PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sams
vs
Griffin

188 cm
22
219 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Sams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Sams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Sams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Sams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Sams ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
A slow jab from Sams misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Griffin misses
and Sams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Randy Griffin has been cut.
Sams throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Randy Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sams throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Sams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffin thinking.
Griffin looks gassed!
A big left from Sams misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Sams as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sams drops Griffin with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Griffin! Sams dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Matt Sams!