PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takla Griss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - This Love. Griss is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Furious Angels (Reversed). 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.

Sanderson
vs
Griss

183 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Shango Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Sanderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takla Griss!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanderson blocks a head kick by Griss.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Sanderson moves out of range easily.
Griss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Griss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griss looks to land a combination but Sanderson avoids it well.
Griss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griss digs a good body shot into Sanderson's ribs.
Griss misses with a kick to the body.
Sanderson lands with a good body shot.
Sanderson blocks a head kick by Griss.
Griss throws a wild body kick that Sanderson sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by Sanderson.
Griss looks to land a body kick but Sanderson moved away.
Griss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Sanderson there.
Griss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanderson cracks Griss with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanderson's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Griss does no damage.
Sanderson misses with a few strikes there.
Sanderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanderson throws an overhand right that lands on Griss's shoulder, as Griss tries to avoid the shot.
Sanderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griss in his tracks.
Sanderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Griss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanderson is out of range and Griss settles back down.
Sanderson slips under a jab from Griss.
Sanderson misses with a body shot.
Sanderson jabs Griss right on the nose. Griss blinks but takes it well.
A shot to de liver by Sanderson. Beautiful body shot.
Sanderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griss wants to land a leg kick but Sanderson is out of range.
Sanderson looks to throw the jab but Griss is out of range.
Sanderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanderson checks it well.
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Griss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Griss is looking to chop away at Sanderson's legs.
Ryan Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griss throws a head kick that Sanderson semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griss lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Griss walks into a straight right hand from Sanderson.
Good shot there by Sanderson.
Sanderson stuns Griss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Sanderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griss just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griss tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Griss off the cage and back into rage.
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griss tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griss to the ground. Griss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sanderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanderson lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Griss keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Griss working for a triangle but Sanderson defends it easily.
Sanderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Griss is trying to keep Sanderson in close.
Griss throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sanderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanderson tries to stand but Griss is controlling from the bottom.
Sanderson trying to control but Griss is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanderson avoids the head kick by Griss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanderson digs a good body shot into Griss's ribs.
Griss tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanderson checks a low kick from Griss.
Sanderson connects with a jab.
Sanderson throws out a leg kick but Griss moves out of range and Sanderson only half commits.
Griss tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanderson lands with a good body shot.
Sanderson scores with a jab to the head.
Griss tries to score with a low kick but Sanderson moves his leg out of the way.
Sanderson throws out a powerful jab.
Griss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Griss. No joy for Sanderson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griss swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanderson misses with a shot to the body
and Griss counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Sanderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sanderson lands a nice hook to Griss's body. Griss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griss throws a push kick but Sanderson slaps the foot to one side.
Takla Griss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griss throws the kick towards the body but Sanderson avoids it.
Sanderson scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanderson.
Griss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanderson scores with a body shot.
A big left from Sanderson misses.
Griss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griss was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanderson.
Griss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanderson.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Sanderson moves out of range easily.
Sanderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch combination from Griss misses.
Griss misses with the combination.
Sanderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griss connects with a high kick.
Griss throws a low kick but Sanderson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griss swings for the body but Sanderson moves out of range.
Griss is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanderson connects with the punch.
Sanderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griss takes one to the side of the head.
Sanderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Sanderson moves out of range easily.
Griss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanderson checks it well.
Sanderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griss at a distance.
Griss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Griss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Sanderson.
Griss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griss wants it to stay on the feet.
Griss avoids the body shot from Sanderson.
Sanderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Griss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Sanderson.
Sanderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Griss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griss momentarily.
Griss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanderson.
Sanderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griss stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanderson. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Sanderson moves out of range easily.
Sanderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griss throws a combination that misses
and Sanderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Griss is breathing heavily.
Sanderson connects with a crisp jab.
Griss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griss checks the leg kick.
Griss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanderson but Sanderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice jab there from Sanderson.
Ryan Sanderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Griss blocks a jab.
Sanderson throws a body punch but Griss moves out of range.
Sanderson connects with the punch.
Griss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Griss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Griss misses.
Good exchange - Sanderson coming out on top.
Sanderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanderson with a hook.
Sanderson checks a leg kick.
Griss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Griss's head.
Sanderson with a nice cross.
Griss keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanderson with a jab.
A combination from Griss does no damage.
Sanderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Sanderson has closed the distance and engaged Griss in a clinch.

Griss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson tests Griss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanderson shoots for a takedown but Griss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Sanderson.

Sanderson gets a clinch.

Griss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanderson lands a body shot.
Griss takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanderson scores with a shot to the body.
Sanderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanderson checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griss. That's going to slow Sanderson down.
Griss throws a right hand that Sanderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanderson also avoids with ease.
Griss staying out of range there.
Griss throws a right and a left that Sanderson avoids nicely.
Griss tries to land a front kick but Sanderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanderson has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Sanderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A combination from Griss does no damage.
Sanderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanderson lunges at Griss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griss's hand.
Griss needs to keep his hands up - Sanderson had a free shot at his head there.
Sanderson avoids a kick to the body.
Sanderson lands a jab to Griss's midsection.
Griss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Griss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griss misses with a double jab.
Griss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decent striking displayed by Sanderson there.
Good leg kick by Sanderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanderson lands a nice shot that snaps Griss's head back.
Sanderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Griss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanderson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanderson. Griss shrugs it off though.
Griss throws a chopping leg kick but Sanderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanderson throws a hook but Griss blocks it.
Griss misses with a head kick.
Sanderson throws a chopping leg kick but Griss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griss.
Sanderson throws a jab when Griss was well out of range.
Griss tries to move into range but Sanderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Sanderson finds it's way through Griss's defenses.
Sanderson misses with a hook to the body

