PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trenton Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks's entrance music is Lightning does the work. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Brooks
vs
Griffin

175 cm
22
188 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Predator Nutrition

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trenton Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks wants to clinch.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Brooks rushes Griffin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Griffin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brooks lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.

It looks like Trenton Griffin has been cut.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Brooks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Griffin jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Griffin around his waist. Griffin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griffin looks gassed!
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Brooks misses with a knee to the head.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Brooks.
Brooks working Griffin over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Brooks.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brooks lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks landing knees to the body.
Brooks with a knee to the head.
Brooks landing knees to the head.
Griffin wants a takedown.
Jason Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Griffin.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brooks misses with a knee to the head.

Griffin manages to pull guard.
Brooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.

Griffin is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin tries to strike from the bottom.

Griffin is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brooks puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is pressing down on Brooks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Griffin is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin striking off his back but it's not causing Brooks any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Brooks controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Griffin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Griffin thowing shots but they're missing.
Griffin with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Griffin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Griffin with a couple of short strikes.

Griffin working for a submission but Brooks is keeping him at bay.
Brooks is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin avoids the attempt from Brooks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trenton Griffin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Brooks tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Griffin avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Griffin can't get the takedown.
Jason Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Griffin.
Brooks working Griffin over with knees to the body.
Griffin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Griffin has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brooks tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brooks swivels and escapes.
Brooks wants to clinch.

Griffin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brooks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Brooks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Griffin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brooks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brooks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brooks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
Brooks looking to control.
Griffin trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Griffin stands and throws Brooks's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brooks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Griffin prevents Brooks from escaping the position.
Griffin landing strikes.
Brooks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griffin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brooks is trying to escape the position but Griffin is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griffin is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Brooks looks calm but he's in trouble here. Griffin gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Brooks is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Griffin lets go of the hold and Brooks can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trenton Griffin!