PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Griggs
vs
Fittz

190 cm
35
209 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

194 cm
29
223 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent 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 18 - 21 - 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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griggs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fittz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Griggs.
Griggs trying to control the position but Fittz is working away.
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.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griggs tries to move to mount but Fittz blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from Griggs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fittz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Griggs works his way into side control.
Griggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fittz keeps working.
Griggs tries to move to mount but Fittz blocks the move with his legs.
Griggs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Griggs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Griggs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Griggs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
What's Fittz going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griggs misses with the ground and pound.
Fittz parries the strikes from Griggs easily there. Griggs is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fittz to escape.
Griggs prevents Fittz from escaping the position.
Griggs working the ground and pound but Fittz is defending the strikes.
Fittz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Griggs has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fittz tries to buck Griggs off but Griggs is having none of it.
Fittz defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Griggs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Griggs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fittz tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fittz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Griggs in side control, throwing shots but Fittz defends.
Fittz is not content to let Griggs control the position.
Fittz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fittz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Griggs is pressing down on Fittz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fittz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fittz wants to stand and escape but instead Griggs has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fittz wants to stand but Griggs is controlling the position.
Griggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Griggs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fittz dives on top into guard.

Griggs pulls Fittz in close to his closed guard and prevents Fittz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Griggs wants to sweep here but Fittz controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fittz wants to stand but Griggs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Griggs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fittz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Griggs misses.
Griggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fittz can do to turn this around?
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Griggs swinging wildly here.
Chad Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs avoids the body shot from Fittz.
Fittz stuffs the takedown.
Fittz misses with a hook
and Fittz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griggs shoots in looking for a takedown but Fittz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griggs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fittz swinging wildly here.
Griggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown but Fittz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fittz tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fittz misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fittz. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.

Griggs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fittz's guard.
Fittz keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
Griggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griggs trying to control but Fittz is working from the bottom.
Griggs is really struggling to control Fittz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Griggs won't allow Fittz to sweep him here.
Griggs looking to sit in guard and control but Fittz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs has a closed guard, preventing Fittz from standing up.
Griggs pulls Fittz in to control the position.
Griggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fittz's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Griggs throws a strike but Fittz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Fittz wants to stand but Griggs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chad Griggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fittz stopping the sweep attempt from Griggs.
Fittz trying to control the position from guard on top but Griggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griggs controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs has a closed guard, preventing Fittz from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griggs dives in for a single leg takedown but Fittz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Markus Fittz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Fittz moved out of range.

Griggs dives in and scores a takedown into Fittz's guard.
Griggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Fittz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griggs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fittz looking for a sweep. Not yet Fittz, not yet.
Griggs scoring with some ground and pound.
Griggs prevents Fittz from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Griggs dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griggs lands a jab to the head.
Fittz leaves Griggs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fittz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griggs.
Fittz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Chad Griggs has been cut.
Chad Griggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Griggs.
Fittz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Griggs with a jab.
Griggs cracks Fittz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griggs with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griggs takes a swing at Fittz's ribcage but misses.
Griggs misses with a straight right.
Griggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fittz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fittz slips under a jab from Griggs.
Fittz throws a right and a left that Griggs avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Fittz.
Griggs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fittz finds it's way round the side to connect with Griggs's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fittz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Griggs throws an overhand right that lands on Fittz's shoulder, as Fittz tries to avoid the shot.
Fittz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fittz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Griggs counter with a right hand.
Griggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griggs dodges the punch combination from Fittz.
Fittz drops his hands momentarily and Griggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
Griggs misses with a takedown
and Fittz counters with a left and a right that stings Griggs.
Fittz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs lands a right hook to the body.
Griggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griggs cracks Fittz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fittz.
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fittz slaps away a takedown attempt from Griggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griggs looks to throw the jab but Fittz is out of range.
Griggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fittz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Fittz throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Griggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fittz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fittz on the side of the head.
Fittz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fittz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Fittz misses.

Griggs drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griggs advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fittz is not content to let Griggs control the position.
Griggs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fittz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griggs is working away from the top position though.
Griggs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Fittz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Griggs keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
I was talking to Griggs's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Griggs gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fittz is staying active underneath Griggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Griggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Griggs thows a huge punch but Fittz dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs wants to control but Fittz is keeping him busy.
Fittz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griggs.
Griggs trying to control from half guard but Fittz is working away.
Griggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griggs lands strikes from half guard.
Griggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griggs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Griggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fittz defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Griggs clearly takes that round.
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.

Fittz swinging wildly here.
Griggs closes the distance and clinches up with Fittz, looking for a takedown. Griggs pushes Fittz against the cage but Fittz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Griggs as he connects with a hook.
Griggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Fittz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fittz under the eye.
Griggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Griggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fittz lands a lovely overhand right.
Fittz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Fittz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Griggs lands a beautiful left hook that drops Fittz. Fittz tries to recover but Griggs is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Fittz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Griggs!
Chad Griggs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.