PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rain Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Graham will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dog
vs
Graham

170 cm
23
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rain Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Graham!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dog.
Graham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dog swivels and escapes.
Dog checks the leg kick.
Graham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dog avoids it really well and circles away.
Graham shoots in but no luck this time.
Rain Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Graham.
Dog misses with a body kick.
Dog defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graham.
Graham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Graham shoots in but Dog avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dog pushes Graham away with a front kick.
Graham shoots in but Dog avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dog throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graham closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Graham lands in his opponent's guard.
Graham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dog pulls Graham in close to prevent any damage.
Graham trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Dog has a closed guard, preventing Graham from standing up.
Graham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dog swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graham's sensitive parts.
Gregory Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 telegraphed takedown attempt from Graham is defended easily by Dog.
Dog throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dog sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graham looks gassed!
Dog lands with a nice body kick.
Dog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dog throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Graham's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog.
Graham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dog lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dog connects with a high kick.
Dog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graham's sensitive parts.
Dog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graham. That did some damage!
Dog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dog scores with a head kick.

Graham fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dog to the ground. Graham is now in Dog's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham is fighting to break Dog's control of his arms but Dog is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Graham looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
Dog keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
Dog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graham on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dog sprawls well. Dog wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graham gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dog misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Dog dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Graham fails with a takedown attempt.
Graham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graham blocks a low kick nicely.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Graham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dog.
Dog thows a body kick. Graham tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Graham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rain Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Graham.
Dog scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dog.
Dog stuffs the takedown attempt from Graham. Graham gets slowly back to his feet.
Dog thows a body kick. Graham tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Graham is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham has his takedown stuffed
and Dog counters with a nice leg kick.
Rain Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graham steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dog. That one must have hurt.
Dog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graham's sensitive parts.
Dog pushes Graham away with a front kick.
Dog connects with a solid leg kick.
Dog displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graham.
Dog feints and then cracks Graham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graham down.
Dog misses with a head kick.
Dog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graham's sensitive parts.
Dog lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog.
Dog connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dog.
Dog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Dog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crunch! Dog slams his shin into Graham's torso.
Good leg kick by Dog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Dog tenderised Graham's leg. Graham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dog throws a sloppy head kick and Graham moves out of range easily.
Dog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog stuffs the takedown attempt from Graham. Graham gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog.
Graham closes the distance and clinches up with Dog, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes Dog against the cage but Dog circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Dog.
Dog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Dog slams his shin into Graham's torso.
Dog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Graham's calf.
Dog throws a head kick but Graham moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
Dog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dog scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dog as he jumps to the side.
Nice body kick from Dog.
Dog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dog.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Dog connects with a leg kick. Graham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dog scoring well with a low kick there.
Graham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Graham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dog sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graham somewhat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Dog dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.

Dog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dog throws a solid leg kick but Graham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dog.
Dog lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Graham looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Graham wants to pass the guard but Dog is keeping the position.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
Graham advances position into side control!

Graham tries for a kimura but Dog is defending well.
Graham trying to control the action but Dog is working from the bottom.
Graham advances to mount.
Rain Dog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham looking to control but Dog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dog might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Graham is trying to take his opponent's back.
Graham tries to take his opponent's back but Dog turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Graham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dog's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dog is keeping the position for now.
Graham pushing down on Dog's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graham is keen to just control but Dog is a slippery customer.
Graham is taking a breather. Dog 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.
Dog controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham works his foot free and advances to mount.

Graham is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Graham!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gregory Graham!