PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takla Griss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucian Bute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griss comes into the arena with Furious Angels (Reversed) blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Griss
vs
Bute

176 cm
22
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
163 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takla Griss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucian Bute!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bute lands with a shot to the body.
Griss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Bute moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Bute misses.
Griss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bute.
Griss misses with a double jab.
Griss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bute.
Lucian Bute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bute shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Griss trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Griss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bute defends well.

Griss working for a triangle but Bute defends it easily.

Griss is looking for a triangle but Bute pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bute trying to control but Griss is working from the bottom.

Griss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bute defends it easily.
Griss being controlled here, momentarily.
Bute trying to control but Griss is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bute is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Griss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Griss decides to stand and escape the position.
Bute throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griss throws a right and a left that Bute avoids nicely.
Bute throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Griss slams his shin into Bute's torso.
Bute throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bute misses with a straight left.
Bute looks to land a right hand but Griss moved out of range.
Griss looks to land a combination. Bute sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Griss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bute's head.
Griss moves away from the strike by Bute.

Bute drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bute misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griss is trying to get back to half guard.
Griss throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Griss is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Griss trying to control here.
Griss tries to get to full guard but Bute has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bute perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Griss is refusing to be controlled, as Bute sits in half guard.

Griss looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griss is trying to maintain the position but Bute is very close to passing his half guard.
Griss is trying to get back to full guard.

Griss is defending against the submission attempts here by Bute.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good leg kick by Griss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takla Griss dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big left from Bute misses.
Bute throws a jab but it's blocked by Griss.
Bute misses with a takedown attempt - Griss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bute fails with a takedown attempt.
Griss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bute's calf.
Bute blocks a head kick by Griss.
Some wild striking there from Griss.
Griss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bute.
Bute throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bute's head.
Griss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bute.
Bute throws a jab but it's blocked by Griss.
Bute avoids the body shot from Griss.
Bute misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Bute with that takedown attempt.
Takla Griss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucian Bute.
Bute is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bute avoids the head kick by Griss.
Griss lands a two punch combo.
Griss feints and then cracks Bute's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bute down.
Griss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Griss.
Griss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bute falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griss counters with a head kick. That will keep Bute thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bute has a takedown stuffed.
Griss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griss.
Bute takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A thudding body kick lands there by Griss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bute takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bute's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griss looks to land a combination. Bute sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bute might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good leg kick by Griss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bute moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takla Griss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griss looks to land a combination but Bute avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griss, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Griss both land. Nice combination.
Griss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bute.
Griss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bute.
Bute blocks a head kick by Griss.
Griss misses with a few strikes there.
Bute missing with a left hand there. Griss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bute takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griss throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griss misses with a two punch combination.
Griss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bute with a poor takedown
and Griss counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Griss misses.
Bute on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griss. Griss obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griss.
Griss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bute's head.
Bute throws a jab but it's blocked by Griss.
Griss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bute avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griss throws a series of strikes that have Bute backpedaling.
Griss closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Griss decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Griss wants to get back to his feet.
Bute wants to sweep but Griss has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bute gets back to half guard.
Bute is looking for a sweep. Griss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Griss gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takla Griss dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bute moves out of range of the body kick from Griss.
Bute throws a hook but Griss blocks it.
Griss stalks Bute and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bute's face. Bute staggers backwards, shaken.
Bute throws a jab when Griss was well out of range.
Bute falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griss counters with a three punch combo that has Bute backing up. Bute nods at Griss to acknowledge the strikes.
Bute avoids the head kick by Griss.
Griss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bute.
Bute misses with the combination.
Bute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bute was well out of range. Poor timing from Griss.
Bute misses with an uppercut.
Bute shoots in for a takedown but Griss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bute pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bute takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Griss misses.
Griss throws a combination. Bute tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bute throws out the jab.
Griss is working the combinations to good effect here.

Griss drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Griss would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Griss stands and steps away. Bute gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bute has his takedown stuffed
and Griss finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Griss lands a nice hook to Bute's body. Bute takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griss feints and then cracks Bute's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bute down.
Griss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Griss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griss scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griss lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bute lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griss circles away quickly and effectively.
Griss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griss moves out of range of the strikes.
Bute tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takla Griss is winning the standup battle so far.
Griss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bute.
Griss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Griss looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griss wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bute makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bute.
Griss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bute is proving hard to escape from.
Bute is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bute is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bute bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griss's guard.
Bute trying to control the position from guard on top but Griss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bute wants to pass the guard but Griss is keeping the position.
Bute postures up.

