PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewie Griifin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses comes into the arena with Black Label Society - too tough to die blaring out of the sound system. Griifin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stewie's sexy party - rap song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moses
vs
Griifin

176 cm
21
166 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]
Hellbent, Inc.

BEST NUTRITION,no doping
BEST NUTRITION,no doping

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stewie Griifin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses ducks under a wild hook from Griifin.
Moses throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griifin throws out a loose jab but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griifin blocks a leg kick.
Griifin throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Ricky Moses has been cut.
Griifin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Griifin loads up on a big right hand but Moses slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Griifin. No joy for Moses on that attempt.
Griifin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moses doesn't seem bothered though.
Moses loads up on a big right hand but Griifin slips the punch.
A big right from Moses misses.
Griifin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moses takes a swing at Griifin's ribcage but misses.
Griifin tries a head kick but it misses.
Griifin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griifin digs a good body shot into Moses's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moses. Griifin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griifin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses stalks Griifin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griifin's face. Griifin staggers backwards, shaken.
Moses defending well as Griifin loads up on a big left hand.
Griifin misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Griifin there.
Griifin throws an overhand right that lands on Moses's shoulder, as Moses tries to avoid the shot.
Moses misses with a wild combination.
Griifin fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Griifin misses.
An inside leg kick from Moses misses.
Moses lands a jab to Griifin's midsection.
Griifin lands a lovely overhand right.
Griifin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moses.
Griifin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moses throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses looks for a takedown but Griifin sprawls well.
Moses thuds his shin into the meat of Griifin's side.
Moses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griifin was well out of range. Poor timing from Moses.
Moses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griifin misses with a straight right.
Stewie Griifin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griifin throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Griifin throws out a loose jab but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griifin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griifin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moses at a distance.
Moses staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Moses.
Griifin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moses has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griifin finds it's way round the side to connect with Moses's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griifin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moses is looking to wear down Griifin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moses connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griifin's hands.
Griifin tries to clinch but Moses moves out of range.
Moses throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Moses.
Moses cracks Griifin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griifin misses with a hook to the body
and Moses cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griifin misses with a body shot
and Griifin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Griifin misses.
Griifin lands a jab.
Griifin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moses fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moses throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses sizes up Griifin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griifin lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moses cracks Griifin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griifin misses with a shot to the body
and Moses counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Moses, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griifin throws a series of punches but Moses avoids them all with ease.
Griifin misses with a takedown attempt
and Moses counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Moses scores a takedown into full mount!
Griifin looks gassed!

Moses goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Griifin is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griifin wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Moses will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Griifin just misses with a punch to the body.
Moses scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moses moves out of range as Griifin strikes.
Moses staying out of range there.
Griifin doesn't manage to clinch there - Moses circles away.
A head kick by Griifin misses
and Moses counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griifin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moses counters with a straight right hand.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
Griifin connects with a body shot.
Moses scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griifin swings for the body but Moses moves out of range.
Griifin throws a one two combo.
Moses will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moses throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griifin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griifin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moses stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griifin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griifin throws a lazy right hand but Moses sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griifin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moses.
Griifin with a hook.
Griifin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Moses counter with a right hand.
Griifin moves in looking to clinch but Moses pushes him off.
Griifin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moses on the side of the head.
Moses throws a series of punches but Griifin moves out of range.
Griifin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
Moses looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moses comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griifin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griifin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moses slips under a jab.
Griifin misses with a body punch

and Moses decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griifin's guard.
Moses connects with a couple of short punches.

Griifin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moses is aware though and is defending well.
Griifin is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griifin is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griifin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moses swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moses wants to get back to his feet but Griifin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moses manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griifin regains half guard.
Moses prevents Griifin from improving his position.
Griifin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griifin is not content to let Moses control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Moses is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griifin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moses.
Moses is trying to control. Griifin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Moses dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Moses scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Griifin shoots in and bounces Moses off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Griifin works over Moses with some ground and pound from guard.
Moses wants to get back to his feet but Griifin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griifin wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Griifin stays in close to Moses's body and controls the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griifin tries to clinch there but Moses circles away.
Griifin throws a hook but Moses avoids it easily.
Moses tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griifin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moses.
Griifin throws the kick towards the body but Moses avoids it.
Griifin tried to score with a low kick but Moses checks it.
Good shot there by Griifin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses scores with a hook to the body. Griifin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griifin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moses connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griifin. Griifin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griifin slips under a jab from Moses.
Ricky Moses is winning the standup battle so far.
Moses misses with a hook. Griifin ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Griifin there.
Griifin misses with a wild body shot.
Moses doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Griifin counters with a left to the body.
Moses connects with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moses.
Griifin misses with a combination
and Moses counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Griifin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses controls Griifin momentarily but Griifin frees himself.
Griifin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griifin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Moses has his feet on Griifin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Griifin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Moses uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griifin.
Griifin missing with a left hand there. Moses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moses closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griifin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griifin tries to clinch but Moses moves away
enabling Moses to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Moses.
Moses fails to land with a series of punches.
Griifin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griifin lands a body shot.
Griifin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Ricky Moses is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griifin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to de liver by Griifin. Beautiful body shot.
Griifin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griifin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griifin takes one to the side of the head.
Stewie Griifin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griifin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moses connects with a high kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stewie Griifin.
Well Moses has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricky Moses!