PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 254 p4p, 285 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 36 p4p, 40 weight class). Blyad has chosen luv as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Graves
vs
Blyad

172 cm
37
160
33 - 28 - 2

177 cm
33
158
19 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
HELLBENT

New Standard
SynCity Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves takes a swing at Blyad's ribcage but misses.

Graves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Graves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Blyad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blyad tries to bench press Graves off him but Graves keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad is still trying to improve position.
Graves slows the pace down.
Blyad is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad taking a bit of punishment here - Graves scoring with strikes.
Graves throws an elbow but Blyad slips to the side and avoids it well.

Graves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blyad can't do much from the bottom here.
Blyad tries to improve position but can't.
Graves trying to control the action but Blyad is working from the bottom.
Blyad is looking to regain half guard here but Graves keeps moving and retains side control.
Graves scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad is looking to regain half guard here but Graves keeps moving and retains side control.

Graves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blyad keeps working.
Blyad gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Graves landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves dominating with strikes here.
Blyad wants to control but Graves is having none of it.
Graves lands a nice shot to the head.
Graves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Graves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blyad is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves landing shots from mount.
Blyad is squirming around, avoiding Graves's attempts to control the action.
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 connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Blyad is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Graves! Blyad is hurt baaadly! Graves is firing away with more strikes - Blyad is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Graves!
After winning the bout, Ernest Graves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.