PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustav Graves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Graves
vs
Andriamboavonjy

180 cm
39
161 lbs
37 - 16 - 1

175 cm
27
169 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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 37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andriamboavonjy lands a body shot.
Graves moves out of range as Andriamboavonjy strikes.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in and drives through. Graves sprawls well.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andriamboavonjy.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Andriamboavonjy moved out of range nicely.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Andriamboavonjy is just out of range.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Graves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andriamboavonjy swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Andriamboavonjy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andriamboavonjy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a series of wild punches.
Graves tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graves as he avoids it easily.
Graves takes a swing at Andriamboavonjy's ribcage but misses.
Andriamboavonjy works Graves's body with a nice hook.
Andriamboavonjy throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Graves blocks a jab.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Andriamboavonjy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves cracks Andriamboavonjy with a good jab.
Andriamboavonjy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andriamboavonjy fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustav Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahandry Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andriamboavonjy misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Andriamboavonjy does a little dance to reset his feet.

Graves knocks Andriamboavonjy to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Andriamboavonjy is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Andriamboavonjy looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Graves turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Graves!
After the fight, Gustav Graves was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.