and Griss counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanderson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson'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.
Sanderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griss manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sanderson to take his back!
Sanderson staying busy and making it hard for Griss to control.
Griss has good solid back control here.
Sanderson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Griss's guard. Nice work there by Sanderson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griss tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Griss is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson working hard to break the clinch.
Sanderson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sanderson breaks from the clinch.
Sanderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Griss pushes Sanderson away with a front kick.
Griss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanderson throws a leg kick which misses Griss's front leg but catches the back leg as Griss tries to avoid it.
Griss throws a push kick but Sanderson slaps the foot to one side.
Griss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanderson misses the jab.
Griss connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanderson digs a good body shot into Griss's ribs.
Sanderson misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griss.
Sanderson tries to land a leg kick but Griss saw it coming and moves away.

Griss feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Griss stopping the sweep attempt from Sanderson.

Griss stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Griss pushes Sanderson away with a front kick.
Griss throws a leg kick but Sanderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griss counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Griss lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takla Griss really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanderson misses with a double jab.
Griss is looking to land body kicks.
Griss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanderson is able to avoid easily.
Griss throws a hook but Sanderson avoids it easily.
Griss misses with a low kick as Sanderson jumps back.
Sanderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griss.
Griss misses with a double jab.
Griss looks to land a body kick but Sanderson moved away.
Sanderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson fails with the takedown.
Griss is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanderson. Griss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanderson throws a leg kick

and Griss counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanderson tries to roll over but Griss keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is looking to control Griss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanderson avoid being mounted?
Sanderson works his way to full guard. Good work.

Griss stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sanderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griss doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griss was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanderson.
Sanderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griss is looking to chop away at Sanderson's legs.
Sanderson cracks Griss with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griss.
Griss blocks a jab.
Griss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanderson. That did some damage!
Sanderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griss's hands.
Sanderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Griss is just out of range.
Griss throws a wild body kick that Sanderson sees coming a mile off.
Griss throws a head kick but Sanderson moves out of range.
Griss tries to work over Sanderson's front leg with a kick but Sanderson checks it.
Griss takes a swing at Sanderson's ribcage but misses.
Griss misses with a body shot
and Sanderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griss moves away from the strike by Sanderson.
Sanderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griss takes one to the side of the head.
Sanderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griss in his tracks.
Nice straight punches there by Sanderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanderson.
Sanderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griss.
Sanderson tests Griss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Griss misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanderson. Sanderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Griss throws a chopping leg kick but Sanderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griss is looking to score with low kicks.

Sanderson has closed the distance and engaged Griss in a clinch.
Sanderson wants to break free but Griss has control.
Sanderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griss prevents a body shot from Sanderson.
Griss is stalling here.
Sanderson tries to circle away but Griss has him pinned against the cage.
Sanderson is pressed up against the cage. Griss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanderson down to the mat. Sanderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Griss just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griss.
Sanderson cracks Griss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanderson misses the body punch
and Griss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griss is able to avoid easily.
Sanderson throws a shot from downtown. Griss moves away and avoids it.
Griss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands with a cross.
Sanderson misses with an uppercut.
Griss just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Griss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanderson sprawls well. Sanderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griss gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanderson lands with a nice body punch.
Griss shoots for a takedown but Sanderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryan Sanderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takla Griss.
Sanderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griss has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Griss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanderson.
A jab lands there for Sanderson.
Sanderson throws a shot to the body.
Griss walks into a left hand.
Griss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Takla Griss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A shot to de liver by Sanderson. Beautiful body shot.
Griss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Griss's head.
Griss just misses with a punch to the body.
Griss throws a jab when Sanderson was well out of range.
Sanderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanderson.
Griss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sanderson blocks the low kick.
Sanderson misses the jab.
Sanderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Griss throws a leg kick but Sanderson moved away.
Sanderson with a hook.
Sanderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griss was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson lands with a shot to the body.
Sanderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griss thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griss. That did some damage!
Griss throws a lazy head kick
and Sanderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Sanderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Griss is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sanderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Griss!
Sanderson looking to finish Griss with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griss!
Griss is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanderson lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Griss that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks Griss but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Takla Griss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griss's face.
Griss can't escape the position.
Griss in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griss keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!

Sanderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Griss is surviving well by controlling Sanderson's body position as best he can.
Sanderson prevents Griss from getting the reversal.
Griss swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Griss is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Griss tries to lock up and control but Sanderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griss is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanderson looking to finish Griss with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griss!
Griss takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Griss regains half guard.
Griss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanderson.
Sanderson passes to side control.
Sanderson landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson misses with the ground and pound.
Griss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sanderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Griss!
Sanderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Griss regains half guard.
Griss tries to roll over but Sanderson keeps him under control.
Griss trying to control but Sanderson postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ryan Sanderson!
Ryan Sanderson is the new lightweight champion!