PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuller comes to the cage accompanied by Long Haired Country Boy - Charlie Daniels Band. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Fuller
vs
Griggs

192 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

200 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griggs.

Griggs has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Griggs.
Fuller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Griggs breaks the clinch.
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt.

Griggs gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuller is staying active underneath Griggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fuller wants to get back to his feet.
Fuller is breathing heavily.
Fuller is trying to get back to full guard.
Griggs works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs landing strikes from the mount.
Griggs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griggs raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griggs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Griggs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griggs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Griggs with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Griggs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fuller has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Griggs tries to control but Fuller wriggling away.
Fuller tries to hold on but Griggs pushes him away.
Griggs lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuller is bucking up trying to escape but Griggs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Griggs trying to control but Fuller is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Griggs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller wants to get back to his feet.
Griggs dominating with strikes here.
Fuller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Griggs content just to control the position here.
Griggs cracks Fuller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griggs looking to control but Fuller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fuller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Griggs lands a nice shot to the head.

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.
Griggs controlling from the full mount.
Fuller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fuller is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fuller wants to control but Griggs is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Griggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fuller misses with the combination.
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Griggs lands a two punch combo.
Griggs connects with a high kick.

Griggs drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fuller is looking to stand up but Griggs isn't so interested in that idea.

Griggs stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Griggs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fuller.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuller manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller fails to land with a series of punches.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Griggs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Griggs stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nice takedown defense from Fuller. No joy for Griggs on that attempt.
Terrance Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Griggs.
Fuller throws a series of punches but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fuller as he avoids it easily.
Fuller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Terrance Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuller misses with a combination

and Griggs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fuller's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller keeping full guard, as Griggs tries to pass.
Fuller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griggs prevents Fuller from getting back to his feet.
Griggs won't allow Fuller to sweep him here.
Griggs stays in close to Fuller's body and controls the position.
Griggs wants to pass the guard but Fuller is keeping the position.
Fuller is trying to control the position but Griggs postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fuller is fending him off so far but Griggs persists. Nope, Fuller circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuller misses with a wild combination.
Griggs stuns Fuller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fuller wants to clinch but Griggs slips to the side

and Griggs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fuller is looking to break free of the clinch but Griggs has double underhooks.
Griggs is pressed up against the cage. Fuller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griggs down to the mat. Griggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Griggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuller stuffs the takedown attempt from Griggs. Griggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Fuller throws a combination that misses

and Griggs counters with a single leg into guard. Fuller didn't expect that.
Fuller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson Griggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fuller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griggs is controlling him.
Fuller keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs thows a big elbow that misses.
Griggs trying to control but Fuller is working from the bottom.
Griggs won't allow Fuller to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fuller looks to land a combination but Griggs avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Fuller as Griggs shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Griggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Griggs stuns Fuller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Griggs.

Griggs decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fuller to his feet.
A punch combination from Griggs misses.
Fuller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Griggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Fuller.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griggs tries to avoid it but Fuller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griggs to the ground. Griggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fuller has his takedown stuffed

and Griggs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fuller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Griggs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Griggs's back!
Griggs turns into Fuller and is now in his guard.
Fuller has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Griggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Fuller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griggs postures up in Fuller's guard and throws a big left but Fuller blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fuller pushes Griggs off and gets back to his feet.
Fuller tries to bum rush Griggs with a series of wild strikes but Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griggs is fending him off so far but Fuller persists. Nope, Griggs circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Fuller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griggs has his takedown stuffed
and Fuller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griggs has a takedown stuffed.
Griggs thows a body kick. Fuller tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fuller but Fuller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fuller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griggs circles away.
Fuller shoots in looking for a takedown. Griggs tries to sprawl out of it but Fuller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuller shoots in but Griggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fuller misses with a double jab.
Griggs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fuller.
Fuller wants to clinch

and Griggs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Griggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Fuller is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griggs stands up and waves to Fuller to follow him.
Fuller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griggs. Griggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses.
Fuller throws a left and a right that both miss

and Griggs counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fuller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Griggs stalling the fight.
Griggs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Griggs jumps guard.
Fuller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fuller throwing strikes from guard but Griggs blocks nicely.
Griggs has a closed guard, preventing Fuller from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Griggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griggs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Griggs!