PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chadwin De Chandler (ranked 1360 p4p, 173 weight class) and Shawn Griffin (ranked 1613 p4p, 200 weight class). Griffin has chosen Medicate - Flaw as his entrance music. Chadwin De Chandler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Griffin's chin.

De Chandler
vs
Griffin

186 cm
26
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

171 cm
23
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chadwin De Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - De Chandler circles away.
Griffin throws a leg kick

and De Chandler counters with a shoot takedown. Griffin fights it but they end up in guard.
Griffin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Chandler won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
De Chandler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Chandler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Chandler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Chandler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Griffin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
De Chandler 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.
De Chandler trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
De Chandler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Griffin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Chandler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin trying to strike off his back.
De Chandler passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffin can do anything to dispel that myth.

De Chandler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffin sees it coming and defends easily.
Griffin punching from the bottom.

De Chandler is working for a submission of some sort.
De Chandler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Griffin tries to roll over but De Chandler keeps him under control.
Griffin punching from the bottom.
Griffin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Griffin is trying to stand.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Griffin gets full guard.
De Chandler trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Chandler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Chandler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Chandler wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.

De Chandler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Chandler.
Griffin striking off his back but it's not causing De Chandler any problems.
Griffin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
De Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Chandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
De Chandler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.

De Chandler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Chandler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Griffin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
De Chandler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Chandler won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
De Chandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Chandler is working hard here to advance position.
Griffin throwing short punches from the bottom.
De Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin striking off his back.
De Chandler is working Griffin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Griffin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

De Chandler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Chandler drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick De Chandler off! De Chandler jumps back into Griffin's guard.

De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

De Chandler drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick De Chandler off! De Chandler jumps back into Griffin's guard.
De Chandler passes Griffin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Griffin is pressing down on De Chandler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griffin striking off his back but it's not causing De Chandler any problems.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
De Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chadwin De Chandler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin throws a push kick but De Chandler slaps the foot to one side.
De Chandler attempts a counter takedown but Griffin avoids it well and moves away.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss

and De Chandler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Chandler passes Griffin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Griffin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
De Chandler is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

De Chandler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Griffin is just riding it out for now. De Chandler eventually gives up the hold.
De Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Chandler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

De Chandler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Griffin is just riding it out for now. De Chandler eventually gives up the hold.
Griffin pushes De Chandler off looking to stand but De Chandler dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Chandler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griffin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Chandler.
Griffin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Griffin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Griffin is looking for a sweep. De Chandler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

De Chandler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Griffin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Griffin missing with punches from the bottom.

De Chandler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

De Chandler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler trying to mount his opponent but Griffin defends it.
Chadwin De Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Chandler stops Griffin from getting back to his feet.
De Chandler is trying to control. Griffin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

De Chandler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Griffin is just riding it out for now. De Chandler eventually gives up the hold.
De Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?

De Chandler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Griffin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Griffin connecting with a few gentle strikes.

De Chandler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Griffin connecting with a few gentle strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to get to full guard but De Chandler has control of the leg.
Griffin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Griffin punching from the bottom.

De Chandler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Griffin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Griffin striking from the bottom.
De Chandler blocks the strikes from Griffin.

Griffin kicks De Chandler off and gets back to his feet.
De Chandler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffin throws a leg kick

and De Chandler counters with a single leg into guard. Griffin didn't expect that.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but De Chandler is having none of it.
Griffin scores with a nice shot.
De Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Griffin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
De Chandler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Chandler is pushing down on Griffin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Griffin is fighting to maintain full guard but De Chandler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Griffin tries to kick De Chandler off but De Chandler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Griffin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Griffin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

De Chandler seems to be looking for submissions.
Griffin landing rabbit punches to the side of De Chandler's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.

De Chandler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Griffin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chadwin De Chandler dominated that second round.
That's time! De Chandler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Griffin lands with a nice combination. De Chandler backs away looking to recover.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body

and De Chandler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Chandler.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
De Chandler trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
De Chandler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

De Chandler drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. De Chandler seems to have locked his on tight now - Griffin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for De Chandler, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chadwin De Chandler!
Chadwin De Chandler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.