PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham has chosen Get Ready To Deal as his entrance music. Billy Graham is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Citrus
vs
Graham

168 cm
29
143 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

170 cm
27
142 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Graham has closed the distance and engaged Citrus in a clinch.
Citrus lands with a left to the head.
Graham tries for a takedown but Citrus manages to get underhooks.
Citrus can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
Graham blocks a body shot from Citrus.
Citrus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham avoiding damage as Citrus throws knees to the body.
Citrus tries a body shot but Graham blocks it.
Citrus throws a head punch that misses.
Citrus works on Graham's body with a couple of short punches.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Citrus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skoal Citrus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Graham.
Citrus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graham tries to pull guard but Citrus won't allow it.
Graham is working for takedown but Citrus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Graham wants a takedown.
Citrus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graham prevents a body shot from Citrus.
Citrus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Citrus lands a body shot.
Citrus with a knee to the head.
Citrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham tries to pull guard but Citrus won't allow it.
Citrus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Citrus tries for a takedown but Graham manages to get underhooks.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grahams head.
Citrus tries to work over Graham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Citrus stops a takedown attempt from Graham.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Citrus.
Graham looks gassed!
Citrus misses with the head strike.
Graham prevents a body shot from Citrus.
Citrus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Citrus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Citrus.

Citrus successfully pulls guard.

Citrus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Graham stacks Citrus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Graham!
Citrus is not content to let Graham control the position.
Citrus looking for a sweep but Graham has passed into full mount! Oh no!

Graham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Citrus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham manages to capitalize on a mistake by Citrus to take his back!
Citrus tries to escape but Graham has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Graham lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Graham doesn't have the hooks in and Citrus manages to turn into his guard.
Citrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Citrus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Citrus wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Graham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Citrus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Citrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Citrus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Citrus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Citrus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Graham manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Citrus has Graham in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Graham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Citrus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graham has managed to get both his arms back between Citrus's legs - danger averted.

Citrus working for a triangle but Graham defends it easily.
Graham won't allow Citrus to sweep him here.

Citrus working for submissions but it's allowed Graham to get to half guard.
Citrus tries to get to full guard but Graham has control of the leg.
Citrus is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skoal Citrus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Graham lands a nice shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Graham or perhaps it was just good defense by Citrus which made him look bad.
Citrus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Graham counters by moving into the clinch.
Citrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Citrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Citrus smiles and moves away.
Citrus throws a right hand that Graham ducks under and follows up with a left that Graham also avoids with ease.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Citrus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Graham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Graham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Graham uses his free foot to push down on Citrus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Citrus.
Citrus is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham avoids the attempt from Citrus to control.
Citrus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Graham is looking for a triangle but Citrus pushes his legs off easily.
Citrus throwing strikes from guard but Graham blocks nicely.
Citrus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Citrus throws a strike but Graham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graham stands up and waves to Citrus to follow him.
Graham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Citrus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graham.
Skoal Citrus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Graham.

Citrus gets caught flat footed, as Graham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Citrus wants to sweep here but Graham controlling him for the moment.
Graham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graham trying to control but Citrus is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Citrus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Graham decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Citrus, up you get!
Graham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Citrus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Graham or perhaps it was just good defense by Citrus which made him look bad.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Citrus as he avoids it easily.
Graham is breathing heavily.

Citrus closes the distance and pushes Graham back into the cage.
Citrus tries a body shot but Graham blocks it.
Citrus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citrus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Citrus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graham is trying to drag Citrus to the mat but Citrus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Graham manages to break the clinch.
Citrus connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Citrus. That snapped Graham's head back.
Graham closes the distance but Citrus moves to the side
and Citrus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Citrus misses with a body shot.
Citrus scores with a jab to the head.
Graham shoots for a double leg takedown but Citrus sprawls well. He's pushed Graham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Citrus.
Graham throws a head kick but Citrus moves out of range.
Citrus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Citrus just misses with a punch to the body.
Billy Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Graham moves out of range of the strikes.
Graham wants to clinch
and Citrus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham fails with the takedown

and Citrus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Citrus lands a body punch.

Citrus wants the takedown. Graham is fighting it off but Citrus persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Graham's guard against the cage.
Citrus wants to pass the guard but Graham is keeping the position.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Citrus throws and elbow that misses. Graham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Citrus's guard. Nice move by Graham!
Graham preventing the sweep.

Citrus working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Graham has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Citrus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Citrus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graham passes Citrus's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Citrus looking for subs from the bottom but Graham mounts him!
Graham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Citrus is looking to escape.
Citrus tries to improve his position but instead Graham has taken his back!
Citrus prevents Graham from getting a body triangle.
Graham is punishing Citrus with some ground and pound.
Citrus is trapped and Graham is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Citrus tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
A nice elbow there by Graham.
Graham tries to control but Citrus wriggling away.
Billy Graham has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus is trying to escape the mount.
Citrus gets back to half guard.
Graham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Citrus keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graham lands a nice short elbow.
Graham is trying to control. Citrus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Citrus gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham won't allow Citrus to sweep him here.
Graham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Citrus working for a triangle but Graham defends it easily.
Graham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Citrus's guard.
Graham passes to full mount!
Citrus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Skoal Citrus.
I think Citrus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Skoal Citrus!