PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cassius Penn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Graves
vs
Penn

180 cm
34
161 lbs
31 - 12 - 1

181 cm
27
168 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Penn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Graves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Graves there.
Graves tries to score with a low kick but Penn moves his leg out of the way.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Graves.
Graves throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Graves jabs at Penn's body.
A big left from Graves misses.
Nice uppercut there from Graves.
Graves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Graves.
Graves scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gustav Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graves thinking.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graves with a jab.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Penn blocks a jab.

Graves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Penn has hold of Graves's hands but Graves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Graves is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Graves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graves is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Graves seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.

Graves is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Graves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Graves is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
Graves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Graves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Graves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Graves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Penn tries to roll over but Graves keeps him under control.

Graves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Penn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Graves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Graves pulls his head out easily.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Graves is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Graves dominated that 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.

Graves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Graves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.

Graves is looking for a kimura here.
Penn has hold of Graves's hands but Graves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn trying to control here.
Graves drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graves is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Graves throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Graves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penn wants to sweep here but Graves controlling him for the moment.
Graves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Graves is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Graves scoring with punches to the head and body.
Graves scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gustav Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Graves wants to control but Penn is having none of it.
Graves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Graves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Graves regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Graves is defending against the submission attempts here by Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Graves dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Penn lands with a good body shot.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn misses with the combination.
Graves throws a body kick that misses.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn lands a jab to the nose.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graves throws a head kick that Penn semi-blocks.
Penn avoids the head kick by Graves.
Graves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Graves.
Penn takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Graves misses.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Penn backs up against the cage.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn wants to take a breather but Graves is having none of it.
Graves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Penn's back!
Gustav Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is keeping busy.
Graves really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Penn.
Penn looking very determined here, making life difficult for Graves.
Graves keeps control of the position easily here as Penn tries to buck him off.
Cassius Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is hanging on to Penn's back as he tries to escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gustav Graves just wasn't active enough.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Graves sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Graves tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Penn lands the left hand.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Graves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Gustav Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn avoids the head kick by Graves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Graves gets a takedown into half guard.
Graves is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Graves looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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