PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham has chosen Three Little Birds as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Blake
vs
Graham

165 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
164 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Graham!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Graham throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.

Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Graham's guard.
Graham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Blake drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Blake off! Blake jumps back into Graham's guard.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throwing strikes from guard but Graham blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graham is keeping the position for now.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graham trying to control the position.
Blake is stalling in the full guard.
Blake throwing strikes but missing.
Graham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blake is controlling him.

Blake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blake wants to slow Graham down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake shoots for a double leg takedown but Graham sprawls well. He's pushed Blake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Graham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graham tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake shoots in and drives through. Graham sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Anthony Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blake's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graham is keeping busy.
Blake avoiding damage as Graham throws knees to the body.
Graham misses with a knee strike.
Graham pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blake is working for takedown but Graham is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graham takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Graham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Blake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graham uses from the top position.
Blake looking for a sweep. Not yet Blake, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Blake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Graham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Graham content to stall in guard here.

Graham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graham has managed to get both his arms back between Blake's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham wants to stand but Blake is controlling his posture from full guard.

Blake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Graham will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Graham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Graham.
Graham loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Graham moves his leg out of the way.
Graham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake.
Blake jabs Graham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graham throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Jake Blake has been cut.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham lands a lovely overhand right.
Blake misses with a takedown
and Graham counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake misses with a low kick as Graham jumps back.
Graham replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blake blocks it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graham was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Graham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Graham as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Graham.
Graham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake is looking to wear down Graham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham is looking to clinch.
Graham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Anthony Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Graham gets a clinch.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Graham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Graham.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Graham avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake goes for a takedown attempt but Graham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Graham lands with an overhand left.
Blake shoots for a double leg takedown but Graham sprawls well. He's pushed Blake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graham tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Jake Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Graham misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Graham.

Blake is rocked!
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Graham.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Graham goes for a small jab and connects. Now Graham goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Blake stumbles back but Graham runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Blake to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Blake will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Graham!