PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Assman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabuki Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Assman
vs
Graham

178 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Assman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuki Graham!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Assman scores with a four punch combination!
Assman scores with a nice head shot.
Graham looks for a takedown but Assman sprawls well.
Assman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Graham. Graham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Graham shoots in and drives through. Assman sprawls well.
No luck for Graham with that takedown attempt.
Brett Assman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kabuki Graham.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt.
Graham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Assman is fending him off so far but Graham persists. Nope, Assman circles away and we're back to standing.
Assman throws a one two combo.
Graham ducks right into an uppercut from Assman.
Assman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assman throws a sloppy head kick and Graham moves out of range easily.
Assman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graham checks a leg kick.
Assman with a jab.
Assman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graham doesn't seem bothered though.
Graham looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from Assman.
Assman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graham doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Assman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Graham walks into a left hand.
Assman tries to land a leg kick but Graham saw it coming and moves away.
Graham is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Assman.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt.
Graham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brett Assman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Assman's waist but Assman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
Graham is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Assman.
Graham closes the distance and clinches up with Assman, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes Assman against the cage but Assman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt - Assman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Graham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Assman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Graham is trying desperately to land a takedown but Assman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Graham.
Assman stuffs the takedown.
Assman misses with a jab, cross combination.

Assman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Graham!
Graham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham is squirming around, avoiding Assman's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham working to try and regain half guard.
Assman tries to control but Graham wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Graham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assman tries to control but Graham wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Assman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Graham shoots for a takedown but Assman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Assman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Graham fails with the takedown
and Assman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Graham shoots for a double leg takedown but Assman sprawls well. He's pushed Graham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brett Assman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kabuki Graham.
Danga de danga de dang - Assman scores with a four punch combination!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Assman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but Assman shows good takedown defense.
A right-left combo lands from Assman.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brett Assman is winning the standup battle so far.
Assman with a nice cross.
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Assman's waist but Assman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
Graham fails with the takedown

and Assman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Graham is looking for a triangle here but Assman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assman working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Assman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graham manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Graham stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Graham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Graham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Assman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Assman lands with a nice combination. Graham backs away looking to recover.
Assman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Assman lands with a nice combination. Graham backs away looking to recover.
Assman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Graham with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Assman counter with a right hand.

Assman shoots in and bounces Graham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Graham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assman stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
Graham trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Graham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Assman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Assman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Assman 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. This is the final round!

Graham fails with the takedown
and Assman counters with a left and a right that stings Graham.
Graham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Assman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Assman.
Assman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Graham has his takedown stuffed

and Assman counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Assman gets to his feet. Graham looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Graham shoots in and drives through. Assman sprawls well.
Brett Assman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kabuki Graham.
Assman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Graham tries for a takedown but Assman circles away easily
and Assman counters with a left to the body.
Graham fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Assman. No joy for Graham on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assman stuffs the takedown.
Assman has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Assman tries to score with a low kick but Graham moves his leg out of the way.
Graham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Assman's waist but Assman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
Assman looks to land a combination. Graham sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Assman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Graham trying to get back to full guard but Assman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Assman get's back to his feet.
Assman works over Graham's head and body with a nice combination.
Graham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Graham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham takes one to the side of the head.
Assman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Assman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graham at a distance.
Graham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Assman but Assman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graham tries for a takedown but Assman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Assman lands a with a good body shot.
Assman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left and a right from Assman both land. Nice combination.
Graham misses with a takedown

and Assman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!

Assman decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Graham shoots and misses
and Assman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but Assman shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Assman as he avoids it easily.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Assman as he avoids it easily.
Assman throws a head kick but Graham moves out of range.
Graham looks for a takedown but Assman sprawls well.
Assman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Graham shoots for a takedown but Assman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Assman swinging wilding here.
Graham shoots in but no luck this time.
Assman misses with a wild combination.
Assman scores with a hook to the body. Graham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Assman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assman is looking to score with low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Graham or perhaps it was just good defense by Assman which made him look bad.
Graham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graham has a takedown stuffed.
Assman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Graham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Assman duly obliges.
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Assman's waist but Assman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
Graham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assman connects with a looping right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Assman scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Assman.
Graham shoots in but no luck this time.
Assman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Assman looks to land a combination but Graham avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Assman duly obliges.
Assman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graham checks it well.
Kabuki Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Assman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assman 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Assman!