PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Skowronek (ranked 4439 p4p, 4437 weight class) and Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Skowronek
vs
Griffin

178 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Skowronek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skowronek tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Skowronek is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.

Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Skowronek is looking for a sweep. Griffin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Skowronek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Griffin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Skowronek is just riding it out for now. Griffin eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Skowronek has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skowronek is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Skowronek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Skowronek trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Griffin manages to pass to mount!
Griffin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Skowronek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skowronek tries to get out of the position.

Griffin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Skowronek is surviving well by controlling Griffin's body position as best he can.

Griffin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Griffin throws a strike there. Skowronek manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skowronek trying to get back to full guard but Griffin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Skowronek manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Skowronek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Griffin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Skowronek is controlling Griffin's trapped leg to prevent Griffin from advancing to side control.
Skowronek missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to control. Skowronek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Skowronek has managed to free his arm - good work.
Skowronek is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Skowronek makes his way to full guard, as Griffin worked for a kimura.

Griffin drops back looking for a leg! Skowronek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Skowronek manages to kick Griffin off! Griffin jumps back into Skowronek's guard.
Griffin trying to control but Skowronek is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.

Skowronek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Skowronek keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Skowronek has his hands on Griffin's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin stands up over Skowronek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Skowronek tries to score with a low kick but Griffin moves his leg out of the way.
Skowronek stuffs the takedown.
Skowronek attempts a counter takedown but Griffin avoids it well and moves away.

Skowronek closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Griffin to the mat! Griffin manages to get full guard.

Griffin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Skowronek has passed into half guard!
Griffin has a hand on Skowronek's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Skowronek takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Peter Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skowronek is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skowronek controlling the pace for now.
Skowronek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skowronek with a couple of short strikes.

Griffin is rocked!

Skowronek goes for an armbar but Griffin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Griffin.
Griffin trying to control but Skowronek is working from the bottom.

Skowronek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Griffin defends it easily.
Skowronek seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skowronek looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Skowronek has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Skowronek keeps moving.
Griffin is fighting to break Skowronek's control of his arms but Skowronek is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Griffin pushing down on Skowronek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Griffin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Griffin trying to control from Skowronek's half guard. Skowronek has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Skowronek striking off his back.
Skowronek looking for a sweep. Not yet Skowronek, not yet.
Griffin passes into half guard.
Skowronek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.

Griffin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Skowronek is having none of it.

Skowronek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
Griffin prevents Skowronek from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Griffin is trying to work for a kimura but Skowronek is defending well.
Skowronek is controlling Griffin's trapped leg to prevent Griffin from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Skowronek dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Skowronek tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Griffin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skowronek is trying to defend but Griffin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Skowronek is trying to stand up here but Griffin is controlling him well.

Skowronek is defending against the submission attempts here by Griffin.
Griffin is thwarting Skowronek's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skowronek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Griffin is trying to work for a kimura but Skowronek is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skowronek desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Griffin wants to control but Skowronek is keeping him busy.
Skowronek trying to control here.

Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Skowronek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin trying to control from half guard but Skowronek is working away.
Skowronek tries to roll over but Griffin keeps him under control.

Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Skowronek dodges it nicely.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Skowronek dodges it nicely.
Griffin prevents Skowronek from standing back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Skowronek tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Griffin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Skowronek was covering up waiting for the punch and Griffin finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Skowronek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skowronek is on top in guard.

Griffin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skowronek defends well.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Skowronek gets to his feet - Griffin follows without any prompting.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skowronek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Griffin showed some decent athleticism there.
Skowronek controlling the position well.
Griffin passes to full mount!
Skowronek slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Griffin is looking for a kimura but Skowronek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Griffin to get the leverage.
Skowronek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Griffin is just content to waste time from the top position. Skowronek takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

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