PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Pyke (ranked 530 p4p, 69 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 708 p4p, 97 weight class). Pyke comes into the arena with Magnus Pyke blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pyke
vs
Gravas

190 cm
27
193 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

184 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Pyke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pyke pushes Gravas up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravas stalling.
Gravas misses with a punch to the body.
Pyke prevents a body shot from Gravas .
Gravas tries a body shot but Pyke blocks it.
Come on Gravas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gravas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gravas tries to break free but Pyke pushes him back against the cage.
Pyke prevents Gravas from breaking the clinch.
Pyke working aggressively here.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Pyke.
Pyke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravas .
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas working aggressively here.
Pyke keeps control of Gravas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land.
Gravas tries to throw a body punch but Pyke avoids it by throwing Gravas back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas pushes Pyke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gravas breaks the clinch.
Gravas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pyke tries to work over Gravas 's front leg with a kick but Gravas checks it.
Despite the aggression on Gravas 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gravas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pyke moves out of range of the body kick from Gravas .
Gravas throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Pyke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pyke looking to pass the guard.
Pyke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pyke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pyke trying to control but Gravas is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas keeping full guard, as Pyke tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyke wants to control from the top but Gravas keeps moving.
Gravas is pulling down on Pyke's head. It's preventing any offense from Pyke, at least for the moment.
Gravas being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pyke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pyke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke throws a head kick but Gravas moves out of range.
Pyke scores with a sloppy right hand. Gravas should have avoided that one.
Gravas moves out of range of the body kick from Pyke.
Gravas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gravas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gravas swings widly with a right hand
and Pyke counters with a straight right hand.
Pyke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravas .
Pyke thumps Gravas with a low kick.
Pyke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gravas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pyke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pyke throws a looping overhand right but Gravas ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a straight left.
Pyke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gravas throws a series of punches but Pyke moves out of range.
Pyke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas misses with a jab to the body
and Pyke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pyke lands a jab to the nose.
Pyke lands a high kick!
Pyke dives in and grabs Gravas 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gravas pushes down on Pyke's head and hops out.
Gravas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Latka Gravas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pyke looks for the body kick but Gravas saw that one coming.
Gravas checks the leg kick.
Gravas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pyke clobbers Gravas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Pyke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Pyke.
Gravas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gravas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pyke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas . Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas moves out of range as Pyke throws a body kick.
Gravas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pyke with a body shot.
Pyke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pyke connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pyke.
Pyke throws a jab when Gravas was well out of range.
Pyke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gravas can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gravas looks to land a left hand but Pyke moved out of range nicely.
Gravas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pyke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gravas misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas thuds his shin into the meat of Pyke's side.
Pyke throws a body shot but no joy.
Gravas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pyke dodges the punch combination from Gravas .

Pyke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gravas tries to bench press Pyke off him but Pyke keeps the position.
Pyke controlling from side mount.
Pyke tries to move to mount but Gravas blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pyke trying to control the action but Gravas is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Gravas 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Pyke is trying to get an arm triangle but Gravas is defending well.

Pyke is trying to get an arm triangle but Gravas is defending well.
Gravas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is looking to advance position but Pyke won't allow it.

Pyke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pyke is not content to let Gravas control the position.
Pyke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pyke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gravas is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pyke is trying to keep Gravas in close.
Pyke keeping moving, preventing Gravas from controlling successfully.
Pyke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gravas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pyke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Pyke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Pyke rushes Gravas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gravas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gravas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gravas wants to get back to striking at distance but Pyke won't allow it.
Pyke throws a head punch that misses.
Gravas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gravas .
Pyke lands a nice uppercut.
Gravas tries a body shot but Pyke blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pyke.
Gravas misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Gravas .
Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravas misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyke throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravas .
Pyke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gravas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pyke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gravas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pyke closes the distance and clinches up with Gravas , looking for a takedown. Pyke pushes Gravas against the cage but Gravas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gravas connects with a body shot.
Pyke looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
As Pyke backs off Gravas throws a huge counter combo but Pyke manages to avoid it all.
Pyke connects with a body shot that sends Gravas 's belly button to the back.
Gravas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magnus Pyke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and Gravas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magnus Pyke is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyke.
Gravas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Pyke has Gravas up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pyke has him pressed against the cage.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyke lands a nice uppercut.
Pyke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
Pyke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Pyke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravas is leaning against Pyke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pykes head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gravas .
Pyke looking to slow down the pace here.

Gravas breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke misses with a left hand
enabling Gravas to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Pyke misses
and Gravas counters with a crisp right that sends Pyke to the canvas! Gravas follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latka Gravas !
A relieved looking Latka Gravas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.