PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Graveston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let it Rock. Ryan Graveston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Burke's chin.

Burke
vs
Graveston

180 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

182 cm
21
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Graveston!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burke moves in looking to clinch but Graveston pushes him off.
Graveston lands with a straight right. Burke didn't see that one coming.
Burke is looking to clinch.
Burke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graveston swats away the attempt to clinch by Burke.
Burke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burke wants it to stay on the feet.
Graveston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burke wants to clinch up but Graveston keeps it at a distance.
Graveston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graveston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burke wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graveston moves out of range as Burke strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Graveston misses the target.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graveston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke tries to clinch but Graveston is having none of it.
Burke tries to clinch but Graveston moves out of range.
Burke tries to clinch but Graveston is having none of it.
Burke moves in looking to clinch but Graveston pushes him off.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch but Graveston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graveston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graveston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graveston swats away the attempt to clinch by Burke.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch but Graveston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch but Graveston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burke wants to clinch up but Graveston keeps it at a distance.
Burke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Graveston's head.

It looks like Ryan Graveston has been cut.
Graveston punishes Burke's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graveston swats away the attempt to clinch by Burke.
Graveston keeps the fight on the outside.
Burke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graveston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burke is breathing heavily.
Burke ducks right into an uppercut from Graveston.
Burke darts in trying to clinch

and Graveston counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Burke's guard now.

Graveston thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Graveston is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Graveston wants to control from the top but Burke keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Graveston looking to pass the guard.

Graveston drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burke looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burke looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burke!
Graveston is looking to reverse the position.
Graveston manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Graveston actively working from the bottom here.
Burke drops an elbow to the side of Graveston's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Graveston actively working from the bottom here.

Graveston looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Graveston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Graveston's cut.
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.

Burke tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Graveston counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burke won't be happy with that.
Graveston trying to control the action but Burke is working from the bottom.

Graveston swings around for an armbar but Burke sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Graveston's guard.
Burke wants to get up but he can't break Graveston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Graveston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burke postures up and lands a big shot to Graveston's brow.
Burke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Graveston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graveston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burke wants to get up but he can't break Graveston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Graveston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Burke stands and steps away. Graveston gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Graveston keeps the fight on the outside.
Burke shoots in for a takedown but Graveston shows good takedown defense.

Graveston closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burke to the mat! Burke manages to get full guard.
Graveston wants to control from the top but Burke keeps moving.
Graveston is pushing down on Burke's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burke is fighting to maintain full guard but Graveston has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graveston is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burke sees it coming and defends easily.

Graveston seems to be working for a kimura but Burke defends the submission attempt.

Graveston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burke defends it well.
Burke wants to get back to his feet.
Graveston controlling the action here.

Graveston is trying to work for a kimura but Burke is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Graveston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burke defends it well.
Burke is trying to stand back up but Graveston is controlling him

Graveston is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Burke to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

Burke pushes Graveston off and scrambles back to his feet.
Burke tries to clinch up but Graveston circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graveston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graveston keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul Burke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burke darts in trying to clinch
and Burke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burke looks to clinch
enabling Graveston to counter with a crisp jab.
Graveston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Graveston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Graveston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Graveston's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Graveston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graveston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Graveston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Graveston is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burke sees it coming and defends easily.

Graveston wants to work for an arm triangle but Burke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Burke looks like he's trying to stand up.

Graveston seems to be working for a kimura but Burke defends the submission attempt.
Graveston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burke keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graveston is working for a submission of some sort.
Burke is trying to stand back up but Graveston is controlling him

Graveston is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Burke is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Graveston!