PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huff Puff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Puff
vs
Graham

150 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huff Puff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Graham!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puff misses with a body shot.
Puff misses with a left hand
enabling Graham to counter with a crisp jab.
Puff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puff misses with a series of wild punches.
Graham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graham throws a right and a left that Puff avoids nicely.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puff.
Graham moves out of range as Puff strikes.
A slow jab from Puff misses its intended target.
Graham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graham throws a right and a left that Puff avoids nicely.
Graham misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puff, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puff.
Graham slips under a jab.

Puff gets the takedown into side control.
Graham is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Puff sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Graham is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Graham takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Puff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Graham to see if he's OK.

Graham explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Puff misses with a body shot.
Jordan Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puff. Puff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Puff persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.

Puff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puff is trying to ground and pound but Graham uses the momentary lack of control by Puff to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graham's head.
Puff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Graham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Puff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Puff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Graham has hold of Puff's hands but Puff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Puff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puff slips a nice elbow through Graham's hands, connecting with Graham's forehead.
Puff looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Puff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Graham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is looking to escape.
Puff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graham's head.
Puff wants to take a breather but Graham is having none of it.
Puff trying to mount his opponent but Graham defends it.
Graham pushes Puff off looking to stand but Puff dives back in and keeps control.
Puff is keen to just control but Graham is a slippery customer.
Puff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Puff.
Puff wants to control but Graham is keeping him busy.
Puff has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Graham is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Puff there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Puff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Graham is in a horrible position here. Puff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Graham is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puff working Graham over with strikes here.
Graham is still in real trouble! Can Puff finish him?
Puff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Graham's face.
Puff controlling the pace for now.
Puff 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.

Puff with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puff with a couple of short strikes.
Puff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graham?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huff Puff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Graham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Puff to counter with a crisp jab.
Puff throws a series of punches but Graham moves out of range.
Graham throws a right and a left that Puff avoids nicely.
Puff misses with a hook.
Graham throws a nice looking combination but Puff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graham throws a nice looking combination but Puff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graham ducks under a wild hook from Puff.
Puff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham swinging wildly here.
Puff misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
Puff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graham seems to have recovered his senses.
Huff Puff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Puff feints and as Graham raises his hands in defense, Puff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Puff throws a big elbow that misses.
Puff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graham is keeping the position for now.
Puff landing some decent shots from guard.
Graham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puff passes Graham's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Graham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graham is trying to stand back up but Puff is controlling him
Puff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puff prevents Graham from standing back up.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Puff is nestled in close to Graham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Graham tries to kick Puff off but Puff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puff working Graham over with strikes.
Puff is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puff thows a huge punch but Graham dodges it nicely.
Puff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puff controlling the action here.

Puff is looking for a kimura here.
Puff wants to take a breather but Graham is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Puff is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Puff.
Puff throwing shots but Graham is blocking nicely.
Puff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Graham is not content to let Puff control the position.
Puff lands with a punch from half guard.
Puff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graham is trying to stand.

Puff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Graham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Puff.
Huff Puff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puff trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puff postures up in Graham's guard and throws a big left but Graham blocks it.
Puff stops Graham from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huff Puff dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Graham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Graham throws a good cross that connects.
Puff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graham thuds his right hand into Puff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Graham misses with a body shot.

Puff shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Graham wants to get back to his feet.

Graham kicks off Puff and gets to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Graham.
Puff misses with an uppercut
and Graham counters with a left and a right that stings Puff.
Graham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Puff with that takedown attempt.
Graham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham throws a nice looking combination but Puff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puff misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puff misses with a straight right.
Graham shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Puff eats them both and turns towards Graham to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Puff misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
Jordan Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham clobbers Puff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puff tries to bum rush Graham with a series of wild strikes but Graham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puff circles away quickly and effectively.
Graham moves out of range of the strikes.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
Puff moves out of range of the strikes.
Graham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puff just misses with a punch to the body.
Puff misses with a looping left.
Graham defending well as Puff loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Graham.
Graham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puff.
Puff misses with a combination
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Puff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Graham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Puff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Huff Puff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Puff controlling his opponent.
Graham tries to buck Puff off but he can't manage it.
Puff controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Huff Puff wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Graham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puff misses the shot to the body.
Puff misses with a jab to the body
and Graham counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puff punishes Graham's body with a nice straight punch.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graham's corner calls for a 1-2. Graham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Puff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graham.
Jordan Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puff throws a big shot that misses.

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 Huff Puff.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puff, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huff Puff!