PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen skillet - hero as his entrance music. Nate Watson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Griffin
vs
Watson

183 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Watson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Watson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Watson tries to clinch

and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Griffin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.

Watson looking for submissions off his back.
Griffin 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin is working for a kimura but Watson is defending it quite comfortably.

Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Griffin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Watson defend it? Griffin steps over the head and cranks it - Watson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Griffin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Forrest Griffin!