PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Granger (ranked 1077 p4p, 138 weight class) and Ryan Riggs (ranked 677 p4p, 96 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Granger
vs
Riggs

183 cm
28
226 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
36
286 lbs
22 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hot Spunk
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger misses with an uppercut. Riggs saw that one coming.
Granger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riggs punishes Granger's body with a nice straight punch.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Granger darts in and clinches Riggs up against the cage.
Granger prevents a body shot from Riggs.

Granger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Granger misses with a hook. Riggs ducked under it nicely.
Granger connects with a nice looking jab.
Riggs avoids the body shot from Granger.
Granger lands with a straight right. Riggs didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Ryan Riggs has been cut.
Granger throws a body kick that misses

and Riggs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riggs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs stops Granger from standing up.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs won't allow Granger to get back to his feet.
Riggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs stops Granger from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Granger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs postures up in Granger's guard and throws a big left but Granger blocks it.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Granger has his hands on Riggs's head, controlling the position.
Granger controls Riggs momentarily but Riggs frees himself.
Riggs chips away with some ground and pound.
Granger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Granger manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Granger lands a right hand.
Riggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Granger is leaning against Riggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Granger misses with an elbow strike.
Granger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Granger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Granger manages to break the clinch.
Granger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Granger closes the distance and pushes Riggs back into the cage.
Granger prevents the takedown attempt.

Granger breaks the clinch.
Granger throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
A slow jab from Granger misses its intended target.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Riggs moves out of range easily.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger walks into a left hand.
Granger misses with a hook.

Granger rushes Riggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Granger throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Granger is looking to counter punch.
Granger moves in looking to clinch but Riggs pushes him off.

Riggs gets a takedown into half guard.
Granger trying to control but Riggs postures up.
Granger tries to get to full guard but Riggs has control of the leg.
Granger preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger moves into full guard.
Riggs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggs prevents Granger from getting back to his feet.
Riggs lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Granger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggs pushes down on Granger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Riggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Granger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Granger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Riggs'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.

Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Riggs. That snapped Granger's head back.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Riggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Granger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Granger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riggs thinking.
Granger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Riggs moves out of range easily.
Ryan Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Riggs misses
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riggs lands with a good body shot.
Riggs's coach down at Big Apple Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Riggs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Granger has managed to clinch.

Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Granger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riggs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Riggs does it's job there.
Riggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Granger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Granger has taken the fight to the clinch.

Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Granger cracks Riggs with a good jab.
Riggs stalks Granger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Granger's face. Granger staggers backwards, shaken.
Riggs throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riggs blocks a jab.

Granger gets caught flat footed, as Riggs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Riggs is working Granger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riggs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
Granger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
Granger wants to get back to his feet but Riggs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Granger here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Riggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riggs postures up and lands a big shot to Granger's brow.
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Granger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Granger has his feet on Riggs's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Granger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggs can do to turn this around?
Riggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Granger counters with a big head kick but Riggs shrugs it off.
Frank Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Riggs.

Riggs tries to keep at a distance but Granger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Granger blocks the elbow strike.
Riggs throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Riggs.
Granger wants to get back to his feet but Riggs drags him back down.
Granger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Riggs connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Riggs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Granger wants to get back to his feet but Riggs drags him back down.
Riggs cracks Granger with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryan Riggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Granger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Granger dodges the ground and pound from Riggs.
Riggs working the strikes but Granger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Granger wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riggs is thwarting Granger's attempts to control the position.
Granger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riggs throwing shots but Granger is blocking nicely.
Riggs prevents Granger from standing back up.
Riggs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Granger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Granger wants to control but Riggs is keeping busy.
Granger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Riggs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Granger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Riggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Granger defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Granger leaves Riggs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Riggs tries to keep at a distance but Granger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riggs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Granger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riggs's elbow.
Riggs managing to block the knees to the body from Granger.

Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
Granger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Granger sprawls well. Granger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Frank Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Riggs.
Granger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Riggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger throws a head kick but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Granger's head.
Granger wants to clinch up but Riggs keeps it at a distance.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Riggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Granger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riggs misses with a hook.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Granger moves out of range.
Granger takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Riggs lands with a cross.
Frank Granger is winning the standup battle so far.
Riggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger connects with a looping right hand.
Riggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That has opened up Ryan Riggs's cut even more.
Riggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Granger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Granger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Granger. No joy for Riggs on that attempt.
Granger cracks a nice hook into Riggs's ribs.

Granger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Granger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Granger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Granger connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Granger.

Granger forces Riggs back against the cage and clinches.

Granger breaks from the clinch.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger cracks Riggs with an open hand slap.
Granger swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs fails with the takedown
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Granger jabs at Riggs's body.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Granger moves away and avoids it.
Frank Granger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Granger. Beautiful body shot.
Granger throws a head kick but Riggs moves out of range.

Riggs dives in and scores a takedown into Granger's guard.

Granger scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Granger.
Granger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riggs.
Granger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs fails with the takedown
and Granger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riggs misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Granger jabs Riggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Granger misses with a head kick.
Riggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riggs keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Granger moves into the clinch successfully.
Riggs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Granger lands a nice uppercut.
Riggs tries to circle away but Granger has him pinned against the cage.
Granger tries to work over Riggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Granger with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Granger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Granger, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Granger!
An intense looking Frank Granger took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Im so happy to work with a great team and Great manager To my Fans im back and ready for war'.