PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daverio Graves (ranked 1918 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 252 p4p, 246 weight class). Daverio Graves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lazaros Constantinou's chin.

Graves
vs
Constantinou

180 cm
23
210
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
209
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daverio Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazaros Constantinou!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Constantinou moves away and avoids it.
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Constantinou momentarily.

It looks like Lazaros Constantinou has been cut.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Graves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Constantinou counters with a nice uppercut.

Graves feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Constantinou sprawling to the canvas! Constantinou rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Graves finish him?!

Constantinou is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantinou is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Graves doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Constantinou crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Constantinou's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daverio Graves!
During a confident post fight interview, Daverio Graves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.