PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Get Wet About Don (ranked 313 p4p, 493 weight class) and Terrance Graves (ranked 42 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

About Don
vs
Graves

180 cm
33
173
20 - 10 - 1

182 cm
30
174
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
Conviction

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
30th Century Beer Store

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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
About Don misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps About Don thinking.
Graves thuds a left hand into About Don's body.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and About Don connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat of the thigh.
About Don misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
About Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
About Don fails with a takedown attempt.
About Don moves out of range as Graves throws a body kick.
Graves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Graves throws a leg kick but About Don checks it.
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!
About Don just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from About Don misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by About Don.
About Don dives in for a single leg takedown but Graves sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
About Don tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves gets through About Don's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
About Don goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
About Don wants to break the clinch but can't.
About Don wants to take the fight to the mat but Graves manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
About Don tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but About Don avoids the damage to the body.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.

About Don pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves misses with a hook. About Don ducked under it nicely.
Graves misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
About Don shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graves defends it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Graves is looking to score with low kicks.
Graves has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Graves lunges at About Don with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by About Don's hand.

About Don looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
About Don throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
About Don trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
About Don controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don 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 is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

About Don working for submissions but it's allowed Graves to get to half guard.

About Don looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed About Don's head.
About Don is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graves working over About Don with some ground and pound. About Don looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
About Don wants to get back to full guard.
Graves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Graves dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

About Don connects with the punch.
Terrance Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
About Don just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves tries a quick counter leg kick but About Don is wise to it.
Graves tries a low kick but About Don avoids it.
About Don throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a left to the body.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from About Don.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Graves in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
About Don throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping About Don at a distance.
About Don misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
About Don looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Terrance Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
About Don throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
About Don closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
About Don throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Nice body punch from About Don.
A jab from About Don misses.
Graves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves misses with a body shot
and About Don counters with a straight right hand.
About Don tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from About Don misses.
About Don throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Graves slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by About Don - just one landing.
About Don scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Terrance Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
About Don is looking to counter punch.

About Don feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in About Don's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
About Don utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graves controlling from the top position.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

About Don throws his legs up looking for a submission but Graves uses it to pass to side control.
About Don is looking for a sweep.
About Don seems a little lost for a moment, as Graves dominates the positioning.
About Don is looking to regain half guard here but Graves keeps moving and retains side control.
Graves takes a little break here. About Don wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but About Don keeps working.
You can see the frustration on About Don's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
About Don manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
About Don is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Graves jumps into side control!
Graves controls the position from side control.

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.
About Don is trying to control Graves's posture but Graves avoids it.
About Don being controlled for a moment.
About Don is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Terrance Graves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

About Don uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
A big left from About Don misses.
Graves throws a hook but About Don blocks it.
About Don swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Graves scores with a nice right hand.
About Don lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
About Don misses the jab.
About Don tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from About Don.
Graves throws a lazy body kick
and About Don counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
About Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves throws a body punch but About Don moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Graves throws a solid leg kick but About Don takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Graves.
About Don is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Graves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
About Don scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick lands for Graves.
Graves takes a swing at About Don's ribcage but misses.
About Don shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Graves but Graves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
Graves connects with a good right hand that stumbles About Don. About Don circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
About Don looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves throws a hook but About Don blocks it.
About Don darts in looking for a takedown but Graves gets double underhooks and turns About Don into the cage.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but About Don blocks it with crossed arms.
Graves keeps control of About Don as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

About Don manages to break the clinch.
Graves misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling About Don to counter with a crisp jab.
About Don misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
About Don throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Graves avoids the body shot from About Don.
About Don throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graves.
About Don has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
About Don steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
A looping hook to the body misses from About Don. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Get Wet About Don has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
About Don throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
About Don is looking to counter punch.
Graves wants to slow About Don down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don throws an off balance right hand
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
About Don staying out of range there.
About Don on the wrong end of a nice jab.
About Don on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Graves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
About Don swings widly with a right hand
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves connects with a leg kick.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
About Don takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
About Don takes a shot to the body in his stride.
About Don throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but About Don sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Graves slips a jab from About Don.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
About Don walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
About Don misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Graves dips to his left and cracks About Don with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Graves.
Graves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
About Don throws a predictable looking body shot
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
About Don takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Terrance Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
About Don missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graves 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Graves!
After winning the bout, Terrance Graves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.