PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Griggs
vs
Yen

190 cm
32
209 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Griggs.
Griggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Griggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
Yen fails with a takedown attempt.
Yen lands a head kick!

It looks like Chad Griggs has been cut.
Yen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Griggs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Yen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Griggs slips a nice elbow through Yen's hands, connecting with Yen's forehead.
Griggs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Griggs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yen is trying to stand back up but Griggs is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Griggs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Griggs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Griggs there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yen is not content to let Griggs control the position.
Griggs thows a huge punch but Yen dodges it nicely.
Yen pushes Griggs off looking to stand but Griggs dives back in and keeps control.

Yen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griggs pulls his head out easily.
Yen moves into full guard.
Yen trying to keep a closed guard but Griggs is proving a slippery customer.
Griggs lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yen is keeping the position for now.

Griggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yen working for a triangle but Griggs defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yen wants to sweep but no luck.
Griggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Yen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griggs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yen keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
Griggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yen is keeping the position for now.
Yen lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Lokko Ltd. inform us that Yen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Griggs postures up in Yen's guard and throws a big left but Yen blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs won't allow Yen to sweep him here.

Griggs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griggs has managed to get both his arms back between Yen's legs - danger averted.
Griggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griggs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griggs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Griggs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Griggs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griggs is on top in guard.

Yen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Yen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griggs looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Griggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yen tries to strike from the bottom.
Griggs distracts Yen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griggs connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chad Griggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chad Griggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice sprawl there from Griggs as Yen shoots in.
Griggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Yen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yen shoots in for a takedown but Griggs shows good takedown defense.
Griggs slips a jab and a cross from Yen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yen.
Chad Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
Griggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Yen gets caught napping as Griggs dives in and scores a takedown. Yen manages to retain guard.

Yen is rocked!
Yen has momentary wrist control but Griggs slips an elbow through the middle.
Yen is still in real trouble! Can Griggs finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs wants to control from the top but Yen keeps moving.
Yen seems to have recovered his senses.
Chad Griggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griggs with a nice head shot there.
Griggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griggs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yen's head.
Yen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griggs chips away with some ground and pound.
Griggs landing some decent shots from guard.
Yen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Yen is looking to cinch up a triangle. Griggs throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Yen's body to avoid the submission. Yen has instead reached around Griggs's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Yen arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donnie Yen!