PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice in Chains - Them Bones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joseph Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Griffin
vs
Jones

190 cm
24
255 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
270 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Brian Griffin has been cut.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffin thinking.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones misses with a double jab.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Griffin breaks the clinch.
Joseph Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin slips a jab from Jones.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Brian Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Griffin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin works Jones's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones 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.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Jones.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Griffin scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Griffin's cut.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brian Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones misses with some punches.
Griffin is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones lands with a hook. Griffin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones checks a low kick from Griffin.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Jones slips a jab from Griffin.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Griffin will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Brian Griffin's cut is getting worse.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffin takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Griffin's head back.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Griffin moved away.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones slips under a jab from Griffin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Griffin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Griffin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Griffin stops Jones from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Griffin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Griffin won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Griffin swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Griffin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones seems keen to control Griffin's posture.
Joseph Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Brian Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with the combination.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Griffin.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Jones!