PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Griffin (ranked 22992 p4p, 659 weight class) and Ryan Lock (ranked 23499 p4p, 640 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffin
vs
Lock

186 cm
22
194 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

187 cm
26
196 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lock effectively controlling the action here.
Lock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lock tries to pull guard but Griffin won't allow it.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lock slips under a jab from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a right hand
and Lock counters with a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lock or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin, which made it look bad.
Griffin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Lock avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Lock as Griffin shoots in.
Lock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lock shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Matt Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lock.
Lock throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Lock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Griffin has his foot on Lock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lock works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lock is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Griffin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lock is looking to defend but Griffin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lock! Griffin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lock taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Griffin!
Matt Griffin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.