PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Yolpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Gradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yolpan
vs
Gradford

220 cm
25
281 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Yolpan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cam Gradford!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yolpan lands a lovely overhand right.
Gradford fails with the takedown.

Yolpan moves into range and clinches up with Gradford.
Gradford can't find room to land a body shot as Yolpan controls the action.
Yolpan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gradford misses with a knee strike.
Yolpan keeps control of Gradford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gradford wants to get back to striking at distance but Yolpan won't allow it.
Gradford blocks an uppercut.
Gradford tries to pull guard but Yolpan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yolpan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yolpan misses with a punch to the body.
Yolpan lands a body shot.
Gradford looks winded!
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!
Gradford has had enough of the clinch but Yolpan keeps him there for the moment.
Yolpan tries to work over Gradford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yolpan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gradford prevents a body shot from Yolpan.
Gradford drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yolpan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robert Yolpan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Gradford.

Yolpan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yolpan misses with a series of wild punches.
Yolpan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cam Gradford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yolpan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gradford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Yolpan.

Yolpan rushes Gradford and presses him up against the cage.
Yolpan tries to work over Gradford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Yolpan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yolpan lands with a light punch inside.
Yolpan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yolpan lands with a right to the head.

Yolpan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yolpan misses with a wild combination.
Yolpan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yolpan misses with the combination.
Yolpan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yolpan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gradford circles away quickly and effectively.
Gradford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gradford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yolpan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yolpan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gradford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Yolpan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yolpan misses with a wild combination.
Gradford ducks under a wild hook from Yolpan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Yolpan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gradford misses with a kick to the body.
Gradford throws a wild body kick that Yolpan sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yolpan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gradford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robert Yolpan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yolpan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gradford was well out of range. Poor timing from Yolpan.
Yolpan is looking to wear down Gradford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yolpan avoids the head kick by Gradford.
Yolpan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yolpan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gradford was well out of range. Poor timing from Yolpan.

Yolpan clinches up against the cage.
Yolpan lands a body punch.
Yolpan can't find room to land a body shot as Gradford controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gradford is looking to break free of the clinch but Yolpan has double underhooks.
Yolpan presses Gradford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Yolpan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yolpan throws a hook but Gradford avoids it easily.
Yolpan tries to clinch up but Gradford circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Yolpan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gradford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yolpan misses with a series of wild punches.
Yolpan misses with a wild combination.
Gradford fails with a takedown attempt.
Yolpan is looking to clinch but Gradford is avoiding it.
Yolpan leaves Gradford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Robert Yolpan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Gradford.
Gradford shoots in looking for a takedown. Yolpan tries to sprawl out of it but Gradford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yolpan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gradford slips under a jab from Yolpan.

Yolpan has Gradford up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yolpan as Gradford tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from Yolpan.
Yolpan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gradford backwards.
Gradford is breathing heavily.

Yolpan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yolpan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Yolpan moves into range and clinches up with Gradford.
Robert Yolpan has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Yolpan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Yolpan misses.
Gradford is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yolpan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gradford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gradford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gradford dodges the punch combination from Yolpan.

Yolpan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yolpan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gradford backwards.
Gradford has had enough of the clinch but Yolpan keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Yolpan on the inside.
Yolpan lands a left hand.
Yolpan lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Yolpan.
Yolpan working some nice short punches in the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yolpan throws a right hand that Gradford ducks under and follows up with a left that Gradford also avoids with ease.
Yolpan connects with a body shot.
Robert Yolpan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yolpan throws a series of punches but Gradford avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Yolpan does no damage.
Gradford avoids the body shot from Yolpan.
Yolpan misses with a two punch combination.
Yolpan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gradford throws the kick towards the body but Yolpan avoids it.
Gradford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yolpan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gradford circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gradford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yolpan circles away.
Yolpan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gradford can do to turn this around?

Yolpan rushes Gradford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gradford wants to take the fight to the mat but Yolpan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yolpan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Yolpan.

Yolpan manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Yolpan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Gradford.
Yolpan throws a right and a left that Gradford avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yolpan. Gradford does a little dance to reset his feet.

Yolpan moves into the clinch.
Yolpan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gradford backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Yolpan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Gradford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yolpan fails to land with a series of punches.
Yolpan misses with a looping right.
Gradford tries to clinch but Yolpan moves out of range.

Yolpan moves into the clinch.

Yolpan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gradford swats away the attempt to clinch by Yolpan.

Yolpan has managed to clinch.
Gradford tries to work over Yolpan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Yolpan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gradford is trying to stall.
Yolpan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gradford tries to break the clinch but Yolpan is controlling the position.
Yolpan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yolpan.
Gradford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yolpan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Gradford is rocked!
Yolpan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gradford! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Yolpan is unloading with more strikes now! Gradford drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Yolpan!
A very excited looking Robert Yolpan 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.