PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Griggs (ranked 2623 p4p, 2614 weight class) and Billy Oehman (ranked 204 p4p, 203 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Griggs
vs
Oehman

174 cm
21
148
3 - 3 - 0

169 cm
26
158
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sakura Style

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Oehman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oehman throws a low kick, looking for Griggs's leg but Griggs calmly moves out of range.
Griggs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Griggs clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Griggs.
Oehman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Griggs as the two fighters clinch.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
Griggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oehman backwards.
Griggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oehman backwards.
Oehman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Oehman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griggs lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griggs.
Griggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Oehman backwards.
Griggs lands an uppercut.
Griggs has a couple of punches blocked by Oehman.
Oehman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
Griggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oehman blocking some punches.
Oehman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oehman working hard to break the clinch.
Oehman is looking to break free of the clinch but Griggs has double underhooks.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oehman is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oehman.
Griggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griggs lands with a left to the head.
Oehman tries to break free but Griggs pushes him back against the cage.
Griggs lands with a left to the head.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griggs blocks an uppercut.
Oehman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griggs has him pressed against the cage.
Oehman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griggs pushes Oehman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griggs gets through Oehman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oehman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Griggs gets through Oehman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oehman is trying to push Griggs away but Griggs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Griggs gets through Oehman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Griggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Oehman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oehman has had enough of the clinch but Griggs keeps him there for the moment.
Griggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oehman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griggs.
Griggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oehman up against the cage.

Oehman breaks the clinch.
Oehman throws a right hand that misses
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Oehman is rocked!
Griggs throws an overhand right that drops Oehman like a sack of potatoes! Griggs dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Griggs!
A very excited looking Donovan Griggs rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.