PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seether - Remedy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Griffin
vs
Morgan

190 cm
26
260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
270 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 3 - 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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shaun Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to de liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin with a nice cross.

It looks like Shaun Morgan has been cut.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan looks gassed!
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.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Griffin.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Morgan tries to buck Griffin off but Griffin is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is putting a hurting on Morgan here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Griffin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Griffin working the ground and pound from side control.
Morgan taking a bit of punishment here - Griffin scoring with strikes.
Morgan defending against the ground and pound.
Griffin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morgan's shoulder. That is not cool.

Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morgan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.

Griffin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morgan, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Griffin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin throws a strike aimed at the side of Morgan's head but Morgan avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is not content to let Griffin control the position.

Griffin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Griffin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morgan is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morgan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Griffin landing a few strikes.
Griffin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Griffin trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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 Shaun Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Left hook, right uppercut from Griffin.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to de liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morgan backs up against the cage.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffin tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That has opened up Shaun Morgan's cut even more.
Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peter Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Griffin.
A left lands for Griffin.
Griffin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

The cut above Shaun Morgan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shaun Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan tries to move into range but Griffin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Shaun Morgan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Griffin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Griffin passes into half guard.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morgan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Griffin lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin passes to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Morgan pecks away with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is putting a hurting on Morgan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Griffin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morgan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Griffin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morgan for as long as he can get away with.

Griffin is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Morgan is trying to escape and Griffin transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Morgan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Griffin! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Griffin!