PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gatsu Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuito Wichoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffon
vs
Wichoo

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gatsu Griffon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuito Wichoo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wichoo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wichoo duly obliges.
Wichoo jabs at Griffon's body.

Griffon closes the distance and clinches.
Griffon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wichoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Griffon.

It looks like Chuito Wichoo has been cut.
Griffon looking to throw knees to the head but Wichoo is blocking nicely.
Griffon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wichoo's face.
Griffon lands an elbow that stopped Wichoo in his tracks for a moment.
Griffon lands a knee to the body.
Griffon crunches a lovely knee into Wichoo's ribcage.
Griffon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wichoo won't want to take too many of those.
Wichoo is working for takedown but Griffon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffon lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griffon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Griffon.
Wichoo looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Griffon.
Griffon landing knees to the body.
Griffon scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffon obliges.
Griffon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wichoo won't want to take too many of those.
Griffon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wichoo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffon lands a nice knee to the body.
Wichoo managing to block the knees to the body from Griffon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wichoo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffon just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griffon.
Wichoo blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Griffon.
Griffon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffon trying to land knees to the body.
Griffon trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wichoo.
Griffon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wichoo is defending well for now.
Wichoo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Griffon walks away with a smile on his face. Wichoo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gatsu Griffon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuito Wichoo.
Wichoo feints a jab promting Griffon to slip. Wichoo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Griffon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wichoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffon.
Griffon is looking to clinch.
Griffon doesn't manage to clinch there - Wichoo circles away.
Griffon darts in trying to clinch
and Wichoo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wichoo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wichoo counters with a straight right hand.
Wichoo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wichoo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffon looks to clinch
and Wichoo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wichoo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wichoo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffon wants to clinch
and Wichoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wichoo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffon throws a head kick that misses.
Griffon tries to clinch up
and Wichoo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wichoo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Wichoo does no damage.
Griffon is looking to clinch but Wichoo is avoiding it.
Griffon tries to clinch there but Wichoo circles away.
Griffon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wichoo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffon throws a head kick but Wichoo moves out of range.
Wichoo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griffon is looking to clinch but Wichoo is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Griffon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griffon.
Griffon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Griffon.
Griffon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffon obliges.
Griffon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wichoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Griffon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Griffon.
Griffon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Griffon.
Griffon lands a knee to the head.
Wichoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffon avoids the damage to the body.
Griffon working Wichoo over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Griffon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wichoo tries to pull guard but Griffon holds him up against the cage and eventually Wichoo drops back down to his feet.
Wichoo takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gatsu Griffon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuito Wichoo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wichoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wichoo lands a right hook to the body.
Wichoo misses with a wild combination.

Griffon has closed the distance and engaged Wichoo in a clinch.
Griffon landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Griffon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffon obliges.
Griffon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Griffon.
Knees to the body from Griffon.
Wichoo tries to pull guard but Griffon won't allow it.
Wichoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wichoo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griffon scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Griffon.
Wichoo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffon lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffon crunches a lovely knee into Wichoo's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griffon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wichoo avoids it.
Griffon missing with knees to the body.
Griffon lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffon looking to throw knees to the head but Wichoo is blocking nicely.
Wichoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffon has him pressed against the cage.
Griffon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wichoo managing to block the knees to the body from Griffon.
Wichoo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Griffon walks away with a smile on his face. Wichoo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gatsu Griffon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuito Wichoo.
Wichoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Gatsu Griffon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wichoo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wichoo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gatsu Griffon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wichoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wichoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffon tries to close the distance and clinch but Wichoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wichoo lands with a good body shot.
Wichoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wichoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffon is looking to clinch.
Griffon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffon there as he acknowledges the shot.

Griffon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wichoo, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Griffon.
Griffon landing knees to the head.
Griffon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wichoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Griffon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wichoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wichoo takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Griffon.
Griffon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wichoo's defenses.
Wichoo tries to pull guard but Griffon won't allow it.
Griffon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wichoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gatsu Griffon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Griffon prevents Wichoo from breaking the clinch.
Wichoo tries to pull guard but Griffon won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffon scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Griffon.
Wichoo managing to block the knees to the body from Griffon.
Wichoo wants a takedown.
Wichoo working hard to break the clinch.
Wichoo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wichoo takes an elbow to the temple.
Griffon lands a knee to the body.
Wichoo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Griffon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Griffon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wichoo won't want to take too many of those.
Griffon lands an elbow just above Wichoo 's eye.
Griffon with a knee to the head.
Griffon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wichoo.
Wichoo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffon prevents it.
Griffon lands an elbow just above Wichoo 's eye.
Griffon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griffon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griffon scores with a knee to the head.
Griffon missing with knees to the body.
Griffon avoiding damage as Wichoo throws knees to the body.
Griffon landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wichoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wichoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Griffon lands an elbow inside.
Wichoo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wichoo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffon obliges.
Griffon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wichoo's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffon obliges.
Wichoo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Griffon smiles and moves away.
Wichoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffon.
Griffon moves in looking to clinch but Wichoo pushes him off.
Griffon moves to clinch but Wichoo breaks away
and Wichoo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griffon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffon fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gatsu Griffon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuito Wichoo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Griffon tries to clinch but Wichoo is having none of it.
Griffon tries to clinch but Wichoo moves out of range.
Griffon moves in looking to clinch but Wichoo pushes him off.
Wichoo misses with a double jab.
Wichoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Wichoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffon.
Griffon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Griffon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wichoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffon tries to clinch up
and Wichoo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffon thinking.
Griffon moves in looking to clinch but Wichoo pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Griffon rushes Wichoo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griffon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wichoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wichoo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griffon lands a knee to the head.
Griffon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griffon connects with a knee to the head.
Griffon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wichoo is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffon has double underhooks.
Griffon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Griffon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Griffon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wichoo's defenses.
Wichoo takes an elbow to the temple.

Wichoo gets control of Griffon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wichoo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Griffon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Griffon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wichoo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Griffon passes to side control.
Wichoo is not content to let Griffon control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wichoo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Griffon is trying to get an arm triangle but Wichoo is defending well.
Wichoo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffon fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Griffon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wichoo, who protects the arm well.

Griffon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wichoo, who protects the arm well.
Griffon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griffon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wichoo is avoiding damage well.
Griffon trying to control the action but Wichoo is working from the bottom.
Wichoo pushes Griffon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Griffon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wichoo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Griffon.

Griffon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wichoo has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Griffon tries for a kimura but Wichoo is defending well.
Wichoo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Griffon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wichoo!
Chuito Wichoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wichoo blocking the ground and pound.
Gatsu Griffon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gatsu Griffon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffon, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gatsu Griffon!