PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edan De Farias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Investitor Gradnje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gradnje has chosen Rammstein-Moskau as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Farias
vs
Gradnje

188 cm
23
218 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

188 cm
22
213 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Good gas tank

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edan De Farias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Investitor Gradnje!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Farias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

De Farias drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gradnje is trying to get back to half guard.
De Farias advances to full mount.
De Farias wants to get back to his feet but Gradnje is holding on tight.
De Farias lands a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gradnje is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gradnje wants to hold on but De Farias pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Farias prevents Gradnje from getting the reversal.
De Farias wants to stand but Gradnje is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Gradnje tries to lock up and control but De Farias gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gradnje is working to get back to half guard.
De Farias can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gradnje is looking to escape.
De Farias avoids the attempt from Gradnje to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Farias trying to control but Gradnje is having none of it.
Gradnje wants to hold on but De Farias pushes him away.

De Farias looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by De Farias.
Gradnje bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
De Farias has control of Gradnje's left arm, preventing Gradnje from doing any damage.
Gradnje looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gradnje trying to control the position from guard on top but De Farias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gradnje working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gradnje accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gradnje throws an elbow that misses. De Farias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gradnje's guard. Nice move by De Farias!

De Farias trying to control but Gradnje is working from the bottom.
Gradnje looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Farias controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gradnje tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gradnje looking for a sweep. Not yet Gradnje, not yet.
De Farias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gradnje has his foot on De Farias's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Farias works his way back into a safe position though.

Gradnje is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Farias is aware though and is defending well.
De Farias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gradnje is keeping the position for now.
De Farias is working hard here to advance position.
De Farias passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Farias advances to full mount.
Gradnje is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edan De Farias dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gradnje darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Farias won't allow Gradnje to pass to mount.
Gradnje looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gradnje trying to advance position but De Farias counters by regaining guard.
De Farias keeping moving, preventing Gradnje from controlling successfully.
De Farias trying to control the position.
De Farias is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gradnje can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gradnje tries to free his leg and advance position but De Farias is retaining full guard.
Gradnje is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gradnje with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gradnje is looking to work some ground and pound but De Farias has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gradnje accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gradnje trying to control the position from guard on top but De Farias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gradnje tries to free his leg and advance position but De Farias is retaining full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Gradnje dives in and scores a takedown into De Farias's guard.
De Farias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gradnje.

Gradnje has gone for a leg lock! De Farias slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gradnje's guard.

Gradnje keeping moving, preventing De Farias from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gradnje escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Farias gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gradnje is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gradnje is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gradnje keeping full guard, as De Farias tries to pass.
Gradnje is trying to control the position but De Farias postures up.
De Farias looking to sit in guard and control but Gradnje gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Farias looking for a sweep. Not yet De Farias, not yet.
Gradnje passes De Farias's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gradnje passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for De Farias!
Gradnje looking to control and managing it successfully.
De Farias is squirming around, avoiding Gradnje's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gradnje raining down hammerfists from mount.
De Farias is trying desperately to improve position.
Gradnje lands a heavy elbow.

Gradnje is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. De Farias can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Gradnje swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and De Farias is now in Gradnje's guard. A big mistake from Gradnje there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gradnje keeping moving, preventing De Farias from controlling successfully.
De Farias preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Investitor Gradnje showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

De Farias looking to score a takedown here. Gradnje is defending well but De Farias drives through and ends up in Gradnje's guard.
De Farias trying to control but Gradnje is working from the bottom.
De Farias is looking to stand up but Gradnje won't let him.

Gradnje is looking for a triangle but De Farias pushes his legs off easily.

Gradnje throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Farias slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Farias has knee on belly momentarily but Gradnje bucks him off and regains half guard.
De Farias is just content to waste time from the top position. Gradnje takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gradnje is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Farias defends well.
De Farias won't allow Gradnje to sweep him here.
Gradnje keeping full guard, as De Farias tries to pass.

De Farias avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gradnje striking off his back but it's not causing De Farias any problems.

Gradnje throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gradnje keeping moving, preventing De Farias from controlling successfully.
Gradnje keeping full guard, as De Farias tries to pass.
De Farias sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gradnje's guard.
De Farias wants to control but Gradnje is keeping him busy.
Gradnje is looking to improve his position.

De Farias is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gradnje wants to improve his position but De Farias is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gradnje is refusing to be controlled, as De Farias sits in half guard.
De Farias works his foot free and advances to mount.

De Farias jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gradnje manages to avoid the submission attempt.
De Farias has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gradnje!
Gradnje is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gradnje tries to lock up and control but De Farias gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gradnje is squirming around, avoiding De Farias's attempts to control the action.

De Farias is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gradnje to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gradnje shrugs it off.
De Farias looking to control but Gradnje is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

De Farias goes for an armbar but Gradnje turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gradnje.
Gradnje advances position into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gradnje wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Farias, who protects the arm well.

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 Edan De Farias.
I think De Farias has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edan De Farias!
Investitor Gradnje was interviewed post fight and said 'I just wanna congretz my opponent on his win, wish him all the best, for me its back to my drawing board see where i went wrong study it and get the best of this lose.'.