PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griggs comes to the cage accompanied by Church by T-Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griggs
vs
Hansen

178 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hansen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griggs misses with a hook. Hansen ducked under it nicely.
Griggs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hansen throws a combination that misses

and Griggs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hansen's guard now.

Griggs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hansen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Griggs, into his guard.
Griggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Griggs, not yet.

Griggs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hansen defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hansen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs looking to control.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Griggs keeps moving.
Hansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griggs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hansen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Griggs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hansen is aware though and is defending well.
Griggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hansen's guard.
Griggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Griggs drops back looking for a leg! Hansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hansen manages to kick Griggs off! Griggs jumps back into Hansen's guard.
Hansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking to control.

Griggs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griggs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
Griggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansen is retaining full guard.
Griggs throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs looking to pass the guard.
Hansen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griggs wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
Griggs looking to sit in guard and control but Hansen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Griggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Griggs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hansen defends well.

Hansen stands up from Griggs's guard - Hansen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hansen takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Hansen misses with a jab to the body
and Griggs counters with a left to the body.
Griggs misses with the combination.
Hansen throws an off balance right hand

and Griggs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hansen won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Griggs tries for a kimura but Hansen is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deacon Griggs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hansen throws a series of punches but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
Mac Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen tries to bum rush Griggs with a series of wild strikes but Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griggs shoots and misses
and Hansen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Griggs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hansen sprawls well initially but Griggs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Griggs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hansen defends it well.
Griggs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griggs throwing shots but Hansen is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs is keen to just control but Hansen is a slippery customer.
Hansen taking some punishment here, with Griggs in his half guard.
Griggs winds up and cracks Hansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hansen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griggs.

Griggs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Griggs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hansen is just riding it out for now. Griggs eventually gives up the hold.
Griggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hansen is staying active underneath Griggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Griggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griggs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hansen defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griggs is nestled in close to Hansen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Griggs thows a huge punch but Hansen dodges it nicely.
Griggs wants to free his trapped foot but Hansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Griggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griggs throwing shots but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Griggs trying to control the action but Hansen is working from the bottom.

Griggs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Griggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.

Griggs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deacon Griggs dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hansen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Griggs back to the cage. Hansen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Griggs scores with a takedown into Hansen's guard.
Griggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griggs cracks Hansen with a solid left hand.
Griggs 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Griggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.

Griggs drops back looking for a leg! Hansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hansen manages to kick Griggs off! Griggs jumps back into Hansen's guard.
Griggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.
Hansen seems keen to control Griggs's posture.
Hansen keeping full guard, as Griggs tries to pass.
Deacon Griggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griggs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Deacon Griggs wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Griggs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griggs shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hansen throws a nice looking combination but Griggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griggs shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hansen misses with a two punch combination.
Griggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griggs throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with an uppercut

and Griggs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griggs postures up in Hansen's guard and throws a big left but Hansen blocks it.

Griggs drops back looking for a leg! Hansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hansen manages to kick Griggs off! Griggs jumps back into Hansen's guard.
Griggs won't allow Hansen to sweep him here.
Mac Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Griggs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griggs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deacon Griggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griggs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deacon Griggs!