PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xander Graves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Wills
vs
Graves

181 cm
26
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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 The Island, Wilson Wills!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Graves!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves blocks the body kick.
Wills throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graves.
Graves with the counter takedown but Wills avoids it easily.
Wills dodges the punch combination from Graves.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Wills's head coaches at RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wills fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills connects with a single shot there.
Wills looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt - Wills sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Wills lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graves doesn't seem phased though.

Graves moves into range and clinches up with Wills.
Graves told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Wills breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills misses with a leg kick

and Graves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Wills has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Graves escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Graves!
The ground and pound from Graves seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Graves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Graves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves working away.
Graves wants to control but Wills is keeping him busy.

Graves goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wills rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Graves's guard! Nice work there by Wills!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills is pushing down on Graves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Graves is fighting to maintain full guard but Wills has managed to sneak the leg through.

Wills is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Graves trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves manages to get to full guard.
Wills won't allow Graves to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Graves trying to keep a closed guard but Wills is proving a slippery customer.
Graves wants to hit a switch here but Wills passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Graves there!
Wills manages to capitalize on a mistake by Graves to take his back!
Wills not allowing Graves to control his hands.
Graves manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wills's guard. Nice work there by Graves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves wants to control from the top but Wills keeps moving.

Wills is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graves is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wilson Wills will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Graves misses.
Wills looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Graves checks a leg kick.
Wills does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Graves throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills connects with a body shot.

Wills pushes Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wills walks away with a smile on his face. Graves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills misses with a kick to the body

and Graves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graves.

Wills has his foot on Graves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graves works his way back into a safe position though.
Graves throwing strikes from guard but Wills blocks nicely.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Graves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wills can't keep his opponent in guard - Graves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Graves decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Graves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wills.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Wills.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Wills has managed to clinch.
Graves is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Wills.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wills.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wilson Wills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Graves.
Wills digs a right hand into Graves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graves's gas tank.
Wills throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Wills misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Wills has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Wills misses with the head strike.
Graves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wills just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wills lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wills just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wills just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wills fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Wills fails to land.
Wills lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wills.
Wills misses with some punches.
Wilson Wills has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Wills.
Graves wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wills.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Wills lands with a left to the head.
Wills lands with a light punch inside.
Wills lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Wills fails to land.
A short right from Wills.
Wills lands with a left to the head.

Graves is rocked!
Wills fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can Wills finish him?
Wills scores with a shoulder strike.
Wills is pressed up against the cage. Graves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wills down to the mat. Wills avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wills, right into the meat.
Wilson Wills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wills counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Graves falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wilson Wills!
Wilson Wills retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Wilson Wills, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.