PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves has chosen Last Call as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackson
vs
Graves

190 cm
25
213 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Graves!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is looking to chop away at Graves's legs.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.

Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Graves connects with a knee to the head.
Graves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Graves stalling the fight.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Graves avoids the damage to the body.
Graves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graves managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jack Jackson has been cut.
Jackson avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
Graves managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Graves slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Graves slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graves is defending well for now.
Graves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Graves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Graves missing with knees to the body.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Graves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graves tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves connects with a knee to the head.
Graves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Graves lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves stalling in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Graves to keep the fight standing.
Graves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Graves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graves is defending well for now.
Graves prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Graves tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.

Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graves uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Graves stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Graves throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves looks gassed!
Graves tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Graves.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Graves is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Graves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick by Graves misses
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Graves's leg but Graves calmly moves out of range.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson motions for Graves to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Doug Graves will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jack Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Graves lands a high kick!
Graves staying out of range there.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doug Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Graves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Graves's head.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Graves moves his leg out of the way.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a push kick but Graves slaps the foot to one side.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.

Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Graves avoiding damage.
Graves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Graves into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Graves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Graves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Graves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Graves to keep the fight standing.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Graves with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graves smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Jackson.

Graves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
Graves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Graves crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves leaning his opponent against the cage.
Graves lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Graves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves with a knee to the head.
Graves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Graves lands a knee to the head.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Graves managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Graves managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Graves effectively controlling the action here.
Graves receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Doug Graves.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Graves throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graves checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Graves.

Jackson is rocked!
Graves throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jackson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Doug Graves!
Doug Graves is the new light heavyweight champion!
Doug Graves decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.