PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graves
vs
Buxton

158 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfred Buxton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buxton moves into the clinch successfully.
Buxton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Graves.
Graves really is a fat lump.
Buxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Graves avoids the damage to the body.
Graves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Buxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves wants to stall.
Buxton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buxton tries a knee to the head but Graves blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buxton up against the cage.
Buxton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Buxton manages to break the clinch.
Alfred Buxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buxton forces Graves back against the cage and clinches.
Buxton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
Buxton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Graves.
Graves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buxton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Graves is defending well.
Graves goes for a takedown attempt but Buxton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Graves instigates a clinch.
Buxton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buxton is pushing Graves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Buxton looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graves misses with a knee to the head.
Buxton tries to land a knee to the head but Graves blocks with his arms.
Graves has Buxton pressed against the cage.
Graves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Buxton up against the cage.
Buxton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buxton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Graves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buxton misses with a knee to the head.
Graves holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton tries for a takedown but Graves manages to get underhooks.
Graves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Buxton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Buxton has Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
Buxton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Graves controlling the action here for a moment.
Graves has Buxton pressed against the cage.
Buxton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graves's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Buxton jumps guard but Graves turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Graves is trying to maintain a safe position but Buxton gets an underhook and turns Graves into the cage.
Buxton being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Graves.

Buxton closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.
Buxton tries a knee to the head but Graves blocks it.
Buxton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Graves just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves tries to pull guard but Buxton holds him up against the cage and eventually Graves drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Graves to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfred Buxton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buxton moves into the clinch.

Graves pulls guard.
Buxton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Graves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buxton defends it easily.
Graves trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Graves striking off his back but it's not causing Buxton any problems.
Graves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Buxton wanted to stand there but Graves had control of the position.
Buxton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graves swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graves is working hard here to advance position.
Buxton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Buxton shoots in but no luck this time.
Buxton is breathing heavily.
Graves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Buxton has Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves just leaning against Buxton, taking a breather.
Buxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Graves avoids the damage to the body.
Graves stalling.
Graves effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxton scores with a knee to the head.
Buxton fails to pull guard.
Buxton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Graves is struggling to control the position.

Buxton drags the fight down to the ground.
Buxton controls Graves momentarily but Graves frees himself.
Graves cracks Buxton with a solid left hand.
Graves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buxton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buxton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buxton has a closed guard, preventing Graves from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer.
Buxton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buxton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Buxton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves throwing strikes but missing.
Buxton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buxton has a closed guard, preventing Graves from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Buxton moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Graves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buxton's brow.
Buxton with a knee to the head.
Graves stalls.
Graves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Graves managing to block the knees to the body from Buxton.
Buxton looking to throw knees to the head but Graves is blocking nicely.
Buxton being controlled against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buxton tries a knee to the head but Graves blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alfred Buxton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Graves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Graves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buxton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
Buxton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Graves to keep the fight standing.
Buxton throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buxton misses with a knee strike.
Buxton misses with a knee strike.

Graves is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Buxton can't fight it off and eventually Graves manages to take the fight to the floor. Buxton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buxton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buxton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graves won't allow Buxton to sweep him here.
Buxton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Graves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Graves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graves tries to stand but Buxton is controlling from the bottom.
Graves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Graves has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Graves wants to stand but Buxton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Graves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buxton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Graves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Graves throws a big elbow that misses.
Graves is looking to work some ground and pound but Buxton has wrist control.
Mario Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buxton has a closed guard, preventing Graves from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Buxton closes the distance and clinches.
Buxton misses with a knee to the head.
Buxton letting Graves take a breather here.
Buxton misses with a knee to the head.
Graves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buxton smiles and moves away.

Buxton clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graves stalling in the clinch.
Buxton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Graves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Graves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buxton being controlled against the cage.
Buxton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Buxton up against the cage.
Buxton tries a knee to the head but Graves blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buxton missing with knees to the body.
Buxton letting Graves take a breather here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Graves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buxton prevents it.
Buxton looking to throw knees to the head but Graves is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buxton working hard to break the clinch.
Graves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mario Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alfred Buxton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Graves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

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 Mario Graves.
I think Buxton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfred Buxton!