PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Faellen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thesis Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faellen
vs
Grayson

186 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graeme Faellen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thesis Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faellen works Grayson's body with a nice hook.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Faellen misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson misses with an uppercut. Faellen saw that one coming.
Grayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faellen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faellen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grayson takes a step back to recover.
Faellen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Faellen.
Faellen has a takedown stuffed.
Faellen lands a head kick. Grayson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Thesis Grayson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grayson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Faellen - the referee stops the clock and Grayson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Faellen. Grayson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Faellen throws a nice head kick!

Grayson is rocked!
Faellen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grayson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faellen is defended easily by Grayson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Faellen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Faellen.
Faellen lands a head kick. Grayson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grayson is still on wobbly legs! Can Faellen finish him?
Grayson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grayson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Faellen.
Grayson seems to have recovered his senses.
Faellen shoots in for a takedown but Grayson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faellen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grayson's sensitive parts.
Grayson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faellen.
Both fighters circling a little - Faellen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Faellen misses with a two punch combination.
Faellen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thesis Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faellen lands a head kick. Grayson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Faellen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grayson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faellen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Faellen, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faellen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayson.
Faellen slips a straight right by Grayson.
Faellen throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Grayson misses the target.
Faellen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Faellen lands but Grayson takes it in his stride.
Faellen lands with a kick to the temple. Grayson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That has opened up Thesis Grayson's cut even more.
Faellen shoots for a double leg takedown but Grayson sprawls well. He's pushed Faellen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Faellen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faellen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faellen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grayson at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Faellen.
A head kick misses from Faellen.
Faellen throws a head kick that half lands.
Faellen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faellen fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grayson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grayson misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graeme Faellen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thesis Grayson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faellen.
Grayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faellen.
Grayson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faellen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grayson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faellen somewhat.
Grayson avoids the head kick by Faellen.
Grayson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Faellen.
Grayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faellen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faellen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faellen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faellen moves out of range of the strikes.
Graeme Faellen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faellen throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Faellen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faellen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faellen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Faellen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Grayson. No joy for Faellen on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Faellen.
Faellen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grayson looks to land a left hand but Faellen moved out of range nicely.
Faellen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faellen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grayson avoids it really well and circles away.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Faellen throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Faellen slips a jab from Grayson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grayson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Faellen has got the better of the exchanges.
Faellen has a takedown stuffed.
Faellen misses with a two punch combination.
Faellen misses with a head kick.
Faellen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grayson can do to turn this around?
Grayson blocks a head kick by Faellen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faellen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grayson throws a hook but Faellen avoids it easily.
Grayson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grayson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Faellen throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Faellen throws a series of strikes that have Grayson backpedaling.
Graeme Faellen is winning the standup battle so far.
Faellen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Faellen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Faellen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grayson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson wants to clinch.
No luck for Faellen with that takedown attempt.
Grayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Faellen.
The fighters circling - Grayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Grayson misses the target.
Faellen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faellen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grayson.
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 Graeme Faellen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thesis Grayson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Grayson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Faellen throws a head kick that Grayson semi-blocks.
Grayson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grayson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Faellen.
Faellen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grayson is fending him off so far but Faellen persists. Nope, Grayson circles away and we're back to standing.
Faellen is looking to wear down Grayson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grayson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Faellen. That's going to slow Grayson down.
Graeme Faellen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Faellen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Faellen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Grayson misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faellen throws out a loose jab but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faellen throws a head kick that half lands.
Grayson throws a looping overhand right but Faellen ducks down to avoid it.
Faellen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Faellen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grayson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Faellen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faellen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Grayson as Faellen shoots in.
Faellen blocks a jab.
Faellen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grayson sprawls well. Grayson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Faellen gets slowly back to his feet.
Faellen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Grayson tries to clinch up.
Grayson blocks the body kick.
Grayson looks to land a right hand but Faellen moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Grayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grayson throws the left hand but Faellen avoids the punch easily.
Grayson moves out of range of the body kick from Faellen.
Grayson scores with a nice head shot.
Faellen lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faellen lands a front kick.
Faellen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Faellen.
Faellen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faellen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Faellen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grayson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Faellen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faellen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faellen slips under a jab from Grayson.
Grayson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Grayson misses the target.
Faellen tries to move into range but Grayson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Faellen misses with a two punch combination.
Faellen blocks a jab.
Faellen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.
Thesis Grayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graeme Faellen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faellen misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Faellen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faellen 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Faellen!