PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 758 p4p, 761 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 102 p4p, 103 weight class). Terrance Graves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Graves
vs
Peterson

182 cm
28
174
13 - 7 - 0

180 cm
40
180
36 - 24 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peterson cracks Graves with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson scores with a nice strike.
Peterson scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves with a jab.

It looks like Dylan Peterson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Graves feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Peterson lands with a shot to the body.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Graves throws a quick counter kick to the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peterson dives in and grabs Graves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graves pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Graves needs to keep his hands up - Peterson had a free shot at his head there.

Peterson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peterson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Graves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peterson lands an elbow.
Peterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Graves is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Graves is looking for a sweep.
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peterson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is being controlled here.
Graves regains half guard there - taking advantage of Peterson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson prevents Graves from improving his position.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graves holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Peterson misses with a head shot. Graves uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peterson 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.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
Peterson postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Peterson's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graves's waist but Graves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peterson off to one side.
Dylan Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Peterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Graves napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Peterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Graves tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Graves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
Peterson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peterson misses with the ground and pound.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Graves down.
Peterson throws an elbow but Graves slips to the side and avoids it well.
Peterson wants to control for a moment but Graves uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Graves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.
Peterson throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graves with a nice head shot there.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves throws an elbow that misses. Peterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Graves's guard. Nice move by Peterson!

Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson looking to sit in guard and control but Graves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Graves chips away with some ground and pound.
Graves 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Graves is fighting to break Peterson's control of his arms but Peterson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Graves has passed into side control.
Peterson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graves lands an elbow.
Peterson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peterson wants to control but Graves postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves is chipping away with strikes.
Peterson regains half guard.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Terrance Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dylan Peterson'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. This is the final round!

Peterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Graves counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterson's knee momentarily.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Peterson. That snapped Graves's head back.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Graves circles away.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson misses with a left hand
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graves avoids it really well and circles away.
Terrance Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
Peterson goes for a double leg but Graves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Graves continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses the jab.
Graves throws a quick counter kick to the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
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!
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson lands a body shot.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Terrance Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves keeps Peterson at a distance using the push kick.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a huge left! Peterson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Graves isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Peterson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Graves!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Graves!
Terrance Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.