PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandy Griffler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dean might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gravemakers & Gunslingers. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dean
vs
Griffler

179 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandy Griffler!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dean.

It looks like Sandy Griffler has been cut.
Griffler shoots in but Dean avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Griffler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Griffler trying to control but Dean is having none of it.
Dean's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Griffler looking to secure an arm triangle but Dean defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Griffler looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dean is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffler looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Griffler takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Dean trying to get back to his feet but Griffler is in full control for now.

Griffler working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Griffler looks gassed!

Griffler is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dean has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Griffler working for a choke but Dean is defending well.
Dean is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Griffler has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dean holding both Griffler 's hands and preventing any damage.

Griffler has his opponent's back but Dean is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Griffler.
Dean wants to clinch up but Griffler keeps it at a distance.
Griffler shoots in but no luck this time.

Griffler tries to keep at a distance but Dean has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dean breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dean forces Griffler back against the cage and clinches.
Dean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griffler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dean lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Dean.
Dean scores with a hook to the body.
Griffler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dean pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Eddie Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Griffler.
Dean lands a right hand.
Dean is working Griffler over against the cage.
Dean lands with a left to the head.
Dean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dean pushes Griffler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dean.
Dean stalling.
Dean lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Dean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffler takes a shot to the head.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grifflers head.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dean's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dean digs a right hand underneath Griffler's ribcage. Griffler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
A short left from Dean.
A right hand to the body from Dean.
A right handed body shot lands from Dean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean cracks Griffler with a nice body shot.
Dean pushes Griffler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dean is pushing Griffler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dean lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandy Griffler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dean tries to clinch but Griffler is having none of it.
Griffler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dean tries to avoid it but Griffler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dean to the ground. Dean escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Dean instigates a clinch.
Griffler tries for a takedown but Dean manages to get underhooks.
Dean leaning against his opponent.
Griffler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dean is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eddie Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Griffler.
Good body shot from Dean.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.
Dean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffler backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dean as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Dean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffler backwards.
Dean is working Griffler over against the cage.
Griffler is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Dean.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Dean leaning against his opponent.
Dean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffler backwards.

Dean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Griffler pushes him off.

Dean rushes Griffler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griffler tries to score a body lock takedown but Dean shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dean is working Griffler over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dean.
Dean lands a shot to the body.
Griffler goes for a takedown attempt but Dean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Griffler keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dean closes the distance and pushes Griffler back into the cage.
Griffler being controlled against the cage.
Dean lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dean has Griffler pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dean pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Griffler tumbling to the mat - Dean dives into Griffler's guard.
Griffler pulls Dean in close to his closed guard and prevents Dean from doing any damage or advancing position.
Griffler working a defensive guard here.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to get up but he can't break Griffler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Griffler tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Griffler is working an open guard so Dean takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Dean closes the distance and clinches.
Dean controlling the action here for a moment.
Dean cracks Griffler with a nice body shot.
Dean lands with a left to the head.
Dean stalling the fight.
Griffler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean has Griffler pressed against the cage.
Griffler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dean prevents it.
Dean lands a body shot.
Griffler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dean gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Dean.
Dean lands a body shot in the clinch.

Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dean clinches up with Griffler and pushes him back against the cage.

Griffler gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dean regains guard.

Griffler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dean looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dean looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dean!
Griffler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dean wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Dean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sandy Griffler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Griffler shoots in for a double leg but Dean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Dean pushes Griffler up against the cage in a clinch.
Dean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dean manages to break the clinch.
Griffler shoots in for a takedown but Dean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dean tries to bum rush Griffler with a series of wild strikes but Griffler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dean tries to clinch up but Griffler circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffler has a takedown stuffed.
Eddie Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Griffler.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dean!

Dean darts in and clinches Griffler up against the cage.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Dean slows down the pace here.
Dean lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Dean.

Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dean gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grifflers head.
Dean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffler backwards.
Griffler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffler takes a shot to the head.
Dean lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffler takes a shot to the head.
Dean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffler tries for a takedown but Dean manages to get underhooks.
Dean lands with a right to the head.
Dean gets through Griffler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dean breaks the clinch.

Dean rushes Griffler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffler wants a takedown but no success here.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Dean presses Griffler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dean has Griffler pressed against the cage.

Dean has picked Griffler up - he's going for a ride! Dean dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dean is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Griffler manages to get to full guard.
Dean stopping the sweep attempt from Griffler.
Dean has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Griffler is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to stand and escape but instead Griffler has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Griffler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Dean decides to stand back up.
Eddie Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eddie Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffler shoots in but Dean avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dean catches Griffler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dean stuffs the takedown.
Dean is looking to clinch.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Griffler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Dean presses Griffler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sandy Griffler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffler.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dean, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Dean!