PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 3 p4p, 2 weight class) and Luc Gagnon (ranked 72 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Graves
vs
Gagnon

183 cm
25
190 lbs
22 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
195 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon lands with a good body shot.
Graves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gagnon checks a leg kick nicely.
Gagnon walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
Gagnon lands a body shot.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves jabs Gagnon right on the nose. Gagnon blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Graves as he connects with a hook.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gagnon, pushing him back against the cage.
Gagnon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon lands a left hand.

Gagnon breaks from the clinch.
Gagnon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gagnon misses the body punch
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Gagnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.

That has opened up Luc Gagnon's cut even more.
Gagnon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon scores with a counter punch that sends Graves to the canvas! Gagnon smells blood - he's punishing Graves with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Graves has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Luc Gagnon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.