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graves is looking for a sweep. Rofuru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graves holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rofuru controlling the action here.
Graves wants to control but Rofuru is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rofuru prevents Graves from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Graves!