PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Sail by AWOLNATION as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cruz
vs
Griffin

178 cm
24
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
147 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Griffin is looking for a kimura but Cruz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Griffin to get the leverage.

Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin is pressing down on Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cruz is holding on for now.

Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Griffin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Cruz has one foot on Griffin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Frank Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin throws a one two combo.
Griffin tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Griffin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Griffin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cruz defends it well.

Griffin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cruz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Griffin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Griffin!
Chris Griffin made sure to mention his sponsor, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* in his post fight interview.