PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into the arena with Big Pimpin blaring out of the sound system. Graves has chosen I Want War by Pastor Troy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gomez
vs
Graves

181 cm
25
184 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]
[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfredo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Graves!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Graves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Graves manages to get underhooks.
Gomez is working for takedown but Graves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves works on Gomez's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.

Graves manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Graves catches Gomez right on the button with a cross.

Graves rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Graves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands an elbow inside.
Graves lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Graves.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves throws a combination. Gomez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gomez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves lands with a cross.
Graves lands a nice looking body kick.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Graves.

Gomez is rocked!

Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graves.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands a big knee to the head and Gomez goes down! Graves pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Graves!