PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Griggs (ranked 2508 p4p, 4771 weight class) and Diamon Drajevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Griggs
vs
Drajevic

183 cm
25
195
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
192
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fran Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diamon Drajevic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drajevic misses with a combination
and Griggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fran Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs loads up on a big right hand but Drajevic slips the punch.
Drajevic tries to clinch
enabling Griggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Drajevic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drajevic moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
Drajevic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drajevic misses with a hook.
Drajevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drajevic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drajevic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Griggs throws a lazy right hand but Drajevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griggs misses the shot to the body.
Griggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drajevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drajevic wants to clinch.
Drajevic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Griggs dodges the punch combination from Drajevic.
Griggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drajevic wants to clinch.
Drajevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griggs throws a hook but Drajevic blocks it.
Drajevic defending well as Griggs loads up on a big left hand.
Griggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice uppercut lands for Griggs. That snapped Drajevic's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drajevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griggs lands with a hook. Drajevic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griggs walks into a jab.
Griggs pounces like a tiger and cracks Drajevic with a vicious hook! Drajevic is down but not out! Griggs follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fran Griggs!