PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raffaele Cutolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Grayson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cutolo
vs
Grayson

160 cm
26
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raffaele Cutolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutolo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Grayson.
Cutolo ducks under a wild hook from Grayson.
Cutolo is looking to counter punch.
Cutolo slips under a jab from Grayson.
Cutolo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grayson scores with the left hand. Cutolo knows he should have avoided that one.
Grayson scores with a jab to the body.
Cutolo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grayson throws a series of punches but Cutolo moves out of range.
As Grayson looks to move away, Cutolo throws a big counter combo but Grayson just gets out of the way.
Cutolo takes one to the chin there.
Cutolo moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Cutolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grayson with a jab.
Cutolo avoids the body shot from Grayson.
It looked like Cutolo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutolo staying out of range there.
It looked like Cutolo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cutolo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grayson looks to land a combination but Cutolo avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson scores with a nice head shot.
Grayson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cutolo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grayson cracks Cutolo with a good jab.
Grayson lands a jab.
Grayson lands a jab.
Cutolo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cutolo slips a straight right by Grayson.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Nice straight punches there by Grayson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grayson.
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Cutolo is out of range.
Grayson scores with a punch to the head.
Cutolo slips a jab from Grayson.
Cutolo is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cutolo counters with a left and a right that stings Grayson.
Grayson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cutolo is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Grayson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grayson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cutolo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
Grayson swinging wildly here.
Grayson connects with a body shot.
Grayson looks to land a left hand but Cutolo moved out of range nicely.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutolo manages to avoid it.
Cutolo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cutolo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grayson scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a right hand
enabling Cutolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Cutolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cutolo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grayson lands a nice shot that snaps Cutolo's head back.
Richard Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson thuds his right hand into Cutolo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab by Grayson.
Grayson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cutolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been informed that Grayson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Grayson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cutolo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cutolo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cutolo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Cutolo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo slips a straight right by Grayson.
Cutolo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grayson clobbers Cutolo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grayson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Cutolo wants to clinch but Grayson slips to the side
and Grayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cutolo.
A little feinted left hand from Cutolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cutolo slips under a jab.
Grayson misses the jab.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
Cutolo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cutolo moves in looking to clinch but Grayson pushes him off.
Cutolo slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Grayson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cutolo tries to clinch up.
Grayson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grayson lunges at Cutolo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cutolo's hand.
Grayson misses with an uppercut
and Cutolo counters with a nice body shot.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
Cutolo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Grayson.
Grayson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grayson throws an overhand right that lands on Cutolo's shoulder, as Cutolo tries to avoid the shot.
Cutolo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutolo slips under a jab from Grayson.
Cutolo wants to clinch up but Grayson keeps it at a distance.

Cutolo has closed the distance and engaged Grayson in a clinch.
Grayson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grayson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutolo tries to work over Grayson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cutolo misses with a punch to the body.
Cutolo misses with the head strike.
Cutolo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graysons head.
Cutolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cutolo tries a body shot but Grayson blocks it.
Cutolo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grayson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cutolo has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
Grayson takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Cutolo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short left from Cutolo.
Cutolo working aggressively here.
Cutolo lands a hook to the side of the head.

Grayson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Grayson.
Grayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cutolo.
Cutolo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cutolo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grayson.
Cutolo walks into a straight right hand from Grayson.
Grayson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cutolo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richard Grayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grayson throws a lazy right hand but Cutolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Cutolo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cutolo.
Grayson misses with a hook
and Grayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson takes a swing at Cutolo's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cutolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grayson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cutolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Grayson.
Cutolo misses with an uppercut.
Grayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cutolo counters with a straight right hand.
Cutolo throws a hook to the side of Grayson's head but Grayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cutolo is looking to clinch but Grayson is avoiding it.
Grayson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cutolo's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grayson.
Grayson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cutolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a series of punches but Cutolo avoids them all with ease.
Cutolo throwing a counter right hand but Grayson manages to avoid it.
Grayson cracks Cutolo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson looks to land a left hand but Cutolo moved out of range nicely.
Grayson throws out a loose jab but Cutolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Cutolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cutolo slips a straight right by Grayson.

Grayson gets tackled into the cage by Cutolo. Cutolo maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cutolo.
Cutolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cutolo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cutolo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
Still in the clinch, Cutolo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raffaele Cutolo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cutolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayson.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Richard Grayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Grayson missing with a left hand there. Cutolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grayson misses with a hook
and Cutolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayson misses with a hook
and Cutolo counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Grayson.

Grayson tries to keep at a distance but Cutolo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cutolo misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson blocking some punches.
Cutolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Cutolo.
Cutolo scores with a shot to the side of Grayson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson tries to circle away but Cutolo has him pinned against the cage.
Grayson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
Cutolo misses with some punches.
Cutolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grayson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cutolo has double underhooks.
Cutolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cutolo.
Cutolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grayson blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo misses with some punches.
Cutolo throws a head punch that misses.
Cutolo working aggressively here.
Cutolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grayson working hard to break the clinch.

Grayson breaks the clinch.
Cutolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cutolo.

Grayson gets tackled into the cage by Cutolo. Cutolo maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Richard Grayson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
Cutolo cracks Grayson with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
Cutolo tries to work over Grayson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cutolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cutolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cutolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cutolo misses with some punches.
Grayson wants to break free but Cutolo has control.
Cutolo lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Raffaele Cutolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cutolo working aggressively here.
Cutolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cutolo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cutolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cutolo tries to work over Grayson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cutolo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Grayson breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Cutolo is out of range.
Cutolo throwing a counter right hand but Grayson manages to avoid it.
Grayson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cutolo should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raffaele Cutolo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grayson 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Grayson!
Richard Grayson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Soylent Green for their support in the buildup to the fight.