PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius Jr (ranked 2598 p4p, 3557 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 278 p4p, 386 weight class). Gravius Jr comes to the cage accompanied by No Bullets Fly - Sabaton. Sellus Gravius Jr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gravius Jr
vs
Chukwuma

202 cm
19
280
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
242
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

White Gorilla
PWNAGE™

PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravius Jr checks a leg kick.
Chukwuma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gravius Jr's hands.
Gravius Jr thows a leg kick but Chukwuma checks it
and Chukwuma counters with a low kick, right behind Gravius Jr 's knee.

Gravius Jr tries to keep at a distance but Chukwuma has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a left to the head.
Gravius Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chukwuma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gravius Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chukwuma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks with his arms.
Chukwuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gravius Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gravius Jr with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Gravius Jr throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chukwuma looking to throw knees to the head but Gravius Jr is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravius Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but Gravius Jr blocks with his arms.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gravius Jr avoids it.
Chukwuma crunches a lovely knee into Gravius Jr's ribcage.
Gravius Jr crunches a lovely knee into Chukwuma's ribcage.
Chukwuma lands with a short shot to the head.
Chukwuma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chukwuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.
Gravius Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chukwuma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravius Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravius Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravius Jr.
Chukwuma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gravius Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chukwuma obliges.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravius Jr's face.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the body.
Gravius Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but Gravius Jr blocks with his arms.
Chukwuma lands a nice knee to the body.
Gravius Jr is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Sellus Gravius Jr has been cut.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chukwuma obliges.
Gravius Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Gravius Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma tries to throw a body punch but Gravius Jr avoids it by throwing Chukwuma back against the cage.
Chukwuma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gravius Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravius Jr avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Gravius Jr.
Chukwuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Gravius Jr.
Chukwuma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravius Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Chukwuma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr connects with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chukwuma takes a swing at Gravius Jr's ribcage but misses.
Gravius Jr wants to land a leg kick but Chukwuma is out of range.
Gravius Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chukwuma counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Chukwuma misses the target.
Chukwuma moves out of range of the body kick from Gravius Jr.
A leg kick checked by Chukwuma.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravius Jr.

Gravius Jr drives through and clinches with Chukwuma against the cage.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Gravius Jr throws knees to the body.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Chukwuma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chukwuma lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chukwuma obliges.
Chukwuma lands a right hand.
Chukwuma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chukwuma is working Gravius Jr over against the cage.
Chukwuma lands a nice knee to the body.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma landing knees to the body.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chukwuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chukwuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Chukwuma on the inside.
Gravius Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gravius Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is working Gravius Jr over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chukwuma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chukwuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravius Jr is defending well for now.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma lands a nice elbow.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gravius Jr avoids it.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Gravius Jr.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Gravius Jr blocking some punches.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks with his arms.
Gravius Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Gravius Jr takes a shot to the head.
Chukwuma lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravius Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chukwuma misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravius Jr is defending well for now.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gravius Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravius Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chukwuma. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chukwuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gravius Jr with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chukwuma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwuma misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Gravius Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gravius Jr blocking some punches.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks it.
Chukwuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravius Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Chukwuma tries to work over Gravius Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tinashe Chukwuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chukwuma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chukwuma looking to throw knees to the head but Gravius Jr is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chukwuma blocks it with crossed arms.
Gravius Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chukwuma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chukwuma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chukwuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwuma landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravius Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravius Jr with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Chukwuma looking to throw knees to the head but Gravius Jr is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chukwuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chukwuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravius Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Chukwuma is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
Chukwuma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gravius Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chukwuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Chukwuma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Chukwuma misses with a knee strike.
Gravius Jr prevents a body shot from Chukwuma.
Sellus Gravius Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike.
Chukwuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravius Jr is defending well for now.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
A right hand to the body from Chukwuma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma lands an uppercut.
Gravius Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chukwuma blocks it with crossed arms.
Chukwuma lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma tries to work over Gravius Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gravius Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chukwuma blocks it with crossed arms.
Gravius Jr avoiding damage as Chukwuma throws knees to the body.
Gravius Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chukwuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravius Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chukwuma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
Gravius Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Chukwuma is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravius Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gravius Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravius Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tinashe Chukwuma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chukwuma landing knees to the head.
Chukwuma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravius Jr's face.
A shot in the inside from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a right to the head.
Chukwuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Chukwuma lands a nice knee to the body.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Chukwuma.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tinashe Chukwuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chukwuma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tinashe Chukwuma!
Tinashe Chukwuma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.