PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Dooalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustav Graves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Dooalot's chin.

Dooalot
vs
Graves

180 cm
29
168 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
39
161 lbs
38 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Dooalot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooalot slips a straight right by Graves.
Dooalot feints and then cracks Graves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graves down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dooalot looks for the body kick but Graves saw that one coming.
Dooalot throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves scores with a hook.
Graves is looking to slow Dooalot down with leg kicks.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Dooalot.
Dooalot misses with a straight right.
Dooalot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Graves tries to clinch but Dooalot is having none of it.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dooalot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dooalot cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dooalot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Dooalot misses
and Graves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dooalot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Graves. Graves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Gustav Graves has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves avoids the body shot from Dooalot.
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dooalot.

Graves clinches with his opponent.
Dooalot misses with some punches.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Dooalot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Dooalot lands with a short shot to the head.
Dooalot misses with some punches.

Dooalot manages to break the clinch.
Dooalot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dooalot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dooalot.
Dooalot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
An inside leg kick lands from Dooalot.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Graves tries to land a leg kick but Dooalot saw it coming and moves away.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Graves rushes Dooalot and presses him up against the cage.
Dooalot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dooalot misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dooalot blocks an uppercut.
Dooalot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dooalot leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dooalot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Dooalot! Graves is out on his feet! Dooalot rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Graves is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Graves is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Dooalot!
A relieved looking James Dooalot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.