PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel has chosen I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Graves
vs
Emanuel

180 cm
37
161 lbs
35 - 15 - 1

170 cm
33
163 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Brute

Syndicate Nutrition

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 35 - 15 - 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 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel slips under a jab from Graves.
Emanuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Emanuel clinches with his opponent.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Emanuel controls the action.

Emanuel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emanuel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Emanuel lands a shot to the body.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Emanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.

It looks like Gustav Graves has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves keeps control of Emanuel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Emanuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Emanuel misses with the head strike.
Emanuel is trying to break free.
Graves tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Emanuel is trying to force a seperation but Graves has the dominant position.
Emanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emanuel.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Graves.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Graves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
A right hand to the body from Emanuel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Graves.
The referee is keeping an eye on Emanuel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Emanuel blocking some punches.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.

Emanuel breaks from the clinch.
Emanuel misses with the combination.
Emanuel throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Graves.

Emanuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
A short body shot lands from Emanuel as the two fighters clinch.
Emanuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Emanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emanuel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Emanuel fails to land.
Emanuel is trying to pull guard but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Emanuel.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emanuel.
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Emanuel's ribcage. Emanuel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emanuel tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Graves.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel landing knees to the body.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel misses with some punches.
Emanuel taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Emanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves is looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Emanuel.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Emanuel tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Emanuel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves slips under a jab from Emanuel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel misses with a double jab.
Graves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Emanuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustav Graves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good standup being displayed there by Emanuel as he connects with a hook.

Emanuel moves into the clinch.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Europha Emanuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Emanuel misses with a knee to the head.
Emanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Graves has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Emanuel regains guard immediately.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Graves wants to control from the top but Emanuel keeps moving.
Emanuel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves wants to control from the top but Emanuel keeps moving.
Graves has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gustav Graves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick from Graves lands but Emanuel takes it in his stride.
A cross from Emanuel lands.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Emanuel.

Emanuel moves into the clinch.
Emanuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Graves is rocked!
Emanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emanuel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Graves to his knees! Emanuel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Europha Emanuel!
A less than humble Europha Emanuel misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.