PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marian Graves (ranked 3235 p4p, 3211 weight class) and Jack Falcon (ranked 423 p4p, 421 weight class). Jack Falcon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Graves
vs
Falcon

180 cm
26
170
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
24
180
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

MKFC

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 St Petersburg, Marian Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves shoots in for a double leg but Falcon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Graves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Graves is looking to work some ground and pound but Falcon has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graves.
Graves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Graves stands up over Falcon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Graves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Graves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falcon is one step ahead there.
Falcon wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Graves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
Falcon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Falcon trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Graves has a closed guard, preventing Falcon from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Graves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Graves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Graves tries to get out of the position.
Falcon looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Graves decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Falcon is looking to escape.
Falcon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graves is working away from the top position though.
Graves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Falcon's head.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Falcon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is thwarting Falcon's attempts to control the position.
Graves lands strikes from half guard.
We've been hearing that Graves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Graves winds up and cracks Falcon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Graves 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.
Graves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Falcon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Graves connects with a nice short shot to Falcon's temple.

Graves is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Graves scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Graves trying to mount his opponent but Falcon defends it.
Graves working over Falcon with some ground and pound. Falcon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Falcon tries to roll over but Graves keeps him under control.
Graves is thwarting Falcon's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Graves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Falcon is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falcon has hold of Graves's hands but Graves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marian Graves dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Graves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falcon but Falcon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Graves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falcon's waist but Falcon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graves off to one side.
Falcon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graves on the side of the head.
Falcon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Graves is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Graves looks for a takedown but Falcon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marian Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Graves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Graves scoring with punches to the head and body.
Falcon has Graves pulled in close to control his posture.
Graves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falcon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graves wants to control from the top but Falcon keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Falcon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Graves's guard.

Graves trying to control the position here.
Falcon wanted to stand there but Graves had control of the position.
Falcon preventing the sweep.
Falcon stands and throws Graves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Falcon working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to bench press Falcon off him but Falcon keeps the position.
Graves wants to control but Falcon postures up.
Falcon is looking to take a break and control but Graves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falcon can do to turn this around?

Falcon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Graves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falcon's waist but Falcon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graves off to one side.
Graves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falcon but Falcon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcon.
Graves appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Falcon lands a jab to Graves's midsection.
Jack Falcon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Graves shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves trying to pass the guard but Falcon defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon is trying to stand back up but Graves is controlling him
Falcon is staying active underneath Graves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Falcon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Graves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Graves controlling from the top position.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graves scoring with punches to the head and body.
Graves stays in close to Falcon's body and controls the position.
Graves throws a strike but Falcon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Falcon won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
Graves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Falcon wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Falcon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcon tries to stand but Graves is controlling from the bottom.
Falcon wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Falcon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Graves shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Falcon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Graves prevents Falcon from escaping the position.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Falcon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Graves looks up at the clock and then as Falcon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Graves smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Falcon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves trying to control the action but Falcon is working from the bottom.
Graves taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Graves tries to move into full mount but can't pass Falcon's legs.
Falcon is trying to control Graves's posture but Graves avoids it.
Graves wants to control but Falcon is keeping him busy.
Falcon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Graves's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Graves landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marian Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Falcon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Graves is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Falcon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Falcon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graves scores with a couple of nice shots.
Falcon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Graves slips a nice elbow through Falcon's hands, connecting with Falcon's forehead.
Falcon taking some punishment here, with Graves in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Graves landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Graves stops Falcon from getting back to his feet.
Falcon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graves is working away from the top position though.
Graves winds up and cracks Falcon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Graves working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Graves seems content to control.
Graves lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands strikes from half guard.

Falcon is rocked!
Falcon wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
Falcon is still in real trouble! Can Graves finish him?
Graves is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Graves working Falcon over with strikes.
Graves working over Falcon with some ground and pound. Falcon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Graves with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Graves lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Falcon quite badly. Falcon pulls Graves in close trying to recover. Graves postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Falcon on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Falcon doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marian Graves!
Marian Graves made sure to mention his sponsor, MKFC in his post fight interview.