PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 2463 p4p, 1695 weight class) and Frankie Griggs (ranked 352 p4p, 253 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by King of New York, Fun luvin Criminals . Griggs has chosen LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bateman
vs
Griggs

183 cm
22
176
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
177
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Hot Spunk

🚫 PROHIBITED 🚫

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Griggs. No joy for Bateman on that attempt.
Bateman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Some bone on bone action there as Griggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griggs scores with the left hand. Bateman knows he should have avoided that one.
Griggs leaves Bateman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Griggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griggs scores with the left hand. Bateman knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs throws a right hand that misses

and Bateman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griggs's guard.

Griggs pushes Bateman off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman catches Griggs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
Bateman attempts a counter takedown but Griggs avoids it well and moves away.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bateman.
Griggs lands a nice hook to Bateman's body. Bateman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bateman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Bateman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bateman throws an overhand right that lands on Griggs's shoulder, as Griggs tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a poor cross that misses
and Griggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bateman takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Bateman throws a leg kick but Griggs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griggs throws out a counter right but Bateman avoids it with no problem.
Griggs scores with a punch to the head.
Griggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Bateman.
Griggs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griggs throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bateman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griggs's guard.
Bateman won't allow Griggs to get back to his feet.

Griggs has his feet on Bateman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs misses with a hook to the body

and Bateman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Griggs keeps moving.
Bateman prevents Griggs from getting back to his feet.
Griggs is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griggs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bateman postures up and lands a big shot to Griggs's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bateman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griggs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bateman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bateman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bateman works over Griggs with some ground and pound from guard.
Griggs wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bateman manages to pass to side control.
Bateman slips a nice elbow through Griggs's hands, connecting with Griggs's forehead.
Griggs is trying to stand up here but Bateman is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griggs has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bateman is on him like a limpet, forcing Griggs back against the cage.

Griggs manages to break the clinch.
Frankie Griggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griggs lands an overhand right.
Griggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Bateman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griggs throws a jab when Bateman was well out of range.
Bateman with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Griggs counter with a right hand.
A big left from Griggs misses.
Bateman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Griggs checks a leg kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Griggs misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Griggs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bateman shoots in for a takedown but Griggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Griggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Griggs throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bateman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Griggs has one foot on Bateman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Frankie Griggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Griggs misses.
Bateman misses with a low kick.
Griggs throws a right hand that misses

and Bateman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Griggs pushes Bateman off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Bateman finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griggs.
Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Griggs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bateman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bateman.
Griggs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bateman postures up in Griggs's guard and throws a big left but Griggs blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bateman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bateman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Griggs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bateman is controlling him.
Bateman throws a big right hand that misses.
Bateman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Griggs wants to get back to his feet but Bateman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a big elbow that misses.
Bateman throws a big right hand that misses.
Bateman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bateman postures up in Griggs's guard and throws a big left but Griggs blocks it.
Bateman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bateman scoring with some ground and pound.

Griggs pushes Bateman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bateman shoots for a takedown but Griggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griggs swinging wildly here.
Bateman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Griggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
Bateman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griggs sprawls and moves away.
Bateman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bateman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griggs is out of range.
Bateman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bateman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bateman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs misses with a hook. Bateman ducked under it nicely.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
Griggs feints a jab promting Bateman to slip. Griggs then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bateman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bateman ducks right into an uppercut from Griggs.

Bateman is rocked!
Griggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bateman circles away quickly and effectively.
Griggs falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bateman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Griggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Griggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Griggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Bateman moved out of range.
Griggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Griggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs misses with a double jab

and Bateman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bateman jumps guard but Griggs stands there with Bateman around his waist. Bateman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs tries to break free but Bateman pushes him back against the cage.
Griggs has had enough of the clinch but Bateman keeps him there for the moment.
Bateman tries to pull guard but Griggs won't allow it.
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Griggs tries to break free but Bateman pushes him back against the cage.
Griggs wants to break free but Bateman has control.
Griggs wants to break free but Bateman has control.
Griggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bateman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griggs prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Bateman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Griggs enables Bateman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Griggs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bateman slips nicely into half guard.
Griggs looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bateman connects with a nice short shot to Griggs's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Griggs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bateman lands with a punch from half guard.
Griggs felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Griggs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bateman.
Griggs tries to kick Bateman off but Bateman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bateman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bateman works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Griggs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs is bucking up trying to escape but Bateman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Griggs is rocked!
Griggs squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Griggs is still in real trouble! Can Bateman finish him?
Bateman postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Griggs is out cold - huge knockout for Bateman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Bateman!
A victorious Patrick Bateman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Frankie Griggs was interviewed post fight and said 'It'll be back to the drawing board. This isn't the end. Everytime I lose I only come back the next fight much stronger.'.