PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. Geralt Of Ravia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Latka Gravas's chin.

Gravas
vs
Of Ravia

185 cm
30
188 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

176 cm
26
203 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Of Ravia scores with a hook to the body. Gravas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Of Ravia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Of Ravia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Ravia scores with a hook to the body. Gravas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Of Ravia throws out a leg kick but Gravas moves out of range and Of Ravia only half commits.
Of Ravia scores with a leg kick.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravas.
A head kick misses from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands a nice looking body kick.
Gravas throws a hook but Of Ravia blocks it.
Gravas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
Gravas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Of Ravia counters with a nice uppercut.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas slips under a jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a lazy right hand but Gravas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravas lands a nice shot that snaps Of Ravia's head back.
Of Ravia tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas lands the left hand.
Of Ravia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gravas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia tries to work over Gravas's front leg with a kick but Gravas checks it.
A cross from Of Ravia lands.
Of Ravia checks a leg kick.
Of Ravia throws a hook to the side of Gravas's head but Gravas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravas slips under a jab.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas lands with a right hand.
Gravas connects with a single shot there.
Of Ravia ducks right into an uppercut from Gravas.
Of Ravia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Of Ravia throws a low kick, looking for Gravas's leg but Gravas calmly moves out of range.
Nice cross by Gravas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas feints and then cracks Of Ravia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Ravia down.
The fighters circling - Gravas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Of Ravia.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravas misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia 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.

Of Ravia moves into the clinch successfully.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravas tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Ravia avoids the damage to the body.
Of Ravia misses with a punch on the inside.
Of Ravia misses with the head strike.
Of Ravia has Gravas pressed against the cage, preventing Gravas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Of Ravia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Of Ravia slowing the pace effectively.
Of Ravia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gravas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Of Ravia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravas is working Of Ravia over against the cage.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
Gravas blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Gravas scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Of Ravia.
Gravas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Of Ravia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Of Ravia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gravas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Ravia's elbow.
Of Ravia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Of Ravia gets through Gravas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gravas misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravas.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gravas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gravas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Ravia's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gravas up against the cage.
Gravas lands with a light punch inside.
Gravas works on Of Ravia's body with a couple of short punches.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gravas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gravas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas tries to work over Of Ravia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravas tries to work over Of Ravia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Geralt Of Ravia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Of Ravia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Of Ravia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Gravas.
Gravas throws a head kick but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Gravas lands a jab to the nose.
Of Ravia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gravas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Of Ravia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas is looking to slow Of Ravia down with leg kicks.
Gravas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Ravia. That did some damage!
Of Ravia misses with a looping left.
Of Ravia scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Of Ravia.
Of Ravia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Of Ravia misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Of Ravia misses its intended target.
Of Ravia doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravas circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravas.
Of Ravia swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Gravas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice straight punches there by Of Ravia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Of Ravia.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Gravas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gravas blocks a head kick by Of Ravia.
Gravas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gravas digs a good hook to Of Ravia's body.
Nice uppercut there from Gravas.
Of Ravia looks to land a right hand but Gravas moved out of range.
Of Ravia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Ravia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gravas scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia throws a big shot that misses.
Gravas throws the left hand but Of Ravia avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Of Ravia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick which misses Gravas's front leg but catches the back leg as Gravas tries to avoid it.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia slips a straight right by Gravas.
Gravas is looking to clinch.
Gravas looks to land a right hand but Of Ravia moved out of range.
Gravas thuds his right hand into Of Ravia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Of Ravia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravas checks a leg kick.
Gravas moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gravas.
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Ravia swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick
and Gravas counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas checks the leg kick.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Of Ravia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Of Ravia throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravas.
Sloppy strikes from Gravas. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Gravas avoids it easily.
Gravas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Of Ravia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gravas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gravas works the jab nicely.
Of Ravia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Gravas does it's job there.
Of Ravia slips under a jab from Gravas.
Gravas throws out a loose jab but Of Ravia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gravas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Of Ravia on the side of the head.
Gravas throws a wild body kick that Of Ravia sees coming a mile off.
Gravas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Of Ravia tenderised Gravas's leg. Gravas is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Gravas blocks the leg kick.
Of Ravia wants to slow Gravas down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Gravas.
Gravas takes a swing at Of Ravia's ribcage but misses.
Of Ravia misses with a hook
and Gravas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gravas defending well as Of Ravia loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Latka Gravas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gravas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gravas blocks a leg kick.
Gravas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Ravia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gravas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Of Ravia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Of Ravia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gravas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravas takes a swing at Of Ravia's ribcage but misses.
Of Ravia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gravas connects with a single shot there.
Of Ravia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Of Ravia as he connects with a hook.
Gravas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Of Ravia is out of range.
Of Ravia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gravas to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gravas misses with a straight left.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Of Ravia lands with an uppercut that bounces Gravas off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gravas throws a hook but Of Ravia avoids it easily.
Of Ravia slips a jab from Gravas.
Of Ravia misses with a body kick.
Of Ravia throws a shot from downtown. Gravas moves away and avoids it.
Of Ravia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Of Ravia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Of Ravia throws a good cross that connects.
Of Ravia throws a low kick, looking for Gravas's leg but Gravas calmly moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gravas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Of Ravia - the referee stops the clock and Gravas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Of Ravia. Gravas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Of Ravia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Ravia misses with a low kick as Gravas jumps back.
Gravas throws out a powerful jab.
Of Ravia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Of Ravia moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with a left hand
and Gravas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Of Ravia connects with a solid leg kick.
Of Ravia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Of Ravia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gravas checks the leg kick.
Of Ravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Ravia digs a good body shot into Gravas's ribs.
Good leg kick by Of Ravia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Of Ravia checks the leg kick.
Of Ravia throws a shot to the body.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia scores with a jab.
Gravas lands with a slapping head kick.
Gravas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Of Ravia can pounce on him.
Of Ravia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravas avoids the head kick by Of Ravia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gravas.
Gravas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Of Ravia tenderised Gravas's leg. Gravas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Of Ravia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gravas looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Ravia is just out of range.
Gravas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Ravia was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravas.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
Gravas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Of Ravia's head.
Of Ravia defending well as Gravas loads up on a big left hand.
Of Ravia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas.
Gravas scores with a three punch combo!
Gravas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Ravia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gravas.
Gravas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Ravia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gravas doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Ravia connects with a solid leg kick.
Gravas tries to move into range but Of Ravia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gravas connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravas connects with a looping right hand.
Gravas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Of Ravia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Gravas is rocked!
Of Ravia ducks under a wild hook from Gravas.
Oh Gravas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Of Ravia misses with a looping right.
Gravas seems to have got his legs back now.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gravas.
Of Ravia is looking to slow Gravas down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gravas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Of Ravia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Of Ravia avoids the body shot from Gravas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Ravia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Of Ravia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Ravia!
An out of breath Geralt Of Ravia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.