PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 3 p4p, 17 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Graves has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade as his entrance music. Roli Poli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Graves's chin.

Poli
vs
Graves

183 cm
31
174
26 - 5 - 1

183 cm
34
178
43 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Poli.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Poli lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Graves.
Poli walks into a left hand.

It looks like Roli Poli has been cut.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Poli counters with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poli throws a head kick that misses
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Graves on the side of the head.
Poli throws a nice head kick!
Poli blocks a jab.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.

Graves darts in and clinches Poli up against the cage.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Poli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poli connects with a body shot that sends Graves's belly button to the back.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Poli scores with a jab. Graves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Graves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Graves misses with a wild combination.
Poli lunges at Graves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graves's hand.
Poli is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Poli with a nice calf kick.
Poli cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Poli tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poli.
Graves tries a body shot but Poli blocks it.

Poli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
A big right from Graves misses.
Poli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Graves's head.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Graves is able to avoid easily.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poli misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Poli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Graves walks into a left hand.

Graves clinches up with Poli and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poli.
Poli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Poli throws a chopping leg kick but Graves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poli misses with a shot to the body
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Poli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poli misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli thumps Graves with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Poli pushes him off.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poli lands a lovely overhand right.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Graves misses.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poli. Graves shrugs it off though.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roli Poli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?

Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.

Poli breaks the clinch.
Graves throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Graves throws a jab when Poli was well out of range.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Poli thuds a left hand into Graves's body.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves with a nice cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poli.
Graves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli slips a jab from Graves.
Poli catches Graves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Poli throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Poli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Graves on the side of the head.
Poli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Poli cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Poli slips a straight right by Graves.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.

Roli Poli's cut is getting worse.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Poli throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Poli lands with a right hand.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graves has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves cracks a nice hook into Poli's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Poli.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poli.
Poli throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Poli throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poli throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Graves throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Poli lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Graves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Poli should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roli Poli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Poli tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poli blocks a body shot from Graves.
Poli is leaning against Graves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poli is trying to break free.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Poli manages to break the clinch.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
It looked like Poli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Poli misses.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Graves scores with a nice right hand.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poli was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Poli scores with a nice strike.
Poli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves tries to clinch but Poli moves out of range.
Poli blocks a jab.
Graves throws a nice looking combination but Poli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poli dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Poli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Poli.
Poli misses with a hook
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Poli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poli slips under a jab from Graves.
Poli needs to keep his hands up - Graves had a free shot at his head there.
Graves throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Poli scores with a jab to the head.

Graves drops Poli with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Poli looks back up at him and smiles so Graves waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Poli is rocked!
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Poli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poli misses with a shot to the body
and Graves counters with a big right hand! Oh Poli is in trouble here! Graves follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Graves!
Nick Graves is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Nick Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.