PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Torey Graves (ranked 7013 p4p, 602 weight class) and Eren Onay (ranked 24330 p4p, 716 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Eren Onay is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Graves
vs
Onay

184 cm
19
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Forge Clothing Co.

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torey Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eren Onay!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Onay feints a counter leg kick.
Graves misses with a hook
and Onay counters with a straight right hand.
Graves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge in the buildup to the fight.
Graves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Onay counters with a two punch combo.

Graves rushes Onay and presses him up against the cage.
Onay wants to break free but Graves has control.
A bit of stalling here from Graves.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves keeps control of Onay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graves stalling the fight.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Graves scores with a knee to the head.

Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a right hand that Onay ducks under and follows up with a left that Onay also avoids with ease.
Onay is looking for the big counter here.
Graves thumps Onay with a low kick.
Onay needs to keep his hands up - Graves had a free shot at his head there.
Onay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Onay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Onay is rocked!

Graves moves into the clinch.
Onay is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Onay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Graves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Onay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Graves manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graves slowing the pace effectively.
Graves lands a knee to the body.
Onay seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Onay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Graves prevents Onay from breaking the clinch.
Graves has Onay pressed against the cage, preventing Onay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graves prevents the takedown attempt.
Graves prevents Onay from breaking the clinch.
Onay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Graves.

Graves darts in and clinches Onay up against the cage.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Onay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Onay wants to break the clinch but can't.

Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves keeps control of Onay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onay wants to get back to striking at distance but Graves won't allow it.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Onay avoids the damage to the body.
Onay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Onay wants to break free but Graves has control.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves pushes Onay against the cage. Graves is working some dirty boxing. Graves pushes off with a quick right hook! Onay goes down! Onay tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Graves moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torey Graves!
Our winner, Torey Graves, 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.