Bute drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bute jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takla Griss clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bute swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griss counters with a head kick.
Bute stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griss.
Griss is looking to wear down Bute with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bute doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Griss counters with a nice leg kick.
Griss throws a leg kick which misses Bute's front leg but catches the back leg as Bute tries to avoid it.
Griss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bute can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griss, right into the meat.
Griss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bute.
Griss scores with a nice body kick.
Griss throws a head kick that half lands.
Griss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griss.
Bute tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griss lands with a slapping head kick.
Bute takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griss lands with a kick to the temple. Bute shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bute is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Griss cracks the inside of Bute's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Griss!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griss moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bute throws a jab but it's blocked by Griss.
Bute shoots in but no luck this time.
Griss throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Griss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bute takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griss throws a nice looking combination but Bute bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griss looks to land a combination but Bute avoids it well.
Griss scoring well with a low kick there.
Griss is looking to slow Bute down with leg kicks.
Griss thows a body kick. Bute tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Griss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bute's head.
Griss scores with a body shot.
Bute has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griss.
Bute takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griss thows a body kick. Bute tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Griss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griss works over Bute's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bute tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griss lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bute backs up against the cage.
Griss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bute misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bute thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bute takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griss throws a head kick that half lands.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Bute moves out of range easily.
Bute throws a combination that misses
and Griss counters with a leg kick.

Griss scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Griss working away.

Griss stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bute misses.
Griss misses with a two punch combination.
Bute throws a jab but it's blocked by Griss.
Bute misses with a takedown

so Griss counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Takla Griss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucian Bute.

Griss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Griss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bute.
Bute shoots and misses
and Griss counters with an outside leg kick.
Griss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bute's head.
Griss throws a leg kick which misses Bute's front leg but catches the back leg as Bute tries to avoid it.
Griss throws a head kick that misses.
Griss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griss lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griss thuds his shin into the meat of Bute's side.
Bute pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bute throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Griss.
Bute keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bute misses with a combination
and Griss counters with a one-two to the body.
Griss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bute misses with a takedown
and Griss counters with a left and a right that stings Bute.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Griss.
Griss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Griss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bute takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Bute moves out of range easily.
Bute has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Griss throws a head kick that misses.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Bute moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takla Griss had his way with Lucian Bute in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bute slips a jab and a cross from Griss.
Bute with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griss counters with a series of strikes. Bute will be more careful next time no doubt.
Griss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griss. That's going to slow Bute down.
Bute swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griss counters with a nice leg kick.
Griss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griss goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Bute is rocked!
Griss scores with a nice body kick.
Bute takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick from Griss lands but Bute takes it in his stride.
Griss lands a jab to Bute's midsection.
Griss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bute.
Griss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griss lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bute backs up against the cage.
Bute is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Griss shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bute's guard.
Takla Griss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bute tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bute is trying to keep Griss in close.
Bute might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Griss kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Griss stands and steps away. Bute gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Griss takes a swing at Bute's ribcage but misses.
Bute looks to throw the jab but Griss is out of range.
Griss fails to land with a series of punches.
Griss lands with a slapping head kick.
Griss fails to land with a series of punches.
Bute scores with a jab to the body.
Lucian Bute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Bute moves out of range easily.
Griss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griss staying out of range there.
Griss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bute lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griss.
Bute throws a looping overhand right but Griss ducks down to avoid it.
Griss fails to land with a series of punches.
Griss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bute throws an overhand right that lands on Griss's shoulder, as Griss tries to avoid the shot.
Griss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griss lands a head kick. Bute smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bute misses the body punch
and Griss counters with an inside leg kick.
Griss scores with a one two! Bute had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bute is still on wobbly legs! Can Griss finish him?
Griss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bute.
Bute seems to have recovered his senses.

Griss closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bute did well to prevent Griss getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bute tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Griss has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Griss stands up from mount. Strange move.
Griss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bute.
Bute just misses with a punch to the body.
Bute fails with the takedown
and Griss counters with a solid body kick.
Griss scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griss scoring well with a low kick there.
Griss moves out of range as Bute strikes.
Griss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Griss.

Griss decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Griss throws a leg kick which misses Bute's front leg but catches the back leg as Bute tries to avoid it.
Takla Griss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bute looks to land a combination but Griss avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griss works over Bute's head and body with a nice combination.
Good leg kick by Griss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griss, right into the meat.
Bute looks to throw the jab but Griss is out of range.
Griss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takla Griss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:42
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:42
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takla Griss!
Takla Griss is the new lightweight champion!