PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 281 p4p, 1191 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 43 p4p, 160 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Graves
vs
White Jr

172 cm
42
160
48 - 37 - 2

170 cm
36
155
24 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Northern Zombie

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 48 - 37 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
White Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Graves gets tackled into the cage by White Jr. White Jr maintains the clinch.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr misses with a knee strike.
White Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Graves.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Graves.
White Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Graves gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White Jr is trying to control but can't.
Graves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White Jr trying to control here.
Graves is trying to control the action in half guard but White Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Graves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White Jr defending well though.
White Jr is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Graves seems content to control.
White Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Graves not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is doing well to control the position and prevent Graves from advancing to side control.
White Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Graves sits in half guard.
Graves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
White Jr punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
Graves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

White Jr has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
White Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graves is defending well for now.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Graves breaks from the clinch.

White Jr closes the distance and clinches.
White Jr pushes Graves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from White Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr cracks Graves with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from White Jr.
White Jr gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that White Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
White Jr lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
Graves wants to take the fight to the mat but White Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White Jr tries a knee to the head but Graves blocks it.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from White Jr.
Graves presses White Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White Jr lands a shot to the body.
White Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graves is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce White Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

White Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
Graves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but White Jr is just out of range.
White Jr throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - White Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves blocks a leg kick.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.

White Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
White Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Graves.
A right hand to the body from White Jr.
Graves managing to block the knees to the body from White Jr.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Graves managing to block the knees to the body from White Jr.
Graves pushes White Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves avoiding damage as White Jr throws knees to the body.
Graves misses with a body punch.

Graves manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a body shot
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White Jr thinking.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves throws the left hand but White Jr avoids the punch easily.
White Jr throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr tries to clinch up.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves is looking to wear down White Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
White Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - White Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr connects with a single shot there.
White Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graves.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
White Jr throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves throws a sloppy body shot
and White Jr counters with a straight right hand.

Graves is rocked!

It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Graves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruce White Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White Jr drops Graves with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Graves! White Jr dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
After winning the bout, Bruce White Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.