PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Graham (ranked 6187 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anol Povetkin (ranked 4576 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Graham has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Graham
vs
Povetkin

201 cm
19
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anol Povetkin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Povetkin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Povetkin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Povetkin working the ground and pound but Graham is defending the strikes.
Povetkin cracks Graham with a big right hand but Graham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Povetkin trying to control the action but Graham is working from the bottom.
Graham is working to avoid the ground and pound but Povetkin connects with a decent elbow.
Povetkin is chipping away with strikes.
Graham on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Povetkin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Graham takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Povetkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graham keeps working.
Povetkin working the ground and pound.
Povetkin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Povetkin dominating with strikes here.

Graham is rocked!

It looks like Shane Graham has been cut.
Povetkin softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Graham is out cold! Povetkin jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anol Povetkin!