PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Griffin
vs
Trueman

190 cm
25
260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Trueman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a body punch but Trueman moves out of range.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trueman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trueman stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffin. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Trueman throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.

Griffin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trueman's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trueman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trueman pushes Griffin off looking to stand but Griffin dives back in and keeps control.
Griffin throwing shots but Trueman is blocking nicely.
Trueman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Trueman looks like he's trying to stand up.

Trueman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a one two combo.

It looks like Sean Trueman has been cut.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Trueman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Trueman is just out of range.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trueman sprawls well. Trueman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin cracks Trueman with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trueman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Trueman shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Trueman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trueman ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin sizes up Trueman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin with a hook.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trueman.

Trueman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Griffin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trueman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trueman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffin is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin trying to control but Trueman is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueman is looking to stand up but Griffin isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffin stops Trueman from standing up.
Griffin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab from Griffin.
Trueman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin lands an overhand right.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Trueman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trueman was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Griffin slips under a jab from Trueman.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trueman.

Griffin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trueman keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin stays in close to Trueman's body and controls the position.
Griffin won't allow Trueman to get back to his feet.
Trueman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Trueman has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Griffin stops Trueman from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trueman can do anything to dispel that myth.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin defending well as Trueman loads up on a big left hand.
Trueman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trueman stuffs the takedown.
Griffin stuns Trueman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trueman throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trueman.
Trueman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trueman walks into a left hand.
Trueman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griffin to score with a decent uppercut.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trueman.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Trueman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trueman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffin sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a nice combination. Trueman backs away looking to recover.
Trueman dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Trueman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trueman ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin cracks Trueman with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Trueman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sean Trueman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Griffin catches Trueman right on the button with a cross.

That has opened up Sean Trueman's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Griffin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Trueman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Griffin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Trueman.
A swing and a miss from Trueman.
Trueman 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.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Trueman sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Trueman slips the punch.

Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trueman to the mat! Trueman manages to get full guard.
Griffin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trueman pushes Griffin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
A nice combination there by Griffin.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trueman manages to avoid it.
A jab from Griffin misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin misses with a hook. Trueman ducked under it nicely.

Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Griffin wants to control the pace but Trueman is squirming around nicely.
Griffin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Trueman?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trueman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Griffin landing strikes from the mount and Trueman is in trouble!

The cut above Sean Trueman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sean Trueman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Griffin!