PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chadwick Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlis Graudins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Karlis Graudins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kramer
vs
Graudins

195 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chadwick Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karlis Graudins!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graudins wants to clinch but Kramer slips to the side
and Kramer counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Graudins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kramer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kramer trying to strike off his back.

Kramer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graudins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graudins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kramer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graudins looking to sit in guard and control but Kramer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kramer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Graudins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kramer actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer controlling the position for now.
Kramer wants to control but Graudins is keeping busy.
Graudins works his way into side control.
Kramer can't do much from the bottom here.
Kramer is not content to let Graudins control the position.
Kramer is pushing Graudins's head away, looking to escape. Graudins manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graudins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Graudins staying calm.
Kramer isn't going anywhere.
Kramer tries to bench press Graudins off him but Graudins keeps the position.
An elbow from Graudins crashes against the mat.
Graudins tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kramer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kramer tries to hold on but Graudins pushes him away.
Graudins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kramer is looking to escape.
Kramer is trying to stand up.
Kramer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Graudins.
Graudins looking to finish with strikes here!
Kramer is trying to escape the mount.
Kramer holds on to Graudins as tight as he can, avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer wants to hold on but Graudins pushes him away.
Kramer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kramer with a nice head shot there.

Kramer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Graudins, up you get!
Kramer avoids the head kick by Graudins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graudins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Graudins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graudins wants to stand but Kramer is controlling his arm.
Graudins looks winded!
Kramer can't do much from the bottom here.
Graudins throws an elbow but Kramer slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Karlis Graudins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kramer misses with a body shot.

Kramer gets caught napping as Graudins dives in and scores a takedown. Kramer manages to retain guard.
Graudins wants to get up but he can't break Kramer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kramer looking for a guillotine here but Graudins defends easily.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Graudins from controlling successfully.

Kramer looking for a guillotine here but Graudins defends easily.

Kramer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Graudins tries to free his leg and advance position but Kramer is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kramer trying to keep a closed guard but Graudins is proving a slippery customer.
Graudins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Graudins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Graudins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Kramer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Graudins defends it easily.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Graudins from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Karlis Graudins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Graudins drives through with a takedown into guard.

Kramer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graudins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Kramer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Graudins defends well.
Karlis Graudins has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kramer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kramer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Kramer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graudins is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kramer wants to stand up but Graudins is controlling him.

Kramer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graudins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kramer's guard.
Kramer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Graudins manages to get himself to full guard.
Graudins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kramer wanted to stand there but Graudins had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graudins working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kramer throws a big elbow that misses.
Kramer tries to stand but Graudins is controlling from the bottom.

Karlis Graudins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Graudins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kramer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Graudins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kramer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer pulls Graudins in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer trying to keep a closed guard but Graudins is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Karlis Graudins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A slow jab from Kramer misses its intended target.

Graudins gets caught flat footed, as Kramer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Kramer stands up from Graudins's guard - Kramer perhaps looking for a knockout.

Graudins has managed to clinch.

Graudins jumps guard and drags Kramer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kramer wants to stand but Graudins is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kramer gets to his feet. Graudins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Graudins looking to score a takedown here. Kramer is defending well but Graudins drives through and ends up in Kramer's guard.
Graudins postures up.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Graudins from controlling successfully.
Kramer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Graudins wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kramer controlling the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karlis Graudins wasn't active enough on the ground.

Graudins shoots in and bounces Kramer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Graudins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kramer has his foot on Graudins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graudins works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graudins won't allow Kramer to get back to his feet.

Graudins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Graudins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kramer is proving hard to escape from.
Kramer punching from the bottom.

Kramer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graudins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Graudins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Graudins trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Kramer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graudins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kramer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Graudins postures up.
Graudins postures up in Kramer's guard and throws a big left but Kramer blocks it.
Graudins trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.

Kramer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Graudins off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Graudins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kramer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Graudins from controlling successfully.
Kramer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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!
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. Chadwick Kramer wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kramer moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chadwick Kramer.
I think Graudins 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!