PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lando Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Griffin
vs
Lewandowski

180 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lando Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Lewandowski!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewandowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Griffin taking a bit of punishment here - Lewandowski scoring with strikes.

Griffin is rocked!
Lewandowski working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Griffin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lewandowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lewandowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Griffin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lewandowski working the ground and pound but Griffin is defending the strikes.
Griffin defending against the ground and pound.
Lewandowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Lewandowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lewandowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lewandowski in side control, throwing shots but Griffin defends.

Lewandowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Griffin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lewandowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Griffin seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewandowski throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.

Griffin gets caught flat footed, as Lewandowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin wants to improve his position but instead Lewandowski has moved into half guard.
Lewandowski wants to take a breather but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewandowski is working away from the top position though.
Griffin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lewandowski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Griffin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffin is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lewandowski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lewandowski's back!
Griffin is looking to control Lewandowski but Lewandowski is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Griffin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Griffin looking for the choke from the back.
Griffin is trying to stick to Lewandowski's back but Lewandowski is turning into Griffin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Griffin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lewandowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Lewandowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Griffin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lewandowski tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griffin lands with some strikes.
Lewandowski looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Griffin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Griffin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lewandowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lewandowski tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griffin looking to control but Lewandowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Griffin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lewandowski wants to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Lewandowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Griffin is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewandowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Lewandowski keeps moving.
Lewandowski striking off his back but it's not causing Griffin any problems.
Lewandowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Griffin 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.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewandowski has wrist control.

Lewandowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lewandowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lewandowski.
Griffin misses with a takedown

and Lewandowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lewandowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin tries to strike from the bottom.
Lewandowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lewandowski's guard.
Lewandowski keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin is working Lewandowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewandowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lewandowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffin hang on?
Lewandowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffin's face.
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!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewandowski unloading with bombs!
Lewandowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lewandowski looking to finish Griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griffin!
Lewandowski trying to control but Griffin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lando Griffin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Griffin wants to clinch but Lewandowski slips to the side

and Lewandowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lewandowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewandowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Lewandowski distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Griffin is rocked!
Lewandowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oh Griffin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Lewandowski is in close to Griffin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewandowski stands up over Griffin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewandowski advances to half guard.
Lewandowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewandowski lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Lewandowski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Lewandowski lands strikes from half guard.
Lewandowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lewandowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lewandowski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lewandowski landing strikes from the mount.
Lewandowski content just to control the position here.
Griffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lewandowski unloading with bombs!
Lewandowski dominating with strikes here.
Lewandowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lewandowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lewandowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Lewandowski.
Lewandowski landing strikes from the mount.
Lewandowski lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewandowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lewandowski landing strikes from the mount and Griffin is in trouble!
Lewandowski landing punches.
Griffin is in a horrible position here. Lewandowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lewandowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffin hang on?
Lewandowski looking to finish Griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griffin!
Lewandowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
Griffin tries to lock up and control but Lewandowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewandowski looking to finish Griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griffin!
Lewandowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lewandowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Griffin looks a forlorn figure.
Lewandowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Griffin is in a horrible position here. Lewandowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lewandowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Griffin regains half guard.
Anton Lewandowski has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lewandowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lewandowski landing shots from mount.
Lewandowski cracks Griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lewandowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lewandowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Griffin is in a horrible position here. Lewandowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lewandowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lewandowski lands a big elbow.
Lewandowski working Griffin over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lewandowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lewandowski breaks from Griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Griffin is looking to get to half guard.
Lewandowski with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin tries to hold on but Lewandowski postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski lands with some strikes.
Lewandowski breaks from Griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lewandowski scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.
Lewandowski raining down shots from the mount!
Lewandowski scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.

Lewandowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Griffin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Griffin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lewandowski.
Lewandowski lands a big elbow.
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!
Lewandowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lewandowski postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Griffin bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Lewandowski and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Lewandowski!