PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktors Bricis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Graham told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bricis
vs
Graham

191 cm
19
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktors Bricis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Graham!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bricis digs a good hook to Graham's body.
Graham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bricis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graham somewhat.
Bricis lands a jab to Graham's midsection.

Bricis lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Graham sprawling to the canvas. Bricis follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Graham hang on?

Graham is rocked!

It looks like Andy Graham has been cut.
Graham looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bricis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bricis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Graham controls his leg.

Graham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bricis wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Bricis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bricis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like Bricis is going to stand back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bricis misses with a double jab.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bricis, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricis lands a right hook to the body.

Bricis bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Graham! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham being controlled here, momentarily.

Graham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bricis defends well.
Bricis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Graham is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bricis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Graham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bricis defends well.
Bricis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Graham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bricis lands with a cross.
Bricis cracks a nice hook into Graham's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bricis, right into the meat.
Bricis thuds a left hand into Graham's body.
Graham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bricis lands a jab to the head.
Bricis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bricis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bricis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bricis. Bricis obviously looking to wear him down.
Bricis feints and then cracks Graham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graham down.
Bricis scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktors Bricis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Graham's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bricis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Bricis drops his shoulder and cracks Graham with a huge uppercut! Graham goes down! Can Bricis finish him?
Graham is still in real trouble! Can Bricis finish him?

Graham is working an open guard so Bricis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Graham seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bricis lands a jab to Graham's midsection.
Bricis lands with a shot to the body.
Graham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bricis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graham. That did some damage!
Viktors Bricis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bricis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bricis lunges at Graham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graham's hand.
Bricis lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Andy Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bricis connects with a body shot.
Bricis tries to bum rush Graham with a series of wild strikes but Graham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bricis tests Graham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viktors Bricis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bricis.
Bricis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bricis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graham. That did some damage!
Bricis scores with a sloppy right hand. Graham should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bricis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Bricis does it's job there.
Graham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bricis throws a right hand that Graham ducks under and follows up with a left that Graham also avoids with ease.
Graham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bricis defends it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Bricis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bricis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bricis with a jab.
Graham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bricis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Graham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bricis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bricis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graham takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bricis lands with a hook. Graham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bricis throws a right hand that Graham ducks under and follows up with a left that Graham also avoids with ease.
Bricis throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bricis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice cross by Bricis.
Bricis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Bricis does it's job there.
Bricis lands a slapping body shot.
Graham fails to land the takedown.
Bricis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bricis thuds his right hand into Graham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Viktors Bricis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bricis scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktors Bricis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Graham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bricis connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Bricis.
Bricis lands a lovely overhand right.
Bricis scores with a leg kick.
Bricis throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bricis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Bricis catches Graham right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Bricis misses.
Bricis scores with a nice head shot.

Bricis drops Graham with a big left hand and mounts him. Graham is in big trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricis prevents Graham from getting the reversal.
Bricis controlling from the full mount.
Graham tries to reverse the position but Bricis maintains control.
Bricis controlling from mount.
Graham is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bricis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graham on the ground.
Bricis controlling the position easily from mount.
Graham working to try and regain half guard.
Bricis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is trying to escape the mount.
Bricis controlling his opponent.
Bricis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?

The referee stands the fighters back up. Viktors Bricis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bricis fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good exchange - Bricis coming out on top.
Bricis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bricis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Graham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bricis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graham. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bricis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bricis scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktors Bricis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bricis 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktors Bricis!