PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Griggs (ranked 948 p4p, 1448 weight class) and Gaston Tellurique (ranked 123 p4p, 192 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Griggs
vs
Tellurique

180 cm
28
177
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
29
184
11 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaston Tellurique !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tellurique takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tellurique lands a nice looking kick to the body. Griggs takes a step back to recover.
Griggs cracks Tellurique with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tellurique tries to clinch there but Griggs circles away.

Tellurique forces Griggs back against the cage and clinches.
Tellurique scores with a shoulder strike.
Griggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griggs blocks a body shot from Tellurique .
Tellurique misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griggs.
Tellurique prevents Griggs from breaking the clinch.
Tellurique pushes Griggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tellurique misses with some punches.
Griggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs tries to circle away but Tellurique has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
Tellurique throws a head punch that misses.
Griggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tellurique stalls.
Tellurique has Griggs pressed against the cage, preventing Griggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Tellurique won't allow it.
Tellurique misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griggs.
Tellurique lands a right hand.
Griggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Tellurique - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tellurique lands a shoulder strike.
Tellurique lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tellurique tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellurique stalling the fight.
Tellurique using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tellurique working aggressively here.
Griggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Tellurique won't allow it.
Tellurique stalling.
Tellurique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griggs's elbow.
Griggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tellurique has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique keeps control of Griggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griggs being controlled against the cage.
Griggs can't break the clinch.
Tellurique makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but Griggs blocks it.
Tellurique wants a takedown but no success here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Griggs can't break the clinch.
Tellurique misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tellurique .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique working aggressively here.
Griggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tellurique lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tellurique scores with a shot to the side of Griggs's head.
Tellurique has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Griggs after a bit of a struggle.
Griggs wants to break free but Tellurique has control.
Tellurique misses with a punch on the inside.
Griggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tellurique slows down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tellurique working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gaston Tellurique dominated that round.
That's time! Griggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Griggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tellurique on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griggs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tellurique tries to clinch up but Griggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Tellurique fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Griggs throws the left hand but Tellurique avoids the punch easily.
Tellurique wants to clinch up but Griggs keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Griggs misses the target.
A cross from Griggs lands.
Griggs misses the jab.
Tellurique uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griggs.
Tellurique tries to clinch there but Griggs circles away.
Griggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellurique wants to clinch up but Griggs keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Griggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tellurique is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Griggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs jabs Tellurique right on the nose. Tellurique blinks but takes it well.
Vinny Griggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Tellurique is looking to clinch.
Tellurique is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tellurique wants to clinch up but Griggs keeps it at a distance.
Tellurique wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griggs tries to break the clinch but Tellurique is controlling the position.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Tellurique is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique keeps control of Griggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tellurique stalling against the cage.

Griggs breaks from the clinch.
Griggs throws out a loose jab but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellurique wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Griggs misses its target.

Tellurique clinches up against the cage.
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tellurique tries to work over Griggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique struggles to land a body shot inside as Griggs controls his hands.
Tellurique lands with a left to the head.
Tellurique has Griggs pushed against the cage.
Tellurique has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Griggs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tellurique can turn it around.
Tellurique lands with a light punch inside.
Tellurique struggles to land a body shot inside as Griggs controls his hands.
Gaston Tellurique seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tellurique tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griggs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tellurique using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Tellurique has double underhooks.
Tellurique lands a nice uppercut.
Griggs blocks a body shot from Tellurique .
Tellurique stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but Griggs blocks it.
Griggs prevents the takedown attempt.
Griggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tellurique stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tellurique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tellurique slowing the pace effectively.
Tellurique is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tellurique tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vinny Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Tellurique .
Tellurique scores with a shot to the side of Griggs's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vinny Griggs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Griggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Griggs throws a hook but Tellurique avoids it easily.
Tellurique is looking to clinch.
Griggs throwing a counter right hand but Tellurique manages to avoid it.
Tellurique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tellurique is looking to clinch.
Tellurique wants to clinch.
Griggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Griggs lands a jab to Tellurique 's midsection.
Griggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellurique looks to clinch
and Griggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griggs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Griggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tellurique at a distance.
Griggs throws a combination that misses

and Tellurique moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs tries to break the clinch but Tellurique is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Tellurique on the inside.
Griggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tellurique slows down the pace here.
Griggs letting Tellurique take a breather here.
Tellurique keeps control of Griggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tellurique swings wildly with an uppercut but Griggs uses good head movement to avoid it.

Griggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tellurique uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Tellurique unleashes a big counter combination but Griggs bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Griggs lands a jab-cross combination.
Tellurique tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tellurique manages to avoid it.
Tellurique follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Griggs lands a slapping body shot.
Tellurique fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellurique avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tellurique steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Griggs.
Tellurique fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tellurique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griggs throws a combination. Tellurique tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Tellurique is rocked!
Griggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tellurique throws a big counter head kick but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Tellurique is still on wobbly legs! Can Griggs finish him?
Griggs misses the shot to the body.
Tellurique seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique tries to clinch up but Griggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Griggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Tellurique doesn't manage to clinch there - Griggs circles away.
Griggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tellurique wants to clinch up but Griggs keeps it at a distance.
Griggs connects with a body shot that sends Tellurique 's belly button to the back.
Tellurique ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
Tellurique tries to clinch but Griggs is having none of it.
Tellurique defending well as Griggs loads up on a big left hand.
Tellurique walks into a stiff left hand from Griggs.
Tellurique bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tellurique wants to counter the offense by Griggs and move into the clinch position.
Tellurique tries to clinch there but Griggs circles away.
Griggs is looking to counter punch.
Tellurique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griggs misses the jab.

Tellurique gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs being controlled against the cage.
Tellurique will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Griggs up against the cage.
Tellurique is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tellurique has Griggs pushed against the cage.
Tellurique misses with some punches.
Tellurique lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Griggs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Griggs!
A relieved looking Vinny Griggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.