PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Branko Eusebio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emile Graton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branko Eusebio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eusebio
vs
Graton

175 cm
20
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branko Eusebio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emile Graton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eusebio tries to clinch there but Graton circles away.
Graton keeps the fight on the outside.
Eusebio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Graton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Graton gets caught flat footed, as Eusebio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eusebio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eusebio stops Graton from standing up.
Eusebio throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eusebio stops Graton from standing up.
Graton has momentary wrist control but Eusebio slips an elbow through the middle.
Eusebio controlling from the top position.
Graton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Branko Eusebio .
Graton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Eusebio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eusebio showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eusebio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio is taking a breather. Graton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Eusebio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Graton for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Branko Eusebio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Graton misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eusebio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Eusebio misses the target.
Eusebio avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Graton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eusebio , pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branko Eusebio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Graton throws a series of punches but Eusebio avoids them all with ease.
Emile Graton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eusebio tries to clinch up.
Graton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eusebio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graton.
Eusebio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Eusebio feints and as Graton raises his hands in defense, Eusebio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eusebio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eusebio 's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graton wants to stand but Eusebio is controlling the position.
Eusebio looking to pass the guard.
Eusebio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eusebio tries to clinch there but Graton circles away.

Eusebio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Graton did well to prevent Eusebio getting side control.
Graton looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio winds up and cracks Graton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eusebio trying to control the pace.
Eusebio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eusebio content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eusebio prevents Graton from standing back up.

Branko Eusebio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Graton throws an overhand right that lands on Eusebio 's shoulder, as Eusebio tries to avoid the shot.
Graton throws a body punch but Eusebio moves out of range.
Eusebio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eusebio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graton.

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.
Graton misses with a wild body shot.
Eusebio thows a body shot but no joy.

Graton takes the fight into the clinch.
Eusebio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graton's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Graton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branko Eusebio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Graton. Those never looked like landing.
Graton looks to score with a jab to the body but Eusebio is just out of range.
Graton moves out of range as Eusebio strikes.
Graton misses with a wild body shot.
Graton misses with a two punch combination.
Eusebio throws a jab when Graton was well out of range.
Graton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graton scores with the left hand. Eusebio knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Graton. Those never looked like landing.
Graton misses with a looping right.
Graton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graton slips under a jab.
Graton missing with a left hand there. Eusebio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graton. Eusebio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eusebio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Graton finds it's way through Eusebio 's defenses.
Emile Graton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eusebio moves away.
Graton swinging wildly here.
Graton misses with a looping right.
Graton swats away the attempt to clinch by Eusebio .
Graton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Graton misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emile Graton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Graton moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eusebio throws a punch but it's blocked by Graton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Eusebio .
The referee calls for Eusebio to work.
Eusebio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eusebio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Eusebio manages to break the clinch.
Eusebio moves away from the strike by Graton.
Graton swings for the body but Eusebio moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emile Graton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eusebio 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Branko Eusebio !