PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tristram Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kivi nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Griswold
vs
nyrkki

192 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, tristram Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, kivi nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold misses with a series of wild punches.
Griswold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but nyrkki moves away.
Griswold takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like tristram Griswold has been cut.
Griswold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but nyrkki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Griswold misses.
Griswold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but nyrkki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
nyrkki is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Griswold.
nyrkki wants to clinch up but Griswold keeps it at a distance.
nyrkki tries to clinch up but Griswold circles away and keeps his distance.
Griswold throws a series of punches but nyrkki moves out of range.
nyrkki misses with a double jab
and Griswold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like kivi nyrkki has been cut.
Griswold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griswold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griswold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but nyrkki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold throws a right and a left that nyrkki avoids nicely.
Griswold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by nyrkki.
Griswold throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - nyrkki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
tristram Griswold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griswold misses the shot to the body.
Griswold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and nyrkki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

nyrkki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Griswold misses.
nyrkki walks into a left hand.
Griswold moves away from the strike by nyrkki.
Decent striking displayed by Griswold there.
nyrkki darts in trying to clinch

and Griswold counters with a crisp one two that drops nyrkki! Griswold thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves nyrkki to his feet! nyrkki is in big trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griswold throws a series of punches but nyrkki moves out of range.
Griswold avoids the head kick by nyrkki.
Griswold works nyrkki's body with a nice hook.
nyrkki looks gassed!
nyrkki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
nyrkki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griswold throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griswold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griswold is looking to score with low kicks.
Griswold misses with a body kick.
Griswold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griswold is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
nyrkki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griswold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Griswold both land. Nice combination.

That has opened up kivi nyrkki's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold cracks nyrkki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griswold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as nyrkki backs up against the cage.
Griswold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Griswold. That snapped nyrkki's head back.
Jab from Griswold.
Griswold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
nyrkki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Griswold.
Griswold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
nyrkki is looking to clinch but Griswold is avoiding it.
Griswold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griswold scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Griswold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griswold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and nyrkki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold tries to break the clinch but nyrkki is controlling the position.
nyrkki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
nyrkki wants to break free but Griswold has control.
nyrkki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griswold.
Griswold prevents nyrkki from breaking the clinch.

Griswold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griswold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griswold works nyrkki's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Griswold. That snapped nyrkki's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griswold misses with a few strikes there.
Griswold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by nyrkki.
nyrkki avoids a punch combination nicely.
nyrkki throws a head kick but Griswold moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tristram Griswold dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Griswold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Griswold throws a combination. nyrkki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Griswold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but nyrkki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griswold throws a lazy head kick
and nyrkki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
nyrkki throws a hook but Griswold avoids it easily.
Griswold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and nyrkki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Griswold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but nyrkki circles away quickly and effectively.
nyrkki closes the distance but Griswold moves to the side
and Griswold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
nyrkki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
nyrkki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Griswold misses with a few strikes there.
Griswold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. nyrkki doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold falls off balance throwing a combination
and nyrkki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice combination there by Griswold.
Jab by Griswold.
Griswold throws a head kick but nyrkki moves out of range.
Griswold lands a head shot.
Griswold jabs at nyrkki's body.
Griswold goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griswold misses with a series of wild punches.
nyrkki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griswold.
nyrkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griswold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Griswold.
tristram Griswold is winning the standup battle so far.
Griswold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but nyrkki circles away quickly and effectively.
nyrkki throws a nice head kick!
Griswold tests nyrkki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griswold's corner calls for a 1-2. Griswold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
nyrkki ducks right into an uppercut from Griswold.
Griswold lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
nyrkki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griswold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nyrkki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griswold throws out the jab.
nyrkki tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Griswold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping nyrkki at a distance.
nyrkki is looking to land body kicks.
tristram Griswold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griswold throws a series of punches but nyrkki avoids them all with ease.
Griswold lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Griswold is working the combinations to good effect here.
nyrkki doesn't manage to clinch there - Griswold circles away.
Griswold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but nyrkki circles away quickly and effectively.
nyrkki ducks right into an uppercut from Griswold.
Griswold throws a head kick that misses.
Griswold throws a lazy head kick
and nyrkki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griswold's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nyrkki wants to clinch but Griswold slips to the side
and Griswold counters with a stiff right hand.
Griswold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by nyrkki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of nyrkki.
nyrkki wants to clinch.
Griswold misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - nyrkki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griswold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that nyrkki can do to turn this around?
Griswold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griswold misses the jab.
A left lands for Griswold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tristram Griswold dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

nyrkki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griswold throws a head kick that misses
and nyrkki counters with a head kick. That will keep Griswold thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Griswold misses with a few strikes there.
Griswold avoids the head kick by nyrkki.
Griswold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griswold!
Griswold lands a glancing blow to the side of nyrkki's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griswold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but nyrkki was well out of range. Poor timing from Griswold.
Griswold misses with the combination.
Griswold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
nyrkki throws a series of punches but Griswold moves out of range.
Griswold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and nyrkki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Griswold is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nyrkki dodges the punch combination from Griswold.
Griswold tests nyrkki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - nyrkki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griswold tried to score with a low kick but nyrkki checks it.
Griswold swats away the attempt to clinch by nyrkki.
nyrkki tries to clinch up but Griswold circles away and keeps his distance.
Griswold thuds his right hand into nyrkki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
tristram Griswold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
nyrkki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griswold.
nyrkki slips a jab and a cross from Griswold.

That's two 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.
Griswold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by nyrkki.
nyrkki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griswold misses with a double jab
and nyrkki counters with a body kick.
Griswold scores with a crisp jab that stopped nyrkki in his tracks.
Griswold listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griswold lands a jab to the head.
nyrkki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griswold misses with a double jab.
nyrkki tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by nyrkki.
nyrkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griswold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griswold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
nyrkki wants to clinch.
nyrkki checks the leg kick.
Griswold lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griswold.
Griswold connects with a crisp jab.
Griswold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griswold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
nyrkki misses with a head kick.
Griswold misses with a jab, cross combination.
tristram Griswold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nyrkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griswold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griswold takes a swing at nyrkki's ribcage but misses.
nyrkki tries to clinch but Griswold moves out of range.
nyrkki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
nyrkki doesn't manage to clinch there - Griswold circles away.
Griswold works over nyrkki's head and body with a nice combination.
Griswold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and nyrkki moves into the clinch.
nyrkki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
nyrkki pressing his opponent against the cage.
nyrkki wants to get back to striking at distance but Griswold won't allow it.
kivi nyrkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
nyrkki working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
tristram Griswold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griswold, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tristram Griswold!