PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Honcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pastor Troy - Who Ya Gonna Call. Honcho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 30 Seconds to Mars- Battle of One. Mike Honcho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Graves's chin.

Graves
vs
Honcho

185 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

181 cm
24
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear

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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Honcho!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honcho.
Graves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Honcho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honcho misses the jab.
Honcho scores with a push kick.

Graves clinches with his opponent.
Graves has Honcho pressed against the cage, preventing Honcho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Honcho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honcho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Honcho.
A chopping leg kick lands by Honcho.
Graves's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Graves duly obliges.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Honcho counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like James Graves has been cut.
No joy there for Graves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Honcho misses.
Honcho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
Honcho slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Honcho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Graves defending well as Honcho loads up on a big left hand.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Honcho throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honcho throws a head kick that misses.
Honcho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honcho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honcho misses with a double jab

and Graves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Honcho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Graves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honcho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Honcho's shoulder, as Honcho tries to avoid the shot.
Honcho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Honcho misses.
Graves throws a combination. Honcho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Honcho, right into the meat.
Graves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Honcho counters with a three punch combo that has Graves backing up. Graves nods at Honcho to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Honcho misses its intended target.
Graves throws a nice looking combination but Honcho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves lands a really nice looking cross but Honcho seems unphased.
Honcho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Honcho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Honcho throws a front kick aimed at Graves's knee but Graves avoids it well.
Honcho misses with a wild body shot.
Graves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Honcho throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honcho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graves checks it well.
Graves lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Honcho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honcho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Graves gets a clinch.
Honcho wants to get back to striking at distance but Graves won't allow it.
Graves has Honcho pressed against the cage, preventing Honcho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves stops a takedown attempt from Honcho.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves lands a left hand.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Graves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Honcho prevents it.
Honcho tries to break free but Graves pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.

Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Graves.

Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Honcho is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Honcho's head.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves prevents Honcho from breaking the clinch.
Graves keeps control of Honcho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Honcho wants to get back to striking at distance but Graves won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.

Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves stalks Honcho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Honcho's face. Honcho staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graves looks to land a combination. Honcho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Honcho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Honcho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Graves's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Graves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Honcho throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Honcho.
Honcho throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Honcho circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Honcho misses with a straight right.
Graves avoids the body shot from Honcho.
Honcho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves throws a right and a left that Honcho avoids nicely.
Honcho falls off balance throwing a combination

and Graves counters by moving into the clinch.

Graves gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Honcho regains guard.
Honcho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graves postures up in Honcho's guard and throws a big left but Honcho blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Graves postures up and lands a big shot to Honcho's brow.
Honcho keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Graves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Honcho wants to stand up but Graves is controlling him.
Graves postures up and lands a big shot to Honcho's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Graves throws a strike but Honcho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Honcho looking to sit in guard and control but Graves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graves is working Honcho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves sitting in guard here, content to control.
Graves cracks Honcho with a solid left hand.
Graves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honcho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Honcho keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.

Honcho pushes Graves off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Graves drives through and clinches with Honcho against the cage.
Honcho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Honcho working hard to break the clinch.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Graves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Honcho's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.

Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Honcho counters with a three punch combo that has Graves backing up. Graves nods at Honcho to acknowledge the strikes.
Graves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Graves cracks Honcho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honcho ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Honcho misses with a low kick.
Graves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Graves clinches.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Honchos head.

Honcho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Graves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Honcho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Honcho can't break the clinch.

Honcho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike Honcho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Honcho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graves checks it well.
Honcho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honcho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graves scores with a one two! Honcho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps Honcho's head back.
Honcho swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Honcho misses with a straight right.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honcho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Graves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honcho circles away quickly and effectively.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Honcho misses with a leg kick.
Graves lands a with a good body shot.
Honcho dodges the punch combination from Graves.

Graves clinches up against the cage.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Honcho backwards.
Honcho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graves has Honcho pressed against the cage, preventing Honcho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Honcho takes a shot to the head.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honcho is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Honcho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Honcho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honcho tries a low kick but Graves avoids it.

Graves clinches up against the cage.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Honcho.

Graves gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Graves is trying to control. Honcho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Honcho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graves.
Honcho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Graves.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves looking to sit in guard and control but Honcho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Graves has his foot on Honcho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honcho works his way back into a safe position though.
Mike Honcho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Graves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Honcho wants to stand but Graves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graves steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Honcho. That one must have hurt.
Graves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Honcho.
Graves moves away from the strike by Honcho.
James Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Honcho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honcho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Honcho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick from Honcho is predictable there
and Graves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left and a right from Graves both land. Nice combination.
Graves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Graves checks a leg kick.
Honcho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honcho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

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