PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandell Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg comes to the cage accompanied by My My Misfire - The Sinatra. Griffin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Original Techno Viking kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bragg
vs
Griffin

191 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

205 cm
23
245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colt Bragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wandell Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Bragg ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Griffin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffin tries to land a front kick but Bragg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bragg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bragg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bragg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bragg.
Bragg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Griffin tries to get to full guard but Bragg has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin kicks Bragg off and gets back to his feet.
Bragg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
A jab from Bragg misses.
Good exchange - Griffin coming out on top.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Colt Bragg has been cut.
A punch combination from Bragg misses.
Bragg blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Bragg throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin stalks Bragg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bragg's face. Bragg staggers backwards, shaken.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bragg counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bragg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Griffin is avoiding damage well.
Griffin tries to improve position but can't.
Bragg with the ground and pound but Griffin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bragg controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bragg thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Bragg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Griffin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bragg throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Bragg moves out of range.
Bragg misses with a double jab.
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.

Bragg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Griffin tries to roll over but Bragg keeps him under control.
Bragg wants to advance to full mount but Griffin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bragg is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bragg wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Bragg throws a big right hand that misses.
Bragg stops Griffin from standing up.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bragg's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Bragg scores with a hook to the body. Griffin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bragg lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wandell Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bragg throws a big shot that misses.
Bragg throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Griffin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Bragg.
Wandell Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bragg throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Bragg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.

Bragg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bragg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bragg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bragg in particular looking to stall.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Bragg sits in half guard.
Griffin trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bragg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bragg is stalling here. Griffin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bragg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Griffin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bragg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bragg is trying to control Griffin's posture but Griffin avoids it.
Bragg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bragg tries to get out of the position.
Bragg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bragg dodges the ground and pound from Griffin.
Bragg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Griffin's best efforts.
Griffin is thwarting Bragg's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg is doing well to control the position and prevent Griffin from advancing to side control.
Bragg tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Griffin working Bragg over with strikes.
Bragg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bragg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bragg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bragg keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Bragg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Colt Bragg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bragg scores with a jab. Griffin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bragg's corner calls for a 1-2. Bragg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bragg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griffin throws a right hand that Bragg ducks under and follows up with a left that Bragg also avoids with ease.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Griffin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bragg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bragg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
Wandell Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin misses with a body shot

so Bragg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bragg cracks Griffin with a solid left hand.
Bragg trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Bragg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bragg throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Bragg avoids the body shot from Griffin.
An inside leg kick from Griffin misses.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Bragg.
Bragg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bragg.
Bragg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Bragg's body.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bragg circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Bragg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wandell Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bragg blocks the body kick.
Bragg takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Bragg misses.
Bragg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin lands a with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Bragg.
Griffin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bragg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffin defends it nicely.
Bragg misses with a looping right.
Bragg checks the leg kick.
Bragg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffin defends it nicely.
A left lands for Bragg.
Griffin throws a hook but Bragg avoids it easily.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg misses with a series of wild punches.
Bragg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bragg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Bragg fails to land with a series of punches.
Bragg misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Bragg misses.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bragg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Bragg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bragg moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Bragg takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Griffin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griffin throws a leg kick which misses Bragg's front leg but catches the back leg as Bragg tries to avoid it.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bragg is just out of range.
Bragg slips under a jab from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a nice right hand.
Bragg moves forwards but Griffin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Griffin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Bragg moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Bragg.
Griffin tries to bum rush Bragg with a series of wild strikes but Bragg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wandell Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wandell Griffin!