|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Grachev (ranked 1245 p4p, 933 weight class) and Jacob White (ranked 182 p4p, 135 weight class). Jacob White is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
26
165
5 - 2 - 0 |
|
177 cm
28
155
15 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a body kick.
White circles away from the clinch attempt
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grachev throws a lazy uppercut
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for White.
Grachev is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White throws a counter combo.
Grachev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grachev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Grachev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grachev moves into range and clinches up with White.
Grachev is trying to break free.
Grachev has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Grachev lands with a right to the head.
Grachev misses with a punch on the inside.
Grachev misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grachev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grachev misses with a hook to the ribs.
White throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to Grachev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
Grachev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Grachev tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Grachev back against the cage.
White is trying to stall.
Grachev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
Grachev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grachev lands with a short shot to the head.
Grachev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grachev works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Grachev.
Grachev is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grachev misses with some punches.
White blocks an uppercut.
Grachev working aggressively here.
Grachev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grachev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grachev tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Grachev - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev misses with some punches.
Grachev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grachev tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Grachev back against the cage.
Grachev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands an elbow inside.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grachev is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Grachev into the cage.
White blocking some punches.
Grachev leaning against his opponent.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grachev up against the cage.
Grachev misses with a hook to the ribs.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Grachev.
Grachev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grachev up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Grachev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Grachev misses with some punches.
White lands a damaging elbow.
Grachev is trying to stall.
White blocking some punches.
White lands an elbow just above Grachev 's eye.
Good body shot from White.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grachev misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacob White will probably get the nod.
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.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Grachev tries to clinch but White moves away
letting White counter with a right hand.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grachev ducks under a wild hook from White.
Grachev throws a head kick that misses.
Grachev ducks under a wild hook from White.
Grachev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grachev takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White lands with a hook. Grachev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grachev staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
Grachev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White jabs Grachev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grachev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev misses with a jab to the body
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Grachev throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachev throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Grachev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grachev misses with a straight left.
Grachev is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Grachev scores with a jab.
Grachev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jacob White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grachev misses with a body kick.
Grachev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White slips a jab from Grachev.
Grachev lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
White throws a nice looking combination but Grachev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a hook but Grachev blocks it.
Grachev swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grachev tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
White fakes the leg kick and cracks Grachev in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Grachev off the cage and back into range.
Grachev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Grachev misses with a left hand
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White moves out of range as Grachev throws a body kick.
White flicks out a counter leg kick but Grachev steps away.
White misses with a head kick.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White jabs Grachev right on the nose. Grachev blinks but takes it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grachev.
Grachev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grachev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Grachev lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
White has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grachev clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grachev's brow.
Grachev avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Grachev misses with the head strike.
White lands a left hand.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
White controlling the action here for a moment.
White has Grachev pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on White's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grachev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White lands an elbow that stopped Grachev in his tracks for a moment.
Grachev avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Grachev throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grachev tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grachev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White tries to work over Grachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grachev can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grachev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands a shot to the body.
Grachev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Grachev won't allow it.
Grachev has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White blocks a body shot from Grachev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grachev digs a good hook to White's body.
Grachev misses with a kick to the body.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grachev.
White misses with a wild combination.
Grachev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Grachev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grachev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grachev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grachev throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Grachev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grachev. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grachev has White up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Grachev controls the action.
Grachev manages to break the clinch.
Grachev avoids a kick to the body.
White stalks Grachev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grachev's face. Grachev staggers backwards, shaken.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from White - that will leave a mark!
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grachev.
Grachev ducks under a wild hook from White.
Grachev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grachev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grachev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grachev lands a jab to the nose.
Grachev lands a right hook to the body.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Grachev.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
Grachev looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White slips under a jab from Grachev.
Grachev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grachev duly obliges.
Grachev moves out of range of the strikes.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grachev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White moves out of range as Grachev strikes.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grachev at a distance.
Grachev tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White misses with a hook. Grachev ducked under it nicely.
White throws a head kick but Grachev moves out of range.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grachev avoids the head kick by White.
A jab from White misses.
Grachev throws a big counter combination but White scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grachev moves into range and connects with a jab.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grachev on the side of the head.
White misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Grachev.
Grachev throws a big shot that misses.
Grachev scores with a jab to the body.
White loads up on a big right hand but Grachev slips the punch.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stepan Grachev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from White does no damage.
White looks to land a left hand but Grachev moved out of range nicely.
White is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Grachev as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grachev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Grachev looks to throw a body kick
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grachev's head.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White misses with a hook.
White with a jab.
Jacob White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grachev lands a head shot.
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 Stepan Grachev.
I think White 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob White!
Jacob White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
