PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Graba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sully Griffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graba comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre - The Next Episode. Sully Griffen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Graba's chin.

Graba
vs
Griffen

180 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Graba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sully Griffen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Griffen. Beautiful body shot.

Graba scores a takedown into full mount!
Graba prevents Griffen from getting the reversal.
Graba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Graba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Graba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Graba blocks Griffen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffen working to try and regain half guard.
Griffen tries to hold on but Graba pushes him away.
Graba tries to control but Griffen wriggling away.
Graba sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Griffen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Graba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Griffen is looking to improve his position but Graba isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Graba looking to finish with strikes here!
Griffen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Graba working the ground and pound effectively.
Griffen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Griffen tries to get to full guard but Graba has control of the leg.
Graba is nestled in close to Griffen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Griffen is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Griffen is pressing down on Graba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graba.
Griffen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffen tries to strike from the bottom.
Graba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Griffen is proving hard to escape from.
Graba is breathing heavily.
Graba stopping the sweep attempt from Griffen.
Graba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graba.
Griffen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graba.
Griffen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffen lands with a right hand.
Griffen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Griffen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Griffen - just one landing.
Griffen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Graba is rocked!
Griffen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Graba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffen rushes Graba with punches - Graba moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Graba goes down! Griffen follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sully Griffen!