PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krk Mrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Graham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krk Mrd's chin.

Graham
vs
Mrd

185 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krk Mrd!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham misses with a body shot.
Mrd has a takedown stuffed.
Mrd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graham pushes Mrd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mrd throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Graham tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mrd is in Graham's guard.
Mrd trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mrd pushes down on Graham's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Mrd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Graham defends it well.
Graham wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mrd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Graham has managed to free his arm - good work.

Mrd is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Graham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mrd.

Mrd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Graham is trying to stand back up but Mrd is controlling him

That's two 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.
Graham wants to control but Mrd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Graham wants to get back to full guard.

Mrd is trying to work for a kimura but Graham is defending well.
Mrd prevents Graham from standing back up.

Mrd seems to be working for a kimura but Graham defends the submission attempt.
Graham wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mrd is trying to work for a kimura but Graham is defending well.
Mrd looks gassed!

Mrd 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.
Graham tries to get to full guard but Mrd has control of the leg.
Mrd prevents Graham from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Mrd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Mrd is working for a kimura but Graham is defending it quite comfortably.
Mrd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Graham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mrd prevents Graham from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krk Mrd 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.

Mrd dives in and grabs Graham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes down on Mrd's head and hops out.
Graham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graham lands a right hook to the body.

Mrd is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graham's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mrd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Graham sees it coming and defends easily.
Graham is staying active underneath Mrd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Mrd wants to work for an arm triangle but Graham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Graham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Graham tries to get out of the position.
Graham wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mrd seems to be working for a kimura but Graham defends the submission attempt.
Mrd is breathing heavily.
Mrd stops Graham from getting back to his feet.
Graham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mrd on the ground.

Mrd is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graham is just riding it out for now. Mrd eventually gives up the hold.
Graham moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Graham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mrd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Mrd from controlling successfully.
Graham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graham wants to stand and escape but Mrd is having none of it.

Mrd is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Graham wants to stand but Mrd is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is wriggling around but Mrd manages to pass to half guard.

Mrd seems to be looking for submissions.

Mrd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Graham sees it coming and defends easily.
Graham is trying to stand up here but Mrd is controlling him well.
Graham trying to control 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.
Mrd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Mrd is working for a submission of some sort.
Mrd stops Graham from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mrd is looking for a kimura but Graham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mrd to get the leverage.

Mrd is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graham is just riding it out for now. Mrd eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Krk Mrd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Graham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Graham as Mrd shoots in.
Mrd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Graham swivels and escapes.
Nice body punch from Graham.

Graham has closed the distance and engaged Mrd in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Graham.
A right hook to the body lands for Graham.
Mrd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Graham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graham is working Mrd over against the cage.
Graham scores with a shot to the side of Mrd's head.
A nice left hand lands by Graham.
Graham digs a right hand underneath Mrd's ribcage. Mrd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graham stalling against the cage.
Graham scores with a hook to the body.
Graham stalls.
A hook to the body from Graham.

Graham breaks the clinch.
Graham misses with a double jab.

Graham moves into range and clinches up with Mrd.

Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graham takes a swing at Mrd's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graham thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Graham finds it's way through Mrd's defenses.
Nice takedown defense from Graham. No joy for Mrd on that attempt.
Luke Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krk Mrd.
Graham works Mrd's body with a nice hook.
Graham scores with a hook to the body. Mrd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Graham stalks Mrd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mrd's face. Mrd staggers backwards, shaken.
Mrd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Graham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands an overhand right.
Mrd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graham lands with a shot to the body.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mrd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graham's waist but Graham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mrd off to one side.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mrd.
Luke Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Graham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Graham.
Graham lands a body shot in the clinch.

Graham breaks from the clinch.
Mrd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws a body punch but Mrd moves out of range.
Graham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mrd doesn't seem bothered though.
Krk Mrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mrd closes the distance and clinches up with Graham, looking for a takedown. Mrd pushes Graham against the cage but Graham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krk Mrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
Graham thows a body shot but no joy.
Luke Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham thuds his right hand into Mrd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
Mrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham throws a combination. Mrd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrd has a takedown stuffed.
Graham swings for the body but Mrd moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Graham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mrd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!