PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 415 p4p, 807 weight class) and Gerrad Skolz (ranked 61 p4p, 105 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Graves
vs
Skolz

182 cm
30
174
16 - 9 - 0

177 cm
28
178
12 - 6 - 1

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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Graves gets the takedown into side control.
Graves wants to control but Skolz is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Graves crashes against the mat.
Graves looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Skolz is avoiding damage well.
Graves throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Skolz is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Skolz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Graves throws an elbow but Skolz slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves working the head and body with strikes.
Graves trying to control the position but Skolz is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Skolz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Skolz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Graves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Skolz is not content to let Graves control the position.
Skolz wants to get back to his feet.
Graves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skolz wants to control but Graves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Skolz is looking to escape.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Graves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skolz is trying to defend but Graves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Skolz is refusing to be controlled, as Graves sits in half guard.
Skolz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graves controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz is controlling Graves's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nice strikes from Graves there.
Skolz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Graves.
Skolz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skolz is controlling Graves's posture.
Graves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Skolz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves is stalling in the full guard.
Graves throwing strikes from guard but Skolz blocks nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skolz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Graves dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.

It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Graves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skolz lands a slapping body shot.
Skolz tries to clinch up.
Skolz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.

Graves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Skolz to the ground. Graves is now in Skolz's guard.
Skolz wants to sweep but no luck.
Skolz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Terrance Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graves landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolz is pulling down on Graves's head. It's preventing any offense from Graves, at least for the moment.
Skolz looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Graves being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Skolz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Skolz looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skolz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Skolz.
Skolz punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.

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.
Skolz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skolz slips a jab and a cross from Graves.
Skolz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves works the jab nicely.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.

Graves feints and as Skolz raises his hands in defense, Graves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Skolz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graves is one step ahead there.
Skolz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves trying to control but Skolz is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Skolz is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.
Skolz being controlled here, momentarily.
Graves is fighting to break Skolz's control of his arms but Skolz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Graves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skolz lands a two punch combo.
Gerrad Skolz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skolz is looking to land body kicks.
Skolz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Graves clinches up against the cage.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skolz misses with the head strike.
Skolz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves is trying to pull guard but Skolz has him pressed against the cage.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skolz's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skolz can do to turn this around?
Graves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skolz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skolz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skolz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Skolz breaks the clinch.
Skolz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Graves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Skolz tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skolz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skolz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Skolz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Skolz.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skolz has time to react.
Skolz throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Skolz tries to land a body kick

and Graves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Graves trying to control from half guard but Skolz is working away.
Graves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graves is nestled in close to Skolz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Graves thows a huge punch but Skolz dodges it nicely.
Graves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gerrad Skolz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skolz wants to get back to full guard.
Skolz has hold of Graves's hands but Graves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Skolz wants to get back to full guard.
Graves stalling.
Skolz is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skolz manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves trying to control but Skolz is working from the bottom.
Skolz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skolz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gerrad Skolz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skolz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skolz. That did some damage!
Skolz misses with a wild combination.

Graves pushes Skolz up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Skolz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skolz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skolz smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skolz's sensitive parts.

Graves pushes Skolz up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves fails to pull guard.
Skolz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz misses with a body punch.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skolz's elbow.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Skolz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
Skolz is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Skolz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skolz throws an off balance right hand
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves checks a low kick from Skolz.
Skolz looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Terrance Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Graves!
Our winner, Terrance Graves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.