PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kennith Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscralo De Santiuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Griffith
vs
De Santiuya

224 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kennith Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oscralo De Santiuya!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santiuya moves in looking to clinch but Griffith pushes him off.

Griffith clinches.
Griffith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Santiuya has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Griffith after a bit of a struggle.
Griffith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Santiuya gets underhooks to prevent Griffith's takedown attempt.

De Santiuya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffith fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kennith Griffith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Santiuya connects with a body shot.

De Santiuya looking to score a takedown here. Griffith is defending well but De Santiuya drives through and ends up in Griffith's guard.
Griffith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Santiuya controls the pace.
De Santiuya wants to stand and escape but instead Griffith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santiuya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Santiuya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Santiuya controlling the position.
Griffith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Oscralo De Santiuya was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffith.
Griffith lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by De Santiuya. That's going to slow Griffith down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith dodges the punch combination from De Santiuya.
Griffith wants to clinch.
Griffith shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffith has a takedown stuffed.
De Santiuya misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Santiuya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffith as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Griffith.
De Santiuya tries to clinch there but Griffith circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith thows a body shot but no joy.
De Santiuya tries to clinch but Griffith moves out of range.

De Santiuya throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Griffith was covering up waiting for the punch and De Santiuya finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Griffith is breathing heavily.
De Santiuya looking to sit in guard and control but Griffith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffith chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santiuya wants to sweep here but Griffith controlling him for the moment.
De Santiuya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Griffith wants to control from the top but De Santiuya keeps moving.
De Santiuya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

De Santiuya throws his legs up looking for a submission but Griffith uses it to pass to side control.
Griffith remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscralo De Santiuya dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Griffith tries to clinch but De Santiuya moves out of range.
De Santiuya fails with the takedown

and Griffith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Santiuya!
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffith wants to control but De Santiuya is keeping him busy.
De Santiuya is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on De Santiuya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Griffith wants to control but De Santiuya is keeping him busy.
Griffith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
De Santiuya is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De Santiuya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Griffith wants to stand but De Santiuya is controlling his arm.
De Santiuya wants to control but Griffith postures up.
De Santiuya tries to escape but Griffith is in control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Santiuya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffith moves in looking to clinch but De Santiuya pushes him off.
Griffith closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Santiuya circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santiuya is looking to clinch.

Griffith rushes De Santiuya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffith.

Griffith manages to break the clinch.
De Santiuya throws a nice looking combination but Griffith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Santiuya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffith's waist but Griffith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Santiuya off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffith thows a body shot but no joy.
De Santiuya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffith leaves De Santiuya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kennith Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscralo De Santiuya.

Griffith gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Santiuya fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Santiuya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Griffith counters with a shoot takedown. De Santiuya fights it but they end up in guard.
De Santiuya looking to control.
Griffith passes into half guard.
Griffith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Santiuya is looking for a sweep. Griffith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Santiuya trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith is controlling the pace.
De Santiuya 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.
De Santiuya is trying to control but Griffith manages to pass to mount!
Kennith Griffith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Santiuya?

Griffith looking to isolate an arm here. De Santiuya doesn't see it coming and as Griffith extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Griffith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kennith Griffith!