PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raimundo Sobral enters the cage!

Graves
vs
Sobral

180 cm
27
191 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raimundo Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral connects with a body shot that sends Graves's belly button to the back.
Sobral just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral cracks Graves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graves shoots and misses
and Sobral counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves with a poor takedown

and Sobral counters with a shoot takedown. Graves fights it but they end up in 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!

Graves isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sobral stacks Graves on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sobral!
Graves is not content to let Sobral control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral working away.
Graves gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sobral misses with a head shot.
Graves wants to control but Sobral is having none of it.
Sobral trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is trying to escape the mount.

Sobral working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Graves is working to get back to half guard.
Sobral takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Graves is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.
Sobral might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Graves haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Sobral working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Graves looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves trying to control but not successfully.
Sobral is looking to control Graves but Graves is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Sobral looking for the choke but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sobral is working for a rear naked choke. Graves is not defending it well and Sobral has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Graves refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Graves's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raimundo Sobral!
Raimundo Sobral is the new middleweight champion!