PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Graff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Tupac - Hit em up' as his entrance music. Harrison Lopez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Graff
vs
Lopez

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Graff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harrison Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graff throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Lopez misses

and Graff moves into the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Graff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Graff is controlling the position.
Graff stalling in the clinch.
Lopez prevents the takedown attempt.

Graff lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Graff is looking to pass Lopez's guard but actually Lopez recovers to full guard.
Graff trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graff content to stall in guard here.

Graff drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lopez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lopez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lopez!
Graff manages to get back to half guard.
Lopez wants to stand up but Graff is controlling the position.

Graff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Graff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.
Graff tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.
Graff gets full guard.
Lopez wants to stand but Graff is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graff is striking but Lopez is not phased and passes to half guard.
Graff wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Graff is breathing heavily.
Graff gets full guard.
Graff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Graff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lopez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Graff is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Graff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lopez defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Graff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lopez fails with the takedown

and Graff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Graff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Graff trying to advance position but Lopez counters by regaining guard.

Graff has gone for a leg lock! Lopez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Graff's guard.
Lopez trying to control but Graff is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graff looking for subs off his back but Lopez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lopez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lopez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Graff.

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

Lopez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Graff to get to his feet.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Graff shows good takedown defense.

Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Graff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graff is struggling to control the position.
Lopez gets underhooks to prevent Graff's takedown attempt.
Lopez gets underhooks to prevent Graff's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez tightens his grip and picks Graff up, before dumping him to the ground. Graff manages to land in guard.
Graff throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Graff looking for a guillotine here but Lopez defends easily.
Graff looking to control but Lopez passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lopez is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graff is trying to control but can't.
Graff is looking to improve his position.
Graff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Graff has his foot on Lopez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopez works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Graff will probably get the nod.
That's time! Graff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Graff instigates a clinch.

Graff jumps guard.

Graff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graff is trying to hold Lopez in close to prevent damage but Lopez has managed to pass into half guard.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Graff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graff tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Graff is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Graff tries to reverse the position but Lopez maintains control.

Lopez stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Harrison Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two 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.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Graff has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Lopez can't get the takedown.

Graff is trying to trip Lopez. He has hold of a leg but Lopez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Graff persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Lopez has his foot on Graff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graff works his way back into a safe position though.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Graff from controlling successfully.
Graff wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graff wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Graff controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Graff has gone for a leg lock! Lopez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Graff's guard.
Lopez preventing the sweep.

Graff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Graff looking for a guillotine here but Lopez defends easily.
Graff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harrison Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graff is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Graff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Graff!