PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Torey Graves (ranked 6105 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lee (ranked 5327 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Graves
vs
Lee

184 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torey Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Lee!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Graves, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Graves against the cage but Graves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graves went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Graves.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Ryan Lee has been cut.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves is trying to stall.
Graves is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee pulls Graves into guard.
Graves is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graves.
Lee is pulling down on Graves's head. It's preventing any offense from Graves, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Graves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Graves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Graves with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Lee working for a triangle but Graves defends it easily.

Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graves trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Graves landing with the ground and pound.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to sweep but instead, Graves has passed into half guard.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Graves is controlling him well.
Graves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee keeping control of the position.

Graves decides to stand and escape the position.
Lee misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves stalling.
Graves tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Torey Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lee.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Graves misses with a knee to the head.
Graves trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Graves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Graves pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Torey Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Graves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torey Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Lee's cut.
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.

Graves stuffs the takedown.

Graves clinches with his opponent.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Graves turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Torey Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lee.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee slips a jab from Graves.
Graves tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Graves backing up. Graves nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Lee catches Graves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Graves lands a right hand.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Graves is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graves down to the mat. Graves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Graves slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
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.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graves walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torey Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graves wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee goes for a double leg but Graves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Graves continues to drive forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
As Graves backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Graves manages to avoid it all.

Lee has Graves up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries to pull guard but Graves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lee avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves is trying to stall.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torey Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Graves prevents it.
Graves working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graves looking to stall.
Graves is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graves down to the mat. Graves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Lee forces Graves back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graves into the cage.
Graves working aggressively here.
Lee avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Graves prevents it.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?

Graves manages to break the clinch.

Lee has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torey Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
A low kick from Graves is predictable there
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves blocks a leg kick.

Lee drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Graves.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Lee letting Graves take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Graves tries to tie him up.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Graves looking to slow down the pace here.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Graves gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Graves pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee has Graves pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Graves manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torey Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lee.
Graves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Graves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Graves being controlled against the cage.
Graves misses with an elbow strike.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Torey Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Graves swinging wildly here.
Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lee digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Graves stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Torey Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee wants to stand but Graves has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Graves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Graves missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops Graves from getting back to his feet.
Graves manages to get to full guard.
Graves keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Graves manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torey Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graves is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torey Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torey Graves!
Torey Graves thanked the fans post fight for their support.