PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Dandley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sexy Boy. Rashad Griffin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Griffin
vs
Dandley

191 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rashad Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Dandley!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandley tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Griffin lands a front kick.
Griffin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffin. Dandley shrugs it off though.
Dandley avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dandley 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.

Griffin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dandley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Griffin's best efforts.
Dandley is looking for a sweep. Griffin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Griffin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin misses with a head shot. Dandley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Griffin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dandley is pulling down on Griffin's head to control his posture.
Dandley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is in close to Dandley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Dandley is keeping the position.
Dandley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roger Dandley!