PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffin
vs
Santos

178 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

209 cm
23
203 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Griffin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Santos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos is looking to control Griffin 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos avoid being mounted?
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Griffin wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Griffin passes into half guard.
Griffin not doing much here.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griffin is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin prevents Santos from improving his position.
Griffin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Griffin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Griffin is putting a hurting on Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos trying to remain calm as Griffin controls from the top position.
Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Santos.
Griffin is breathing heavily.

Santos is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
Griffin content to control rather than advance.
Santos gets back to full guard.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Griffin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Santos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Griffin has picked Santos up and slammed him! Santos can't keep hold of the triangle and Griffin manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Santos tries to bench press Griffin off him but Griffin keeps the position.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos tries to improve position but can't.

Griffin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffin momentarily.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.

Griffin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thiago Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
Griffin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Griffin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.

Santos is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Griffin has his hands clasped together but Santos extends an breaks Griffin 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Santos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Santos!