PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mack Griffin (ranked 5021 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 6727 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanma has chosen https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB9UvUJL_lE as his entrance music. Baki Hanma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mack Griffin's chin.

Griffin
vs
Hanma

190 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mack Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin scores with a takedown into Hanma's guard.
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hanma looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanma, not yet.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin postures up.
Hanma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanma has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Griffin postures up in Hanma's guard and throws a big left but Hanma blocks it.
Hanma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Hanma blocks nicely.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griffin connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a big elbow that misses.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Hanma.
Griffin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Griffin stands up over Hanma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanma lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Griffin pulls Hanma in close to his closed guard and prevents Hanma from doing any damage or advancing position.
Griffin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hanma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin continues to stall.

Griffin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griffin pulls Hanma in to control the position.
Griffin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Griffin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has his hands on Hanma's head, controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanma looking to sit in guard and control but Griffin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hanma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griffin defends well.
Griffin throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hanma controls Griffin momentarily but Griffin frees himself.
Hanma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hanma wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Griffin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanma has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hanma clinches.
Griffin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Griffin manages to break the clinch.

Hanma closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Griffin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mack Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin working Hanma over with strikes.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin is thwarting Hanma's attempts to control the position.
Griffin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hanma's head.
Hanma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Hanma has hold of Griffin's hands but Griffin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hanma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Griffin throws a big elbow that misses.
Griffin connects with a couple of short punches.
Griffin stands up over Hanma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin postures up and lands a big shot to Hanma's brow.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin scoring with punches to the head and body.

Griffin drops back looking for a leg! Hanma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hanma manages to kick Griffin off! Griffin jumps back into Hanma's guard.
Griffin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Griffin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Griffin stands and steps away. Hanma gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hanma to the mat! Hanma manages to get full guard.
Hanma is looking to stand back up but Griffin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hanma.

Griffin 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 Griffin there.
Ground and pound from Griffin.
Griffin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hanma's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Griffin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Griffin goes for a double leg but Hanma avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hanma continues to drive forward.

Hanma has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hanma.
Griffin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Hanma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Griffin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hanma napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Griffin is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands an elbow.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hanma down.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hanma down.
Griffin is working Hanma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.
Griffin scoring with punches from side control.
Griffin is chipping away with strikes.

Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hanma knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working the strikes but Hanma uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hanma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffin is working away from the top position though.
Griffin is taking a breather. Hanma says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanma can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin working over Hanma with some ground and pound. Hanma looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hanma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.

Hanma pushes Griffin off and gets back to his feet.
Hanma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Griffin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hanma's guard.
Griffin stands up over Hanma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Hanma has his hands on Griffin's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griffin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hanma, up you get!

Griffin feints and as Hanma raises his hands in defense, Griffin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hanma trying to control the position.
Griffin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baki Hanma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mack Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Griffin controls the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Griffin!