PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Malkowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Malkowsky
vs
Graham

168 cm
22
136 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

174 cm
21
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Malkowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Graham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham scores with a body shot.
Graham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Graham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malkowsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Graham swinging wildly here.
A combination from Graham does no damage.
Graham scores with a one two! Malkowsky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Malkowsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Graham counters with a series of strikes. Malkowsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Malkowsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Malkowsky persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Malkowsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graham tests Malkowsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graham misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkowsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malkowsky dives in and grabs Graham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes down on Malkowsky's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Malkowsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malkowsky shoots in and drives through. Graham sprawls well.
Malkowsky slips a jab and a cross from Graham.
Malkowsky wants to clinch.
Graham throws a series of strikes that have Malkowsky backpedaling.
Graham looks to land a combination. Malkowsky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.

Malkowsky scores a takedown into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Malkowsky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Graham wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Malkowsky is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Graham has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Graham!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malkowsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Malkowsky's guard.

Graham decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Graham scores with a one two! Malkowsky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
Malkowsky shoots in for a double leg but Graham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malkowsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Jordan Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham looks to land a combination but Malkowsky avoids it well.
Jordan Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malkowsky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graham avoids it really well and circles away.
Graham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malkowsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Graham.
Malkowsky misses with a takedown attempt - Graham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Graham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malkowsky throws a body kick that misses.
Graham swinging wildly here.
Malkowsky wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkowsky 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 Malkowsky off to one side.
Graham throws a series of punches but Malkowsky avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malkowsky shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Graham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Graham tries to bum rush Malkowsky with a series of wild strikes but Malkowsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malkowsky shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense.
Graham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malkowsky backs up against the cage.
Malkowsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Malkowsky dodges the punch combination from Graham.
A jab from Graham does it's job there.
Graham lands with a straight right. Malkowsky didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Will Malkowsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malkowsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Malkowsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graham, pushing him back against the cage.
Malkowsky is trying to pull guard but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Malkowsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham stalls.

Malkowsky successfully pulls guard.
Graham wants to get up but he can't break Malkowsky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Graham won't allow Malkowsky to get back to his feet.
Graham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Malkowsky's guard.

Graham gets to his feet. Malkowsky looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Malkowsky is defended easily by Graham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws a right and a left that Malkowsky avoids nicely.
Graham tries to bum rush Malkowsky with a series of wild strikes but Malkowsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malkowsky closes the distance but Graham moves to the side
and Graham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as Graham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malkowsky doesn't seem phased though.
Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Graham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malkowsky doesn't seem phased though.
Graham throws a right and a left that Malkowsky avoids nicely.
Graham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham lands with a good body shot.
Malkowsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham.
Graham stuns Malkowsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Malkowsky closes the distance and pushes Graham back into the cage.

Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graham misses with the combination.
Malkowsky misses with a kick to the body.
Graham misses with a combination

and Malkowsky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkowsky tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Graham.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Graham is trying to stand.
Malkowsky is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Graham manages to escape and get back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkowsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Malkowsky is looking to clinch.
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malkowsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graham thuds his right hand into Malkowsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice takedown defense from Graham. No joy for Malkowsky on that attempt.
Malkowsky shoots for a takedown but Graham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malkowsky shoots in and drives through. Graham sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Malkowsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Graham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Graham lunges at Malkowsky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malkowsky's hand.
Malkowsky 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 Malkowsky off to one side.
Malkowsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malkowsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkowsky is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Graham.
Graham throws a series of punches but Malkowsky avoids them all with ease.
Graham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Graham is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from Graham.
Malkowsky drops his hands momentarily and Graham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Graham throws a series of punches but Malkowsky moves out of range.
Graham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from Malkowsky. Malkowsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malkowsky's head backwards.
Graham throws a right hand that Malkowsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Malkowsky also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkowsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Malkowsky tries to bum rush Graham with a series of wild strikes but Graham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Graham.
Malkowsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graham.
Graham throws a right hand that Malkowsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Malkowsky also avoids with ease.
Malkowsky dives in and grabs Graham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes down on Malkowsky's head and hops out.
Graham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice sprawl there from Graham as Malkowsky shoots in.
Malkowsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Graham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Graham lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkowsky shoots in but no luck this time.
Malkowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malkowsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malkowsky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graham cracks Malkowsky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Graham throws a right and a left that Malkowsky avoids nicely.
Graham throws a series of strikes that have Malkowsky backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Graham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Graham. Those never looked like landing.
Malkowsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham throws a one two combo.
Malkowsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Graham but Graham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graham throws a series of punches but Malkowsky avoids them all with ease.
Will Malkowsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan Graham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

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