PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Graham (ranked 2896 p4p, 3410 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 365 p4p, 440 weight class). Doe has chosen Beastie Boys - Gratitude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Doe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Graham
vs
Doe

186 cm
25
212
2 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
220
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Angus Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Graham tries to clinch up.
Graham with a nice calf kick.
Graham with a hook.
Graham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick from Graham, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doe avoids the body shot from Graham.
Graham misses with a kick to the body.
Graham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doe's sensitive parts.
Graham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doe. That did some damage!
Graham tries to work over Doe's front leg with a kick but Doe checks it.

Graham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Doe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Graham's head.
Graham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Graham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doe on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graham trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Doe lands a couple of elbows.
Doe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe throwing strikes but missing.
Graham is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doe with a nice head shot there.
Graham is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Doe distracts Graham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham looking for a sweep. Not yet Graham, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doe is looking to work some ground and pound but Graham has wrist control.
Doe cracks Graham with a solid left hand.
Doe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doe.
Graham pulls Doe in close to prevent any damage.
Doe is in close to Graham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Graham has Doe pulled in close to control his posture.
Doe landing some decent shots from guard.
Graham lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Graham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Doe's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Graham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Doe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graham trying to control but Doe is working from the bottom.

Doe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graham wants to pass the guard but Doe is keeping the position.
Graham preventing the sweep.

Graham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graham has managed to get both his arms back between Doe's legs - danger averted.
Graham cracks Doe with a solid left hand.

That's four 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.
Graham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Graham won't allow Doe to sweep him here.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Graham seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Doe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graham wants to control from the top but Doe keeps moving.
Graham with a flurry of punches that miss.

Doe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doe wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Doe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Graham cracks Doe with a good jab.
Graham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Doe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Graham looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
Graham scores with a one two! Doe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Doe blocks the low kick.
Graham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Graham moved out of range.
Graham is looking to land body kicks.
Graham tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doe throws a jab when Graham was well out of range.
Graham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doe in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe throws a jab but it's blocked by Graham.
Graham throws a leg kick but Doe moved away.
Angus Graham is winning the standup battle so far.
Doe misses with a wild combination.
Graham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doe counters with a right hand to the body.
Doe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Graham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Doe misses the target.
Graham connects with a solid leg kick.
Graham lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Graham.
Doe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doe slips under a jab.
Doe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe blocks a head kick by Graham.
Doe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Does jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Graham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Doe misses its intended target.
Graham is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
Doe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graham. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
Graham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doe's head.
Graham lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a poor cross that misses
and Graham counters with a right hand to the body.
Doe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doe takes one on the button.
Graham throws a hook but Doe blocks it.
Doe looks to land a left hand but Graham moved out of range nicely.
Graham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Graham lands a head kick. Doe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab by Graham.
Doe lands a jab.

Doe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe prevents Graham from improving his position.
Doe working over Graham with some ground and pound. Graham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doe.
Doe misses with a head shot. Graham uses the momentum to regain guard.
Doe working some strikes from top position.
Graham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Graham tries to get out of the position.

Doe drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Doe off! Doe jumps back into Graham's guard.
Graham controls Doe momentarily but Doe frees himself.
Doe landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Graham dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Doe checks a leg kick nicely.
Doe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Doe swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
Graham throws a head kick but Doe moves out of range.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graham stuns Doe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham misses with a lunging right hand
and Doe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graham cracks Doe with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Graham lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graham.
Graham misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Graham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham works the jab nicely.
Doe misses with a straight left.
Graham tried to counter with a leg kick but Doe avoided it.
Graham lands with an overhand left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doe throws a jab but it's blocked by Graham.
Doe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Graham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
Doe drops his hands momentarily and Graham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Graham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doe.
Graham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Graham has Doe up against the cage in a clinch.
Graham lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Graham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
Graham lands a body shot.
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graham lands with a right to the head.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Graham pulls his leg out and moves away.
Doe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graham with a nice calf kick.
Graham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Graham lands a jab to the head.
Doe throws the left hand but Graham avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Doe blocks the leg kick.
Graham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doe backs up against the cage.
Graham misses with a low kick.
Angus Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham lands a nice looking body shot.
Graham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Graham cracks Doe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Doe is rocked!
Graham lands a body shot.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Graham finish him?
Graham is looking to slow Doe down with leg kicks.
Doe seems to have recovered his senses.
Graham digs a good body shot into Doe's ribs.
Doe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graham.
Graham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doe's sensitive parts.
Graham takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doe under the eye.
Graham misses with a double jab
and Doe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham moves forwards but Doe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doe moves forwards but Graham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graham slips a straight right by Doe.
Angus Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doe lands a nice hook to Graham's body. Graham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graham tries to clinch up.
Graham throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
Graham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Graham is just out of range.
Graham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Graham throws a head kick but Doe moves out of range.
Doe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graham.
Doe throws a right hand that Graham ducks under and follows up with a left that Graham also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Graham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Graham clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Doe looks to land a right hand but Graham moved out of range.
Graham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Graham moves into range and clinches up with Doe.
Graham throws an elbow but it misses.
Graham digs a right hand into Doe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doe's gas tank.
Doe tries a body shot but Graham blocks it.
Graham stops a takedown attempt from Doe.
Doe is trying to push Graham away but Graham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Graham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Graham.
Graham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Graham.
Doe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham is working Doe over against the cage.
Doe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Graham creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Doe with a big uppercut! Doe tries to clinch up but Graham pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Doe to the mat! Doe covers up and Graham unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Angus Graham!
Post fight, Angus Graham stared into the camera and said '" Hey Banjo boy what's up?"'.