PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). All Day struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. All Day has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stanley Graves's chin.

Graves
vs
Day

177 cm
19
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, All Day!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Day.
Some wild striking there from Day.
Graves throws a low kick but Day avoids it.
Graves wants to land a leg kick but Day is out of range.
Day keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Graves lands with a slapping head kick.
Day checks the leg kick nicely there.
Graves throws a leg kick but Day sees it coming and moves out of range.
Day throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Day throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Day misses with a double jab.
Graves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves scores with a leg kick.
Day looks gassed!
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Day misses with a wild combination.
Day takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graves throws a leg kick which misses Day's front leg but catches the back leg as Day tries to avoid it.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Day. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
Day tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Graves cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Graves.
Graves throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Day.
Day chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graves can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Day is looking to clinch.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Good leg kick by Graves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Day.
Graves thumps Day with a low kick.
Graves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Day.
Graves cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
All Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
Graves lands a head kick. Day smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Graves thumps Day with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
Graves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Graves keeps Day at a distance using the push kick.
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Graves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Day will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Day's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves scores with a leg kick.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Graves.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graves cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graves is looking to slow Day down with leg kicks.
Day takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Graves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
Graves scores with a push kick.
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Graves fakes the leg kick and cracks Day in the body.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Day's sensitive parts.
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Day walks forward, straight into a front kick from Graves.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves thumps Day with a low kick.
Graves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Day's head.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Graves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Graves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Day misses.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Day.
Graves throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Day throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Day takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves thumps Day with a low kick.
All Day is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graves lands a nice looking body kick.
Day throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves lands with a kick to the temple. Day shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Stanley Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Day tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Day can do to turn this around?
Graves throws a nice head kick!
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Graves slams his shin into Day's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Day.
Graves connects with a high kick.
Graves scores with a nice body kick.
Day misses with a looping right.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch but Graves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graves scores with a kick to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Graves!
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Day throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Day might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Graves has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Day chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graves can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves moves out of range as Day strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Graves cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
Graves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Graves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Graves thumps Day with a low kick.
Day misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Graves.
Day stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Day takes a step back to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Graves.
Day on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Graves scores with a leg kick.
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Graves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Graves.
Graves cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
A slapping body kick lands there for Graves.
Day takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
Day has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Graves.
Day misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Day.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
Graves scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Graves.
Graves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Day's head.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Graves thumps Day with a low kick.
Day tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Day's sensitive parts.
Graves feints and then cracks Day's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Day down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Graves dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Graves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Graves.
Graves is looking to slow Day down with leg kicks.
Day on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Graves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Day is looking to clinch.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graves feints and then cracks Day's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Day down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Day stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
Graves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Graves thumps Day with a low kick.
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Graves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Graves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Day takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Day's sensitive parts.
A combination from Day does no damage.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day takes a kick to the side of the head.
Graves fakes the leg kick and cracks Day in the body.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Day.
Day throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Graves cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Day stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Day takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Day misses.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!
Stanley Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Day takes a step back to recover.
Graves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Day.
Graves cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Graves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Graves.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves scores with a spinning back kick!
Graves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Day.
Graves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Graves lands but Day takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Day.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graves throws a nice head kick!
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves throws a leg kick which misses Day's front leg but catches the back leg as Day tries to avoid it.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Day crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Graves - the referee stops the clock and Day gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Graves. Day manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Day walks forward, straight into a front kick from Graves.
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat.
Graves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Day's head.
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Graves throws a front kick that sends Day stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Day takes a kick to the side of the head.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Day has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Graves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Graves throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graves moves away from the strike by Day.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Day's sensitive parts.
All Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Day stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:24

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