PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nario Gwan (ranked 2787 p4p, 1752 weight class) and Fran Griggs (ranked 365 p4p, 228 weight class). Griggs has chosen U2 - Beautiful Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nario Gwan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gwan
vs
Griggs

185 cm
25
190
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
195
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nario Gwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fran Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs takes a swing at Gwan's ribcage but misses.
Griggs throws a shot from downtown. Gwan moves away and avoids it.
Griggs lands with a shot to the body.
Griggs misses with a looping right.
Griggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gwan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griggs.
Gwan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griggs.
A big left from Griggs misses.
Griggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Griggs finds it's way through Gwan's defenses.
Griggs scores with a hook to the body. Gwan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Gwan misses the target.
Gwan staying out of range there.
Gwan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griggs throws an overhand right that lands on Gwan's shoulder, as Gwan tries to avoid the shot.
Griggs moves away from the strike by Gwan.
Gwan scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs slips under a jab.
Griggs throws out a counter right but Gwan avoids it with no problem.
Gwan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griggs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gwan with a body shot.
Gwan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Griggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Griggs lands a head shot.
Griggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gwan doesn't seem bothered though.
Griggs blocks a jab.
Griggs throws out a counter right but Gwan avoids it with no problem.
Gwan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griggs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griggs! But no joy.
Griggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Gwan is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gwan misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gwan. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gwan.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gwan misses with an uppercut
and Griggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Gwan slips under a jab from Griggs.
Gwan throws a lazy uppercut
and Griggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griggs blocks a jab.
Griggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Gwan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs misses with an uppercut.
Griggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griggs drops his hands momentarily and Gwan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Gwan.
Griggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gwan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Gwan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gwan needs to keep his hands up - Griggs had a free shot at his head there.
Griggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gwan.
Gwan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griggs's hands.
The fighters circling - Gwan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griggs slips a jab from Gwan.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Gwan moved out of range.
Griggs walks into a straight right hand from Gwan.
Griggs slips a straight right by Gwan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gwan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griggs.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Gwan moved out of range.
Griggs ducks under a wild hook from Gwan.
Nice jab there from Gwan.
Griggs moves away from the strike by Gwan.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Gwan's head but Gwan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gwan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Griggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gwan missing with a left hand there. Griggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Griggs is rocked!
Gwan ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Griggs out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nario Gwan!
Our winner, Nario Gwan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.