PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Mike Graves has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Graves seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Graves
vs
Hester

183 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Hester !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Graves misses.
Hester lands with a shot to the body.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hester loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graves.
Graves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Donk. Hester catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but Hester shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Hester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Graves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hester .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hester misses the shot to the body.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hester throws a shot to the body.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clint Hester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Hester misses with a straight right.
Hester has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
Hester throws a good cross that connects.
Graves avoids the body shot from Hester .
Hester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hester lands a body shot.
Hester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Hester moved out of range.
Hester scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hester defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Hester misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester misses with a body shot.
Hester scores with a decent looking hook.
Hester 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Graves avoids the body shot from Hester .
Graves moves away from the strike by Hester .
Graves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hester .
Hester punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
Graves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hester jabs Graves right on the nose. Graves blinks but takes it well.
Graves defending well as Hester loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Hester .
Hester works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hester with a hook.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Hester is just out of range.
Hester lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hester as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Hester as he connects with a hook.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Hester misses the shot to the body.
Hester connects with a body shot.
Graves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Hester .
Jab by Hester .
Hester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Hester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hester throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Hester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
Hester cracks Graves with a good jab.
Hester is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Hester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hester scores with a decent looking hook.
Hester lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Hester .

Graves is rocked!
Hester is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Graves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hester comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hester scores with a jab.
Hester lands with a cross.
Hester lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Graves. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hester scores with a hook to the body. Graves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Graves tries to keep at a distance but Hester has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hester 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Hester dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Graves avoids the body shot from Hester .
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch but Graves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Hester swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Graves.
Hester cracks Graves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clint Hester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hester manages to avoid it.
Hester misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Hester connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Hester misses.
Hester misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Hester misses.
Graves attempts a counter takedown but Hester avoids it well and moves away.
Hester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Hester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hester .
Hester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hester as he jumps to the side.
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graves scores with a takedown into Hester 's guard.

Hester has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Graves off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Graves or perhaps it was just good defense by Hester , which made it look bad.
Graves moves away from the strike by Hester .
A jab from Graves does it's job there.
Clint Hester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hester swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Hester clobbers Graves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hester lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hester defends well and Graves ends up having to push Hester into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hester dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Hester scores with a nice right hand.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range.
Hester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Graves lands an overhand right.
Graves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hester throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves dives in and grabs Hester 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hester pushes down on Graves's head and hops out.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Hester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hester lands with an overhand left.
Hester throws a shot to the body.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Hester . Beautiful body shot.
Hester connects with the punch.
Hester works the jab nicely.
Hester fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab by Hester .
Good exchange - Hester coming out on top.
Hester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hester throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester scores with a punch to the head.
Hester throws a shot to the body.
Hester getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
Hester moves into range and connects with a jab.
Graves tries to move into range but Hester moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hester drops Graves with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Graves! Hester dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Hester !
After winning the bout, Clint Hester thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.