PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 36 p4p, 7 weight class) and Roman Divac (ranked 245 p4p, 35 weight class). Divac has chosen Nas- Do you hate me now as his entrance music. Roman Divac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Graves
vs
Divac

183 cm
25
190 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

186 cm
33
198 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Divac throws out the jab.

Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Divac, pushing him back against the cage.
Graves cracks Divac with a nice body shot.
A short left from Divac.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Divac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nick Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Graves pushes Divac up against the cage in a clinch.
Divac wants to break the clinch but can't.
Divac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Divac fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Graves.
Divac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Divac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divac throws a head punch that misses.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Divac throws a head punch that misses.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Divac avoids the damage to the body.
Divac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Divac.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Divac looks winded!
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Divac fails to land.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Divac's head.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Divac is trying to break the clinch but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Divac's elbow.

Divac manages to break the clinch.
Divac has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Graves is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Graves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Divac in his tracks.

It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves scores with a nice head shot.

Graves lands a big uppercut and Divac crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Divac looks OK. Graves waves Divac back to his feet!

Divac is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divac walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Divac limp body while Graves jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
In defeat, Roman Divac stepped up to the mic, saying 'Looks like the blind squirrel found a nut. Go play the lottery while you can b/c that 1 in a million shot ain't happening next time you bum!'.