PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Naza
vs
Graham

185 cm
21
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Graham!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham.

Naza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Graham dodges the ground and pound from Naza.
Graham takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Naza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Naza creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Naza wants to control but Graham is keeping him busy.
Naza lands some shots froms side control.
Naza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Naza creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza scoring with punches from side control.
Naza controls the position.
Graham is not content to let Naza control the position.
Naza happy to just control the position for now.
Naza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Graham to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza looks up at the clock and then as Graham takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Naza smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Graham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Graham wants to get back to his feet.
Graham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graham is working to avoid the ground and pound but Naza connects with a decent elbow.
Naza wants to control but Graham is keeping him busy.
Graham tries to improve position but can't.
Naza cracks Graham with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graham keeps working.
Naza cracks Graham with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Naza happy to just control the position for now.
Naza grinds an elbow into Graham's temple.
Naza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Graham to see if he's OK.
Naza is putting a hurting on Graham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Naza is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naza working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Naza lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Naza lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Graham down.
Naza working the ground and pound.
Graham on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Graham taking punishment in the form of punches.

Naza decides to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Naza shoots in and bounces Graham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Naza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Graham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Naza counters with a takedown into side control.
Naza moves into full mount!
Graham is trying to escape the mount.
Graham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Naza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Naza trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza landing shots from mount.
Naza landing shots from mount.
Naza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Graham is looking to escape.
Naza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Naza looking to control but Graham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Naza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Graham is desperately trying to improve his position but Naza has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza raining down shots from the mount!
Naza tries to control but Graham wriggling away.
Naza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Naza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Naza lands a big elbow.
Naza wants to control the pace but Graham is squirming around nicely.
Naza looking to finish Graham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Graham!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gio Naza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naza trying to control but Graham is having none of it.
Naza controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naza landing punches.
Naza landing punches.
Naza scoring with strikes but Graham is staying in there.
Graham is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Naza raining down shots from the mount!
Naza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Naza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Graham is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Naza dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
Graham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naza.
Naza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Naza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Naza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Naza throws a big right hand that misses.
Naza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Naza won't allow Graham to get back to his feet.
Naza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Naza gets to his feet - Graham follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Naza.
Graham misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Graham.

Naza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Naza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Naza scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza working the head and body with strikes.
Naza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Naza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Naza working the head and body with strikes.
Graham is staying active underneath Naza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Naza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Graham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graham tries to kick Naza off but Naza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brian Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is in trouble now - Naza has advanced to mount!
Naza wants to control the pace but Graham is squirming around nicely.
Naza with good strikes from the mount here!
Naza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Graham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naza lands a nice shot to the head.
Naza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Graham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Naza landing shots from mount.
Gio Naza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza controlling the pace for now.
Naza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Graham can't escape the position.
Naza unloading with bombs!
Naza controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gio Naza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gio Naza!