PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasiprapa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Malaipet the Diamond. Graham has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC_Z-EPSVaI&playnext=1&videos=gXE_R26bAm8 as his entrance music. Malaipet Sasiprapa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jordan Graham's chin.

Sasiprapa
vs
Graham

170 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
151 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Graham!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sasiprapa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Graham to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Graham advances to half guard.

Graham wants to work for an arm triangle but Sasiprapa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Graham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sasiprapa's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is looking to take a break and control but Sasiprapa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graham trying to mount his opponent but Sasiprapa defends it.

Graham stands up from half guard.
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malaipet Sasiprapa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Graham blocks the body kick.
Graham stalks Sasiprapa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sasiprapa's face. Sasiprapa staggers backwards, shaken.
Graham misses with a head kick.
Graham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Graham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Graham has Sasiprapa up against the cage in a clinch.
Graham tries to score a body lock takedown but Sasiprapa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sasiprapa 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.
Graham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sasiprapa stops a takedown attempt from Graham.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Graham.
Graham jumps guard but Sasiprapa stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.
Sasiprapa 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.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Graham successfully pulls guard.
Graham is pulling down on Sasiprapa's head. It's preventing any offense from Sasiprapa, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Graham is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jordan Graham was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sasiprapa looks to clinch

and Graham counters by moving into the clinch.

Graham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sasiprapa.
Graham looks gassed!

Graham drives through and clinches with Sasiprapa against the cage.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries for a takedown but Sasiprapa manages to get underhooks.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graham tries to break the clinch but Sasiprapa is controlling the position.
Sasiprapa looking to slow down the pace here.
Graham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sasiprapa stalls.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sasiprapa is trying to maintain a safe position but Graham gets an underhook and turns Sasiprapa into the cage.
Graham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa trying to land knees to the body.
Sasiprapa trying to control the position but instead, Graham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sasiprapa into the cage.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Graham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Graham drives through and clinches with Sasiprapa against the cage.
Sasiprapa is looking to control Graham's arms but Graham gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sasiprapa has his back to the cage.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graham tries to pull guard but Sasiprapa won't allow it.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Graham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sasiprapa walks away with a smile on his face. Graham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Graham.
Graham throws a series of punches but Sasiprapa avoids them all with ease.
Graham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordan Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham connects with a leg kick. Sasiprapa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Graham gets a clinch.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sasiprapa lands a knee to the body.
Sasiprapa is pressed up against the cage. Graham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sasiprapa down to the mat. Sasiprapa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Sasiprapa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch up
and Graham counters with a left and a right that stings Sasiprapa.
Graham throws a combination. Sasiprapa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Graham tries to clinch up but Sasiprapa circles away and keeps his distance.

Graham forces Sasiprapa back against the cage and clinches.
Sasiprapa keeps control of Graham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graham as Sasiprapa tries to tie him up.
Sasiprapa looking to throw knees to the head but Graham is blocking nicely.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Graham avoiding damage as Sasiprapa throws knees to the body.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.
Graham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sasiprapa is defending well for now.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graham has clasped his hands together around Sasiprapa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Graham decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sasiprapa to his feet.
Sasiprapa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Graham.
Sasiprapa moves to clinch but Graham breaks away

and Graham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Graham.
Graham tries to pull guard but Sasiprapa won't allow it.
Graham has had enough of the clinch but Sasiprapa keeps him there for the moment.
Graham fails to pull guard.
Sasiprapa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sasiprapa blocks it with crossed arms.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is trying to force a seperation but Sasiprapa has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa has Graham pressed against the cage, preventing Graham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sasiprapa landing knees to the body.
Sasiprapa stalling in the clinch but Graham improves position.
Graham is trying to push Sasiprapa away but Sasiprapa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sasiprapa trying to land knees to the body.
Sasiprapa with a knee to the head.
Sasiprapa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Graham avoiding damage as Sasiprapa throws knees to the body.

Graham manages to break the clinch.

Graham rushes Sasiprapa and presses him up against the cage.
Graham trying to stall but Sasiprapa improves his position.
Graham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sasiprapa working Graham over with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Graham is pushing Sasiprapa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Graham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sasiprapa.
Graham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa trying to land knees to the body.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa 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.
Graham avoiding damage as Sasiprapa throws knees to the body.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Graham digs a right hand into Sasiprapa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sasiprapa's gas tank.

Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Graham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sasiprapa on the side of the head.
Graham shoots for a double leg takedown but Sasiprapa sprawls well. He's pushed Graham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Graham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sasiprapa darts in trying to clinch

and Graham moves into the clinch.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sasiprapa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Sasiprapa dodges an elbow strike from Graham.
Graham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sasiprapa walks away with a smile on his face. Graham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sasiprapa avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham cracks Sasiprapa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Graham keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sasiprapa thuds his shin into the meat of Graham's side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Sasiprapa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Sasiprapa moves to clinch but Graham breaks away
letting Graham counter with a right hand.
Graham takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Sasiprapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sasiprapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sasiprapa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sasiprapa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Graham counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Graham throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sasiprapa stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graham manages to pull guard.
Graham trying to control the position.
Graham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sasiprapa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graham on the ground.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jordan Graham wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sasiprapa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt

and Graham counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graham is keeping busy.
Sasiprapa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jordan Graham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sasiprapa tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Graham wants to get back to striking at distance but Sasiprapa won't allow it.
Graham wants to break free but Sasiprapa has control.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa landing knees to the body.
Sasiprapa trying to land knees to the body.
Sasiprapa misses with a knee strike.
Sasiprapa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graham's efforts to push away.
Sasiprapa 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.

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.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sasiprapa trying to land knees to the body.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sasiprapa lands a good knee to the midsection. Graham won't want to take too many of those.
Sasiprapa 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.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Graham jumps guard but Sasiprapa stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Graham.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Sasiprapa.
Graham stalls.

Graham breaks the clinch.
Graham moves out of range of the body kick from Sasiprapa.
Graham fails with the takedown.
Sasiprapa thows a body kick. Graham tries to catch it but that hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malaipet Sasiprapa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Graham 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Graham!