PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tengy Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Graf
vs
Yo

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tengy Yo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graf shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Graf tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graf somewhat.
Yo tries to clinch but Graf moves out of range.
Graf walks into a left hand.

Yo rushes Graf and presses him up against the cage.
Yo pushes Graf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yo lands an uppercut.
Yo is working Graf over against the cage.
Graf is looking to control Yo's arms but Yo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graf has his back to the cage.
Graf working aggressively here.
Yo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graf is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Yo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yo lands with a left to the head.
Graf is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto Graf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yo lands a nice shot to the body.
Graf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short body shot lands from Yo as the two fighters clinch.
Graf managing to block the knees to the body from Yo.
Graf tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yo smiles and moves away.
Yo cracks Graf with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yo throws a head kick but Graf moves out of range.
Graf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yo lands a nice looking body shot.
Graf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yo connects with a single shot there.
Graf avoids the head kick by Yo.
Graf shoots in but no luck this time.
A right-left combo lands from Yo.
Yo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grafs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Graf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Graf looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yo!
Graf is breathing heavily.
Yo manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Yo tries to kick Graf off but Graf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Graf stands up and beckons Yo to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo lands a nice hook to Graf's body. Graf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yo moves in looking to clinch but Graf pushes him off.
Yo stalks Graf and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graf's face. Graf staggers backwards, shaken.
Good shot there by Yo.
Graf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Graf swats away the attempt to clinch by Yo.
Graf shoots in but no luck this time.
Yo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graf under the eye.
Yo lands with an uppercut that bounces Graf off the cage and back into range.
Yo lands a jab to Graf's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yo slaps away a takedown attempt from Graf, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yo finds it's way round the side to connect with Graf's head.
Graf walks into a straight right hand from Yo.
Yo jabs Graf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Graf blocks the low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graf.
Graf ducks right into an uppercut from Yo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tengy Yo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Graf drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tengy Yo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yo wants to clinch up but Graf keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Yo. Those never looked like landing.

Graf looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yo!
Yo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graf wants to control the pace but Yo is squirming around nicely.
Yo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Graf won't let Yo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Yo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Graf tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Graf looking to control but Yo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yo tries to hold on but Graf pushes him away.
Graf controlling from mount.
Graf avoids the attempt from Yo to control.
Yo can't escape the position.
Yo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yo throwing strikes from guard but Graf blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graf looking to control.
Graf is controlling Yo's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Otto Graf wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Graf misses with a body shot.
Graf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Yo. Those never looked like landing.
Yo swats away the attempt to clinch by Graf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graf.
Yo scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Yo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graf doesn't seem phased though.
Graf with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yo to score with a decent uppercut.
Yo lands a jab.
Yo feints a jab promting Graf to slip. Yo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Graf slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Graf changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yo struggling a bit here.
Yo pushes Graf away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Graf gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graf is looking to take a break and control but Yo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo can't do much from the bottom here.
Yo wants to get back to his feet.
Otto Graf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graf is looking to take a break and control but Yo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Graf crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tengy Yo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Graf shoots in but no luck this time.
Yo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yo!
Graf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Graf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yo as he avoids it easily.
Graf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Graf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto Graf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yo checks the leg kick.
Yo scores with a jab to the body.
Yo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yo tries to clinch but Graf is having none of it.

Graf manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yo on his heels. He'll look to pass Yo's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo being controlled here, momentarily.

Yo is looking for a triangle but Graf pushes his legs off easily.
Yo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graf is one step ahead there.
Yo looking to control.
Graf tries to free his leg and advance position but Yo is retaining full guard.
Yo is looking to stand up but Graf isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graf engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Graf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Graf is looking to clinch.
Graf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yo but Yo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Graf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Otto Graf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Graf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Graf tries to score with some ground and pound. Yo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Graf wants to free his trapped foot but Yo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Graf stops Yo from getting back to his feet.
Graf wants to take a breather but Yo is having none of it.
Yo wants to control but Graf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Graf stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Otto Graf wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Graf misses with a body shot.

Graf decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yo is looking to improve his position.
Yo wants to control the action here but instead Graf manages to pass to full mount!
Tengy Yo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graf controlling from the full mount.
Graf avoids the attempt from Yo to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Otto Graf.
I think Yo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tengy Yo!