PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 811 p4p, 99 weight class) and Shoju Bayushi (ranked 743 p4p, 91 weight class). Bayushi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scorpions - Always Somewhere. Shoju Bayushi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Graves
vs
Bayushi

172 cm
23
160 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

173 cm
23
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bayushi momentarily.
Graves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bayushi throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Bayushi circles away.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves thuds his right hand into Bayushi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Bayushi is rocked!
Bayushi misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Bayushi out cold! What a finish! Graves is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ernest Graves!
A relieved looking Ernest Graves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Shoju Bayushi stepped up to the mic, saying 'The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning is better.'.