PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anderson griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Bed With Quinsy. The key to victory for Conrad Howell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Howell
vs
griffin

180 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, anderson griffin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell tries to clinch there but griffin circles away.
Howell tries to clinch up.
Howell tries to clinch but griffin is having none of it.
Howell is looking to clinch but griffin is avoiding it.
Conrad Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell wants to clinch up but griffin keeps it at a distance.
Howell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howell tries to clinch but griffin moves out of range.

Howell closes the distance and clinches.
griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

griffin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Howell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet griffin, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
griffin wants to stand up but Howell is controlling him.
Howell won't allow griffin to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin wants to improve his position but instead Howell has moved into half guard.
Howell moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from griffin.
griffin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Howell tries to clinch but griffin moves out of range.

Howell gets a clinch.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
griffin has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.

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 turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and griffin manages to end up in side control.
griffin looks gassed!

griffin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

griffin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howell tries to clinch up but griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Howell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howell tries to clinch up.
Howell is looking to clinch.
Howell tries to clinch up but griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Howell doesn't manage to clinch there - griffin circles away.
Howell wants to clinch up but griffin keeps it at a distance.

Howell clinches up against the cage.
Howell tries a knee to the head but griffin blocks it.
Howell lands a knee to the head.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howell moves in looking to clinch but griffin pushes him off.
Howell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Howell is looking to clinch but griffin is avoiding it.
Howell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howell tries to clinch but griffin moves out of range.
Conrad Howell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howell tries to close the distance and clinch but griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howell tries to close the distance and clinch but griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howell moves in looking to clinch but griffin pushes him off.
griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Howell.

Howell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howell connects with a nasty looking knee right to griffin's face.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but griffin blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but griffin blocks with his arms.
Howell lands a knee to the head.
griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howell tries a knee to the head but griffin blocks it.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but griffin is blocking nicely.

griffin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
griffin wants to pass to mount but Howell is defending the position.
griffin is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Howell manages to get to full guard.
griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Howell is retaining full guard.

griffin gets to his feet. Howell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Howell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell wants to clinch up but griffin keeps it at a distance.
griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howell tries to clinch up but griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Howell tries to clinch but griffin moves out of range.
Howell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

anderson griffin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

griffin clinches with his opponent.
griffin lands a knee to the head.
griffin with a knee to the head.
griffin lands a nice elbow.
griffin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Howell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
griffin trying to land knees to the body.

griffin breaks the clinch.
Howell tries to clinch but griffin moves away

and griffin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

griffin breaks the clinch.
Howell darts in trying to clinch
and griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conrad Howell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
griffin circles away from the clinch attempt

and griffin moves into the clinch.
Howell tries a knee to the head but griffin blocks it.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howell avoiding damage as griffin throws knees to the body.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but griffin is blocking nicely.
griffin is trying to break free.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from griffin.
A knee to the head by Howell.
griffin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Conrad Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of anderson griffin.
griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howell tries a knee to the head but griffin blocks it.
Howell managing to block the knees to the body from griffin.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howell prevents griffin from breaking the clinch.
griffin lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from griffin.
griffin is trying to break the clinch but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
griffin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
griffin has Howell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Howell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Howell misses with a knee strike.

griffin breaks from the clinch.
Howell tries to clinch but griffin moves away
and griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Howell looks to clinch
and griffin counters with a head kick.
Howell tries to clinch
and griffin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Howell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Howell avoids the head kick by griffin.
Howell tries to clinch but griffin moves away

and griffin counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
griffin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Howell!

griffin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Howell clinches but griffin breaks the clinch
and griffin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Howell darts in trying to clinch

and griffin counters with a shoot takedown. Howell fights it but they end up in guard.
griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

griffin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Howell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now griffin has Howell in his guard.

griffin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Howell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Howell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

griffin working for submissions but it's allowed Howell to get to half guard.

Howell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Howell is fending him off so far but griffin persists. Nope, Howell circles away and we're back to standing.
Howell keeps the fight on the outside.
Howell tries to clinch
and griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Howell darts in trying to clinch

and griffin counters by moving into the clinch.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
griffin is trying to break the clinch but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Howell with a knee to the head.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Howell controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Howell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Howell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell connects with a nasty looking knee right to griffin's face.
griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howell blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell stops a takedown attempt from griffin.
griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
griffin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howell wants to clinch but griffin slips to the side

and griffin counters by moving into the clinch.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

griffin rushes Howell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Howell connects with a nasty looking knee right to griffin's face.
Howell tries a knee to the head but griffin blocks it.
griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from griffin.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
griffin wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

anderson griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Howell wants to clinch but griffin slips to the side
and griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howell tries to clinch
and griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Howell clinches but griffin breaks the clinch

and griffin moves into the clinch.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell tries a knee to the head but griffin blocks it.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but griffin blocks with his arms.
griffin wants a takedown.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from griffin.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howell blocks the elbow strike.
Howell tries a knee to the head but griffin blocks it.
griffin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Conrad Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of anderson griffin.
Howell misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but griffin blocks with his arms.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
griffin connects with a knee to the head.

griffin manages to break the clinch.
griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

griffin drives through with a takedown into guard.

griffin gets to his feet. Howell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell tries to clinch but griffin moves away

and griffin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Howell's guard now.
griffin tries to stand but Howell is controlling from the bottom.

Howell wriggles free and stands up.
Howell darts in trying to clinch
and griffin counters with a flying knee that drops Howell! griffin dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). anderson griffin!