PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chubbs Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffon has chosen I'm Shipping out to Boston by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Forrest Griffon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Peterson
vs
Griffon

190 cm
22
213 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

191 cm
26
219 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chubbs Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Griffon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chubbs Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Griffon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterson's hands.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Nice jab there from Peterson.

It looks like Forrest Griffon has been cut.
Griffon misses with the combination.
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick from Griffon misses.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Griffon throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson throws the left hand but Griffon avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Griffon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffon was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson checks a low kick from Griffon.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Griffon's shoulder, as Griffon tries to avoid the shot.
Griffon is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Griffon misses with a leg kick.
Griffon wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Griffon throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Chubbs Peterson has been cut.
Griffon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffon circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Peterson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Griffon knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Griffon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffon.
Griffon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Peterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peterson throws a body punch but Griffon moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Peterson.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Griffon slips the punch.
Griffon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Griffon didn't see that one coming.
Griffon misses with a low kick.
Peterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffon throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Griffon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peterson swings for the body but Griffon moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Peterson as he connects with a hook.
Peterson misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Griffon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson lands a right hook to the body.
Griffon looks gassed!
Griffon blocks a jab.
Griffon misses with a head kick.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson works over Griffon's head and body with a nice combination.
Peterson scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson throws a shot to the body.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chubbs Peterson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Griffon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chubbs Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
A cross from Peterson lands.
Peterson digs a good hook to Griffon's body.
Peterson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peterson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson lands with a right hand.
Griffon is breathing heavily.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson lands a slapping body shot.
Peterson lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffon.
Griffon misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Peterson.

That has opened up Forrest Griffon's cut even more.
Griffon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Griffon saw that one coming.
Griffon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Peterson drops Griffon with a beautiful combination! Griffon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Peterson is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Griffon moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson cracks Griffon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffon is just out of range.
Griffon slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Griffon counters with a left to the body.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Griffon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griffon.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Griffon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Griffon.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Peterson.
Peterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffon throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Griffon.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Griffon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Peterson has got the better of the exchanges.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Peterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffon.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Griffon avoids them all with ease.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffon slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Griffon.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Griffon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Decent striking displayed by Peterson there.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffon.
Nice defenses there by Griffon.
Peterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffon tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffon slips a straight right by Peterson.
Danga de danga de dang - Peterson scores with a four punch combination!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peterson checks a leg kick.
Griffon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffon moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson slips a jab from Griffon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Griffon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peterson misses with a hook. Griffon ducked under it nicely.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffon slips under a jab from Peterson.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffon backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Griffon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffon.
Griffon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Griffon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffon. That's going to slow Peterson down.
Forrest Griffon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffon.
Griffon tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson lands with a good body shot.
Griffon tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffon.
Peterson throws a body kick the misses

and Griffon counters by moving into the clinch.
Griffon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Griffon.
Griffon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
Peterson blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffon counters with a head kick.
Chubbs Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson scores with a shot to the body.
Griffon throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffon moves forwards but Peterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Griffon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Peterson scores with a four punch combination!
Peterson works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Griffon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chubbs Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peterson, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chubbs Peterson!