PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drago (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 Killing In The Name. Drago is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We Steady Mobbin!. Khal Drago is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Griffin
vs
Drago

190 cm
30
213 lbs
15 - 14 - 1

193 cm
33
205 lbs
21 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Khal Drago!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago lands a body shot.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drago darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Drago tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Griffin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Drago avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Griffin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drago to score with a decent uppercut.
Griffin misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Drago sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Griffin scores with a head kick.
Griffin works over Drago's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Drago moves into the clinch.

Griffin has clasped his hands together around Drago's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Drago managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Griffin.
Griffin scores with punches from side control.
Griffin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drago is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago taking punishment in the form of punches.
Drago is working to avoid the ground and pound but Griffin connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Griffin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Griffin working away.
Griffin tries to score with some ground and pound. Drago controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Griffin advances to full mount.
Griffin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drago is looking to escape.
Drago is looking to get to half guard.
Griffin dominating with strikes here.
Griffin 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.
Griffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Griffin avoids the attempt from Drago to control.
Griffin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the head.

Drago is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffin postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Drago badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Griffin around the waist but Griffin pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Griffin is the winner by TKO! Griffin jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Griffin!