PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damion Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moncho Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Suarez
vs
Graves

178 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damion Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moncho Graves!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
Graves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Suarez trying to control the position.
Suarez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Suarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.

Suarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Suarez is adopting a defensive guard.
Graves lands a couple of digs.
Suarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.

Suarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Graves defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graves passes Suarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Suarez has hold of Graves's hands but Graves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Graves is pressing down on Suarez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suarez is holding on for now.
Suarez taking some punishment here, with Graves in his half guard.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Graves is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graves is trying to control. Suarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Graves is nestled in close to Suarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Graves decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Graves shoots in and gets a takedown into Suarez's guard.

Suarez pushes Graves off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Graves moves into the clinch.

Graves has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Suarez is trying to keep an underhook but Graves manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Suarez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Suarez is trying to control but can't.
Suarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Graves wants to take a breather but Suarez is having none of it.
Graves tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Graves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Suarez is trying to stand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Suarez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Graves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Suarez throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moncho Graves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Suarez gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch.
Suarez taking a breather.

Graves has picked Suarez up - he's going for a ride! Graves dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Suarez trying to control here.
Suarez is looking to improve his position.
Graves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez is refusing to be controlled, as Graves sits in half guard.
Suarez pushes Graves off looking to stand but Graves dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suarez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graves is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Graves connects with a nice short shot to Suarez's temple.
Suarez tries to kick Graves off but Graves keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Suarez trying to control but Graves postures up.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Graves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suarez is concentrating on defense, preventing Graves from advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Graves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moncho Graves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Graves decides to return to a standing position.
Suarez misses with a head kick.
Graves steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Suarez.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Graves turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Graves stands up.

Graves has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Graves lands a takedown into guard.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet but Graves passes into half guard.

Graves is looking to take a break and control but Suarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suarez is trying to stand.
Graves throwing shots but Suarez is blocking nicely.
Suarez misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Suarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Graves pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Graves wants to work for an arm triangle but Suarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Suarez taking some punishment here, with Graves in his half guard.
Graves is stalling here. Suarez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Graves seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Suarez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Graves can't do much from the bottom here.
Graves tries to buck Suarez off but Suarez is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moncho Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Graves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Suarez throws Graves to one side and escapes!

Oooooh!!! Graves has knocked Suarez down with a huge combo! Graves steps away and waves a wobbly Suarez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Suarez is rocked!

It looks like Damion Suarez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Graves darts in and clinches Suarez up against the cage.

Graves has Suarez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Graves pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Suarez tumbling to the mat - Graves dives into Suarez's guard.
Suarez is looking to stand back up but Graves counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Suarez.

Graves moves nicely into side control.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Suarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Graves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control but Graves postures up.
Suarez tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Graves easily slips into full mount!
Suarez tries to hold on but Graves postures up.
Graves controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Graves avoids the attempt from Suarez to control.
Graves content just to control the position here.
Suarez tries to hold on but Graves pushes him away.
Graves with a couple of short strikes.
Graves controlling from mount.
Graves tries to control but Suarez wriggling away.
Suarez tries to hold on but Graves pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves looking to control but Suarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Graves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Graves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Suarez is squirming around, avoiding Graves's attempts to control the action.
Graves landing shots from mount.
Oh Suarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves tries to control but Suarez wriggling away.
Suarez seems to have got his legs back now.

Graves has control of Suarez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Suarez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Suarez wants to hold on but Graves pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves looking to control but Suarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suarez is trying to stand but he's just given Graves his back.
Suarez prevents Graves from getting a body triangle.
Graves throwing sloppy strikes.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Graves controlling from the back.
Graves not allowing Suarez to control his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moncho Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moncho Graves!