PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Griggs (ranked 2899 p4p, 4072 weight class) and Alex Pereira (ranked 368 p4p, 483 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pereira's choice of entrance music: 50 Cent - Many Man. Frankie Griggs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Griggs
vs
Pereira

185 cm
27
177
15 - 15 - 0

195 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick by Pereira misses

and Griggs counters with a series of strikes that sends Pereira to the canvas! Griggs follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griggs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Griggs is pushing down on Pereira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pereira is fighting to maintain full guard but Griggs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pereira gets full guard.
Griggs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Griggs works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs stalling.
Griggs continues to stall.

Griggs decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Pereira tries to score with a low kick but Griggs moves his leg out of the way.

Nice combo by Griggs! Oh, that's hurt him - Pereira falls to the canvas and Griggs follows him into side control.

Pereira is rocked!
Griggs has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pereira!
Pereira is still in real trouble! Can Griggs finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Griggs looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Griggs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Griggs loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pereira scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Griggs land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Griggs stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Griggs!
Alex Pereira spoke after the fight, saying 'It was honor to fight against Frankie,he was better man tonight and I will comeback stronger than ever.'.