PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 429 p4p, 55 weight class) and Julio Cesar Sitsongrit (ranked 307 p4p, 36 weight class). Julio Cesar Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Graves
vs
Cesar Sitsongrit

172 cm
26
160 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

174 cm
24
164 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cesar Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graves misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Graves misses with a hook.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Graves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sitsongrit to the mat! Sitsongrit manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Graves's best efforts.
Graves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sitsongrit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sitsongrit manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Sitsongrit actively working from the bottom here.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Graves keeps him under control.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.

Sitsongrit actively working from the bottom here.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to full guard.
Graves trying to control the pace.

Sitsongrit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves uses his free foot to push down on Sitsongrit's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sitsongrit.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Graves looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Graves with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Graves pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Graves looking for a guillotine from mount but Sitsongrit is having none of it.

Graves has control of Sitsongrit's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sitsongrit regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sitsongrit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sitsongrit.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Graves is working hard here to advance position.

Sitsongrit working for a triangle but Graves defends it easily.
Graves trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Graves tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.

That's four 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.

Sitsongrit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graves is aware though and is defending well.

Sitsongrit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sitsongrit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Graves trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Sitsongrit can't keep his opponent in guard - Graves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Graves in particular looking to stall.

Sitsongrit looking for submissions off his back.
Graves works his way into side control.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernest Graves 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.

Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sitsongrit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graves was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Graves.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Graves takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Graves, as that shot connected.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves shoots for a takedown but Sitsongrit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Graves or perhaps it was just good defense by Sitsongrit, which made it look bad.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Graves scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graves cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit's coach down at Men Only. No Liberals ! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sitsongrit's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Ernest Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Graves throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a counter combo.
Graves scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice cross by Graves.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Graves scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Ernest Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves with a jab.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination but Graves avoids it well.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Graves punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Graves darts in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit gets double underhooks and turns Graves into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown attempt from Graves. Graves gets slowly back to his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves scores with a hook.
Graves jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernest Graves dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
As Graves backs off Sitsongrit throws a huge counter combo but Graves manages to avoid it all.
Graves scores with a hook.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit unleashes a big counter combination but Graves bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Graves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Graves lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit feints a jab promting Graves to slip. Sitsongrit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Graves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graves.
Graves tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graves.
Sitsongrit throws a counter combo.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Graves is defended easily by Sitsongrit.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
As Graves backs off Sitsongrit throws a huge counter combo but Graves manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a decent looking hook.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Graves coming out on top.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Graves lands the left hand.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Graves throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves walks into a jab.
Graves misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sitsongrit might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Graves lands with a cross.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ernest Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Graves!
A relieved looking Ernest Graves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.