PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kieran Griffiths has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kieran Griffiths seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Griffiths
vs
Back

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
197 lbs
0 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieran Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Back!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Back gets caught flat footed, as Griffiths shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Back looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Griffiths trying to control the position from guard on top but Back is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Back being controlled here, momentarily.
Griffiths lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffiths passes Back's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Griffiths is pressing down on Back's thigh, looking to free his foot. Back is holding on for now.
Back is trying to stand up here but Griffiths is controlling him well.
Griffiths controlling the pace.
Griffiths wants to lay and pray for a moment but Back keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffiths is really struggling to control Back but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Griffiths passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths is looking to take a break and control but Back is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Back is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Griffiths has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Griffiths controlling from side mount.
Griffiths advances nicely into full mount.
Back taking shots to the head.

Griffiths working for a guillotine from mount but Back is in no mood to give up.
Griffiths controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Back is squirming around, avoiding Griffiths's attempts to control the action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kieran Griffiths just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffiths.
Back misses with an uppercut.
Travis Back seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffiths uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Back.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Back takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Griffiths scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Back is trying to stand up here but Griffiths is controlling him well.

Griffiths stands up out of the half guard.

Griffiths decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Griffiths 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.
Back is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths trying to control the action but Back is working from the bottom.

Back manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A jab from Back misses.
Back walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Back keeps the fight on the outside.
Back pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffiths stalks Back and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Back's face. Back staggers backwards, shaken.

Griffiths shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Griffiths showed some decent athleticism there.
Back looks like he's trying to stand up.
Griffiths content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back is not content to let Griffiths control the position.
Back tries to kick Griffiths off but Griffiths keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Griffiths.
Griffiths wants to control but Back is keeping him busy.
Back looks like he's trying to stand up.

Griffiths is trying for a kimura here. Back looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Griffiths wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kieran Griffiths!