PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonic Bams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Graziella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Graziella has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sonic Bams's chin.

Bams
vs
Graziella

179 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

177 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonic Bams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Graziella!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Graziella sprawls well initially but Bams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bams looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Graziella looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graziella trying to control but Bams postures up.
Graziella preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Graziella does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Graziella tries to roll over but Bams keeps him under control.

Bams decides to stand up.
Graziella scores with a shot to the body.
Graziella lands a left and a right that sends Bams crashing to the canvas! Graziella dives into mount looking to finish!

Bams is rocked!

It looks like Sonic Bams has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graziella looking to finish Bams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bams!
Oh Bams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graziella landing strikes from the mount.
Graziella lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bams hang on?
Graziella scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bams?
Bams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Graziella breaks from Bams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Graziella raining down shots from the mount!
Graziella really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bams is bucking up trying to escape but Graziella cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Graziella scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Graziella with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Graziella working for a submission but Bams is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graziella in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Graziella get's back to his feet.
Bams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graziella lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Bams is looking to close the distance but Graziella sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Bams crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Bams is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Diego Graziella!