PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Lagoo (ranked 4728 p4p, 121 weight class) and Gattsu Griffith (ranked 4575 p4p, 118 weight class). Lagoo comes to the cage accompanied by The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Griffith has chosen Hard Out Here for a Pimp as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lagoo
vs
Griffith

176 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Condemned
Threads of HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernest Lagoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gattsu Griffith!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagoo throws a lazy head kick

so Griffith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lagoo wants to get back to his feet but Griffith passes into half guard.

Griffith is trying to control the action in half guard but Lagoo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Griffith works his foot free and advances to mount.

Griffith working for a submission but Lagoo is keeping him at bay.
Griffith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffith looking to control but Lagoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Griffith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lagoo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffith content just to control the position here.
It looks like Griffith might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Lagoo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.

Griffith working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Lagoo looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Griffith! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gattsu Griffith!
Gattsu Griffith gave a mention to Threads of HARDCORE in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).