PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kano Michio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham has chosen Get Ready To Deal as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Billy Graham enters the cage!

Michio
vs
Graham

150 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
147 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kano Michio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham lands a really nice looking cross but Michio seems unphased.
Michio shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense.
Michio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kano Michio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michio fails with a takedown attempt.
Graham lands with an overhand left.
Graham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Michio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graham's waist but Graham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michio off to one side.
Michio shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense.
Michio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kano Michio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Graham both land. Nice combination.
Michio is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michio misses with a takedown attempt - Graham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left and a right from Graham both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Kano Michio has been cut.
Graham cracks Michio with a big right hand and Michio goes down!

Michio is rocked!
Michio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Graham controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graham stands up from Michio's guard - Graham perhaps looking for a knockout.
Graham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Graham scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut there from Graham.
Graham lands a jab to the head.
Graham rushes Michio with punches - Michio moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Michio goes down! Graham follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Graham!