PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artem Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska has chosen You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Graf
vs
Puska

178 cm
26
162 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

175 cm
24
152 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Artem Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Graf tries to sprawl but Puska drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Graf slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graf has his hands on Puska's head, controlling the position.
Puska trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Graf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puska gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Puska passes into half guard.
Puska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graf is trying to get back to full guard.
Graf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Puska's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Puska's back!
Graf softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Graf lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Graf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puska takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Puska turns into Graf and is now in his guard.
Puska in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Puska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Puska manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Puska is working Graf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puska postures up in Graf's guard and throws a big left but Graf blocks it.
Graf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graf keeping moving, preventing Puska from controlling successfully.
Puska is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Puska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Puska drops back looking for a leg! Graf is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graf manages to kick Puska off! Puska jumps back into Graf's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puska sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Graf's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Puska is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Graf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Puska's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Puska's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska tries to escape the position.
Graf lands a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I really don't envy Puska right now.
Puska manages to reverse the position and now he's in Graf's guard. Nice work there by Puska.
Graf trying to keep a closed guard but Puska is proving a slippery customer.

Puska is sitting in close to Graf's body. Graf has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Puska is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Puska is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Graf.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Artem Graf!