PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gato Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graham
vs
Nunez

170 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Star Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gato Nunez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham misses with a series of wild punches.
Graham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Graham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Graham showed some decent athleticism there.
Nunez tries to get to full guard but Graham has control of the leg.
Graham is tying to control. Nunez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Nunez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nunez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graham prevents Nunez from improving his position.

Graham looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Graham controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Graham manages to pass to mount!
Graham wants to control the pace but Nunez is squirming around nicely.
Nunez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Graham has control of Nunez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nunez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nunez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nunez tries to hold on but Graham pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Graham prevents Nunez from getting the reversal.
Nunez tries to lock up and control but Graham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Graham is landing with some decent strikes but Nunez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nunez is just holding on here. Graham manages to take his back.
Nunez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nunez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Graham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nunez is looking to escape.
Nunez can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Graham looking for a guillotine from mount but Nunez is having none of it.
Nunez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nunez looks gassed!
Graham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Graham prevents Nunez from getting the reversal.
Nunez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nunez is squirming around, avoiding Graham's attempts to control the action.
Graham with the ground and pound from mount.
Graham content just to control the position here.
Graham trying to control but Nunez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Graham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Graham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nunez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nunez gets back to half guard.
Nunez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graham is working away from the top position though.
Graham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nunez wants to control but Graham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Graham 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.

Nunez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graham pinned against the cage. Graham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nunez misses with a double jab.

Nunez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nunez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham is desperately trying to improve his position but Nunez has a good base and remains in mount.

Nunez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Graham tries for a takedown but Nunez circles away easily

and Nunez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nunez trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Nunez lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Graham working for a triangle but Nunez defends it easily.
Nunez wants to stand and escape but instead Graham has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham stopping the sweep attempt from Nunez.
Graham looking to pass the guard.
Nunez trying to keep a closed guard but Graham is proving a slippery customer.
Graham won't allow Nunez to sweep him here.

Graham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Nunez has his foot on Graham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graham works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Nunez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Graham's guard.
Nunez with a flurry of punches that miss.

Nunez drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Nunez off! Nunez jumps back into Graham's guard.
Nunez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Graham trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Graham has his feet on Nunez's thighs here. He's pushed Nunez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Nunez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Graham!