PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carrington Byndom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Byndom
vs
Graham

178 cm
26
148 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

167 cm
24
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carrington Byndom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Graham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Byndom.
Graham wants to clinch.
Graham shoots and misses
and Byndom counters with a big head kick but Graham shrugs it off.
Byndom misses with a head kick.
Graham lands a jab to Byndom's midsection.
Graham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Byndom lands a jab to the nose.
Graham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byndom pinned against the cage. Byndom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Graham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graham tries to clinch but Byndom is having none of it.
Graham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byndom pinned against the cage. Byndom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carrington Byndom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Graham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byndom scores with a hook.
Byndom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Byndom throws out a loose jab but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byndom defends it nicely.
Graham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Byndom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Byndom.
A right-left combo lands from Byndom.
Carrington Byndom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham avoids the body shot from Byndom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a low kick but Graham avoids it.
Graham connects with a body shot.
Byndom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graham dodges the punch combination from Byndom.
Byndom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byndom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Graham fails to land the takedown.
Byndom throws a leg kick but Graham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Graham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byndom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Graham wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byndom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byndom scrambles back to his feet.
Byndom throws a leg kick that misses.
Graham checks a low kick from Byndom.
Byndom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byndom looks to score with a jab to the body but Graham is just out of range.
Byndom throws a leg kick

and Graham counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Graham manages to break the clinch.
Graham avoids a kick to the body.
Byndom jabs Graham right on the nose. Graham blinks but takes it well.
A head kick by Byndom misses
and Graham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carrington Byndom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byndom is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Byndom is predictable there
and Graham counters with a series of strikes. Byndom will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byndom.
Byndom misses the body punch

and Graham counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Byndom is looking to break free of the clinch but Graham has double underhooks.
Byndom working hard to break the clinch.

Graham ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Graham no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Graham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham has a closed guard, preventing Byndom from standing up.

Byndom is posturing up here but Graham has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Byndom tries to roll out but it's too tight and Byndom has to tap! Slick submission there by Graham!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Graham!
Marcus Graham very nearly forgot to thank Kobra Clothing Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.