PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Blaatand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Blaatand
vs
Griffin

198 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Blaatand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blaatand gets the takedown into side control.
Griffin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blaatand trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Blaatand cracks Griffin with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaatand working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Blaatand prevents Griffin from escaping the position.
Blaatand misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom here.
Griffin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blaatand wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Griffin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Griffin is trying to get back to full guard.

Blaatand is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Blaatand shows good takedown defense.
Griffin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blaatand.
Griffin shoots and misses
and Blaatand counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffin looks gassed!
Blaatand lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Blaatand.
Blaatand drops Griffin with a huge uppercut! Griffin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Blaatand is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Blaatand!