PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

James
vs
Griggs

195 cm
38
218 lbs
32 - 18 - 0

190 cm
35
209 lbs
18 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Bitch! sprawls well. He's pushed Griggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bitch! lands with a shot to the body.
Bitch! displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griggs throws out the jab.
Griggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Griggs misses with a combination
and Bitch! counters with a stiff right hand.
Griggs misses with a hook.
We've been informed that Griggs has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bitch!.
Bitch! stuffs the takedown.
Griggs dodges the punch combination from Bitch!.
Bitch! uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Griggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitch! on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griggs misses with an uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Griggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Bitch!, which made it look bad.
Rick James, Bitch! has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Griggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! lands with a nice body punch.
Rick James, Bitch! is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitch! connects with a jab.
Bitch! works over Griggs's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Griggs misses the target.
Griggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bitch! scores with a punch to the head.
Griggs slips a straight right by Bitch!.
Griggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bitch!.

Griggs tries to keep at a distance but Bitch! has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bitch! prevents the takedown attempt.
Griggs looking for a takedown.
Griggs working hard to break the clinch.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Bitch! has him pressed against the cage.
Bitch! lands an elbow that stopped Griggs in his tracks for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bitch! lands an elbow that stopped Griggs in his tracks for a moment.
Griggs tries to score a body lock takedown but Bitch! shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Griggs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bitch! is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! lands an elbow inside that Griggs shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitch!.

It looks like Chad Griggs has been cut.

Griggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bitch! lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griggs misses with a hook. Bitch! ducked under it nicely.
Bitch! cracks a nice hook into Griggs's ribs.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Bitch!'s head but Bitch! sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bitch! to score with a decent uppercut.
Griggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Bitch! misses with a straight right.
Griggs connects with a body shot that sends Bitch!'s belly button to the back.
Griggs throws out a loose jab but Bitch! uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bitch! takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bitch! fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
Griggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bitch! to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bitch! counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bitch! defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Griggs.
Bitch! swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitch! is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Bitch! has closed the distance and engaged Griggs in a clinch.
Griggs is trying to force a seperation but Bitch! has the dominant position.
Bitch! lands a good knee to the midsection. Griggs won't want to take too many of those.
Bitch! is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bitch! scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griggs tries to score a body lock takedown but Bitch! shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Bitch! as the two fighters clinch.
Griggs looks winded!
Griggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bitch! creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griggs's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Bitch! has double underhooks.
Bitch! lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bitch! lands an elbow that stopped Griggs in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bitch! has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bitch!.
Griggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griggs goes for a takedown attempt but Bitch! pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Griggs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bitch! tries to avoid it but Griggs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bitch! to the ground. Bitch! escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griggs moves forwards but Bitch! connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chad Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Bitch!.

Griggs is rocked!
Griggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bitch!.
Griggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Bitch! finish him?
Bitch! moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitch! feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Griggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bitch! scores with a decent looking hook.
Bitch! uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griggs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitch! feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bitch! uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griggs.
Bitch! swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Griggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bitch!.
Griggs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bitch!. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James, Bitch! dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Griggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Griggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griggs seems to have recovered his senses.
Griggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Griggs takes a swing at Bitch!'s ribcage but misses.
Griggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Griggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Bitch!, which made it look bad.
Bitch! slips a straight right by Griggs.
A big right from Griggs misses.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griggs misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Griggs misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitch! moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Griggs.
Jab from Griggs.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Griggs.
Bitch! avoids the body shot from Griggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! tries to clinch there but Griggs circles away.
Griggs throws a right and a left that Bitch! avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Bitch! misses its target.
Griggs is breathing heavily.
Bitch! slips under a jab from Griggs.
Bitch! fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.

Bitch! moves into range and clinches up with Griggs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands with a short shot to the head.
Bitch! is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griggs can do to turn this around?
Bitch! lands an elbow just above Griggs 's eye.
Bitch! lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
Bitch! is stalling here.
Bitch! lands with a short shot to the head.
Griggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Chad Griggs's cut even more.
A short right from Bitch! on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs tries to circle away but Bitch! has him pinned against the cage.
Bitch! lands with a light punch inside.
Griggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bitch! gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rick James, Bitch! has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Griggs.
Bitch! lands an elbow inside that Griggs shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Bitch! has him pressed against the cage.
Griggs looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Bitch! - that landed with a thud.
Bitch! lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bitch! creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Bitch! has double underhooks.
Bitch! has Griggs pressed against the cage. He pushes Griggs back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Bitch! throws a beautiful elbow that sends Griggs crashing to the floor! Bitch! piles on the pressure with more strikes! Griggs is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James, Bitch!!
Rick James, Bitch! decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.