PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fletcher Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Creepy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creepy has chosen Dx Band - My Time as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graham
vs
Creepy

210 cm
17
197 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fletcher Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Creepy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Creepy clinches up with Graham and pushes him back against the cage.

Graham jumps guard and drags Creepy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Creepy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Graham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Creepy stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
Graham working a defensive guard but Creepy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Creepy tries to stand but Graham is controlling his head.
Creepy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Creepy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creepy scoring with punches from side control.
Creepy controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham wants to control but Creepy postures up.
Creepy just content to control the position.

Creepy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Creepy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Graham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creepy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Creepy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creepy wants to stand but Graham has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Graham pulls Creepy in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creepy connects with a couple of short punches.

Graham looking for a guillotine here but Creepy defends easily.
Creepy tries to stand but Graham is controlling from the bottom.
Creepy chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Creepy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Creepy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Graham is looking to stand up but Creepy isn't so interested in that idea.
Creepy scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creepy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Creepy wanted to stand there but Graham had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Creepy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Graham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Creepy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Graham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Creepy as he jumps to the side.
Graham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Creepy misses with a head kick.
Graham wants to clinch up but Creepy keeps it at a distance.
Creepy is looking to land body kicks.

Creepy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Graham is trying to defend but Creepy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Creepy lands strikes from half guard.
Graham looks like he's trying to stand up.
Creepy wants to stand up but Graham is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creepy moves nicely into side control.
Creepy in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Creepy is trying to get an arm triangle but Graham is defending well.
Graham is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Creepy is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creepy controlling from the full mount.

Creepy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Graham has worked his arm free - good work by Graham!
Creepy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creepy is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jeff Creepy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Creepy taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creepy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graham keeps working.

Jeff Creepy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Creepy shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Creepy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Graham to the ground. Creepy is now in Graham's guard.

Creepy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creepy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Creepy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Graham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creepy is fending him off so far but Graham persists. Nope, Creepy circles away and we're back to standing.
Creepy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Creepy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Creepy decides to stand back up. Creepy steps back and let's Graham get back to his feet.
Graham shoots for a double leg takedown but Creepy sprawls well. He's pushed Graham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Creepy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Creepy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Creepy lands in his opponent's guard.
Graham will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creepy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creepy preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Creepy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Creepy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Graham manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Creepy has Graham in his guard.

Creepy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creepy working a defensive guard but Graham passes into half guard.
Graham is pressing down on Creepy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Creepy is holding on for now.
Graham trying to control from Creepy's half guard. Creepy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Graham passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Creepy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creepy manages to get to full guard.

Creepy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Creepy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Graham stopping the sweep attempt from Creepy.
Creepy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Creepy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Creepy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Creepy keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Creepy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Graham!
Creepy tries to control but Graham wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Creepy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Creepy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Creepy!
Jeff Creepy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.