PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piter Bhota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ride. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bhota
vs
Griffin

174 cm
19
172 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piter Bhota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stewie Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhota looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bhota is defended easily by Griffin.
Bhota looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piter Bhota. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Griffin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bhota is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bhota's guard.
Griffin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bhota. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Griffin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bhota has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griffin has managed to get both his arms back between Bhota's legs - danger averted.
Griffin wants to stand but Bhota is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bhota is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bhota's head.

Bhota working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.

Bhota is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bhota is working an open guard so Griffin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bhota has his takedown stuffed

and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown. Bhota fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bhota is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Bhota is breathing heavily.
Griffin wants to stand but Bhota has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Griffin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Griffin is in close to Bhota's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griffin sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bhota has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.

Bhota is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griffin defends well.

Bhota is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.

Griffin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Griffin gets the takedown into side control.
Bhota is trying to escape the position but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin cracks Bhota with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Griffin working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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!
Bhota is trying to get back to half guard.
Griffin landing strikes.
Griffin wants to stand but Bhota is controlling his arm.
Bhota tries to bench press Griffin off him but Griffin keeps the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Griffin with a poor takedown

and Bhota counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bhota is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Bhota is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Griffin defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Griffin dominated that round.
That's time! Bhota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bhota fails with the takedown

and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Bhota is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griffin defends well.
Griffin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Bhota is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bhota is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin works over Bhota with some ground and pound from guard.
Griffin controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bhota had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Griffin defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bhota had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Griffin defends it easily.

Griffin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bhota misses with a takedown

and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
Bhota wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Bhota looks to move to half guard but instead Griffin has passed into mount! Damn!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin controlling from mount.
Griffin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bhota takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Griffin controlling from the full mount.
Bhota wants to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Bhota is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Griffin.
Bhota can't escape the position.
Bhota is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is landing with some decent strikes but Bhota is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Griffin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Griffin controlling the pace for now.
Bhota wants to control but Griffin is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bhota really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Griffin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bhota is in a horrible position here. Griffin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bhota wants to clinch

so Griffin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Bhota is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griffin defends well.

Bhota working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.

Bhota throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Griffin escapes and throws Bhota's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Griffin stands up.
Bhota doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Griffin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bhota's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bhota is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Griffin wants to stand but Bhota is controlling his posture from full guard.
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Griffin stands up and waves to Bhota to follow him.
Bhota doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch.
Bhota managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bhota avoids it.
Bhota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bhota gets control of Griffin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bhota will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Bhota escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griffin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bhota swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bhota is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Griffin wants to get up but he can't break Bhota's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bhota's guard.
Griffin is taking a breather. Bhota says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Griffin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Griffin controlling the position easily from mount.
Bhota tries to hold on but Griffin postures up.
Griffin lands a big elbow.
Bhota can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is landing with some decent strikes but Bhota is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bhota tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griffin controlling the pace for now.
Bhota wants to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Bhota is trying to escape the mount.
Bhota is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Piter Bhota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin blocks Bhota's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stewie Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewie Griffin!