PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tyson griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for tyson griffin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

griffin
vs
Burn

170 cm
24
168 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

159 cm
24
162 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, tyson griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Burn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burn misses with a hook. griffin ducked under it nicely.
Burn throws a right hand that griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that griffin also avoids with ease.
griffin ducks under a wild hook from Burn.
Burn throws a right hand that griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that griffin also avoids with ease.
griffin shoots in and drives through. Burn sprawls well.
griffin throws a low kick but Burn avoids it.
griffin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from griffin.
Burn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burn throws a nice looking combination but griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
griffin throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burn misses the shot to the body.
griffin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Burn missing with a left hand there. griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burn swinging wilding here.
Burn misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin swinging wilding here.
griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burn is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Burn misses its intended target.
griffin walks into a jab.
griffin slips a jab and a cross from Burn.
griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Burn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and griffin counters with a left and a right that stings Burn.
griffin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Burn misses.
Burn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burn connects with a good right hand that stumbles griffin. griffin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burn checks a leg kick.
griffin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burn. Burn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Noah Burn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with griffin, pushing him back against the cage.

griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
griffin stuns Burn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burn 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 scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

griffin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Burn!
griffin misses with a head shot.
griffin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
griffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burn taking shots to the head.
Burn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
griffin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

griffin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Burn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Burn and griffin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

griffin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Burn sneaks out the side door and pushes griffin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A big left from Burn misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burn throws a jab but it's blocked by griffin.
Burn throws a left and a right that both miss

and griffin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burn!
griffin thowing shots but they're missing.
griffin wants to control the pace but Burn is squirming around nicely.
griffin working Burn over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
griffin wants to control the pace but Burn is squirming around nicely.
griffin looking to finish Burn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson griffin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

griffin misses with a wild body shot.
griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burn.
Burn misses with a combination

and griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by griffin.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
griffin postures up and lands a big shot to Burn's brow.
griffin wants to pass the guard but Burn is keeping the position.
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.
griffin throws a strike but Burn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burn stopping the sweep attempt from griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
griffin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

griffin working for a triangle but Burn defends it easily.
Burn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burn misses with a combination

and griffin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burn won't be happy with that.
griffin working the ground and pound.
Burn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but griffin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burn is breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from griffin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

griffin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Burn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for griffin but great work by Burn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burn decides to stand back up. Burn steps back and let's griffin get back to his feet.
Noah Burn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burn's head.
griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
griffin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Burn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from griffin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson griffin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
griffin trying to control but Burn is working from the bottom.
tyson griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
griffin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burn's guard.
Burn wants to get back to his feet.

Burn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A big right from Burn misses.
Burn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Burn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and griffin counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
tyson griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
griffin shoots for a takedown but Burn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burn throws a hook to the side of griffin's head but griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

griffin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
griffin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
griffin trying to control the position but Burn is working away.
Burn is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
griffin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

griffin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no griffin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
griffin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
griffin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Burn pushes griffin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, griffin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract griffin.
A punch combination from griffin misses.
griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burn's waist but Burn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing griffin off to one side.
Burn cracks griffin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burn throws a combination that misses
and griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Burn.
Burn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burn throws a combination that misses
and griffin counters with a nice body shot.

griffin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from griffin.
griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burn's head.
griffin throws a strike but Burn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn wants to stand but griffin is controlling his posture from full guard.

griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

griffin is working an open guard so Burn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson griffin clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract griffin.
griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Burn.
griffin misses with a wild combination.
griffin misses with a kick to the body.
griffin is looking to wear down Burn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

griffin gets the takedown into side control.

griffin stands up.
A jab from Burn misses.
Burn misses with a body punch

and griffin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burn won't be happy with that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burn throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

griffin scores with a takedown into Burn's guard.
griffin throws and elbow that misses. Burn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in griffin's guard. Nice move by Burn!
griffin trying to control the position.
griffin controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
griffin looking to control.
griffin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burn's guard.
griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
griffin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Burn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now griffin is on top in guard.
Burn keeping moving, preventing griffin from controlling successfully.
griffin passes Burn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. tyson griffin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Burn throws a hook but griffin blocks it.
Burn throws a left and a right that both miss

and griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from griffin.
griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Burn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
griffin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burn.
A slow jab from Burn misses its intended target.
griffin misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson griffin had his way with Noah Burn in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Burn misses with an uppercut. griffin saw that one coming.
griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Burn misses with a few strikes there.
Burn throws a nice looking combination but griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burn misses with a double jab

and griffin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burn!
griffin lands a big shot there that rocks Burn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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.
Burn tries to buck griffin off but he can't manage it.
griffin landing shots from mount.
griffin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
griffin tries to control but Burn wriggling away.
Burn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin controlling from the full mount.
griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burn can do to turn this around?
griffin trying to control but Burn is having none of it.
Burn wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
griffin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
griffin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

griffin goes for an armbar but Burn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Burn.

griffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burn is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Burn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

griffin looking for a triangle here. Burn is fighting it but it looks tight! griffin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Burn is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). tyson griffin!
tyson griffin is the new lightweight champion!