PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Graves (ranked 5502 p4p, 3785 weight class) and Rodney Atkins (ranked 546 p4p, 451 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by I Bring The Darkness.. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rodney Atkins enters the cage!

Graves
vs
Atkins

185 cm
19
174
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
177
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atkins at a distance.
Atkins drops his hands momentarily and Graves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atkins takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Graves finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Graves as he connects with a hook.
Graves blocks a head kick by Atkins.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
Graves stalks Atkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Atkins's face. Atkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Atkins's coach down at Thunder Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Atkins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atkins under the eye.
Graves scores with the left hand. Atkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves lands with an overhand left.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Atkins should have avoided that one.
Graves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Atkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graves lands a glancing blow to the side of Atkins's head.
Atkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
Atkins throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Atkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graves lands a glancing blow to the side of Atkins's head.

Graves instigates a clinch.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atkinss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves letting Atkins take a breather here.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Graves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
A short left from Atkins.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Atkins blocking some punches.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atkins avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Graves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Atkins avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atkins takes a shot to the head.
Atkins blocking some punches.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atkins wants to stall.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Graves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Atkins throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.

Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atkins or not.
A shot in the inside from Atkins.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atkins can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
A short right from Graves.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Atkins is rocked!
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Atkins controls the action.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
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!
Atkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Graves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atkins working aggressively here.
Atkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Graves misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Graves.
Graves pushes Atkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atkins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves cracks Atkins with a nice body shot.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Atkins takes a shot to the head.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graves is keeping busy.
Graves throws a big uppercut that drops Atkins! More strikes from Graves and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Atkins lies dazed against the cage as Graves celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Graves!
A very excited looking Phil Graves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.