PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ganbaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Griffin
vs
Ganbaro

185 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Ganbaro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a series of punches but Ganbaro avoids them all with ease.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin scores with a jab to the head.
Ganbaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Ganbaro is rocked!
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ganbaro is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Ganbaro looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ganbaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Ganbaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ganbaro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ganbaro seems to have recovered his senses.

Ganbaro shoots in and bounces Griffin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ganbaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganbaro passes Griffin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ganbaro throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Ganbaro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Ganbaro seems to be looking for submissions.
Ganbaro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ganbaro prevents Griffin from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ganbaro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Griffin is defending against the submission attempts here by Ganbaro.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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.
Griffin throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ganbaro colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Griffin as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ganbaro is left battered and dazed whilst Griffin and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Griffin!