PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herr Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen New York as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mann
vs
Griffin

189 cm
27
105 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

173 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herr Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alonzo Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mann.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Mann misses with a low kick as Griffin jumps back.
Griffin throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Griffin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin tries to bum rush Mann with a series of wild strikes but Mann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alonzo Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Alonzo Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mann slips under a jab from Griffin.
Griffin works Mann's body with a nice hook.
Mann slips under a jab from Griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mann dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one.
Griffin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mann rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mann is defended easily by Griffin.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Mann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mann slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Mann moves away and avoids it.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mann.
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mann.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herr Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mann.
Mann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mann, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mann.
Griffin scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin throws a shot to the body.
Griffin throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin throws the left hand but Mann avoids the punch easily.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Griffin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Alonzo Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mann.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Griffin.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Griffin throws a right hand that Mann ducks under and follows up with a left that Mann also avoids with ease.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Mann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Mann's head back.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin throws a right hand that Mann ducks under and follows up with a left that Mann also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Mann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Mann avoids nicely.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Mann or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin which made him look bad.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.

Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Mann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mann keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin presses Mann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Griffin looking to stall.

Mann gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Mann drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mann jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mann!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is looking to improve his position but Griffin isn't that keen on the idea.
Griffin with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mann is working to get back to half guard.
Griffin lands a heavy elbow.
Mann in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Griffin blocks Mann's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mann regains half guard.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Mann dodges it nicely.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mann defending well though.
Mann regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mann bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griffin's guard.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Griffin is trying to keep Mann in close.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mann postures up.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Mann controlling him for the moment.
Mann throwing strikes but missing.
Mann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

Mann working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Griffin 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.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griffin.

Mann is rocked!
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Oh Mann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Griffin does it's job there.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Mann seems to have got his legs back now.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Mann avoids them all with ease.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mann is just out of range.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mann.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Mann avoids it well.
Mann shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
Mann fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffin tries to bum rush Mann with a series of wild strikes but Mann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alonzo Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.

Mann drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Mann keeps him there for the moment.
Mann is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Griffin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herr Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin swings away with a body shot that misses

and Mann counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mann.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.

Mann drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick Mann off! Mann jumps back into Griffin's guard.

Mann is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Herr Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Mann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griffin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

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