PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Hosak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bag of Weed. Brian Griffin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Milan Hosak's chin.

Griffin
vs
Hosak

190 cm
28
255 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Hosak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosak throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Brian Griffin has been cut.
Hosak misses with a wild body shot.

Hosak feints and as Griffin raises his hands in defense, Hosak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hosak 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 Hosak has Griffin in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hosak 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.
Hosak wants to sweep but no luck.
Hosak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hosak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hosak 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.
Griffin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hosak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Griffin is fighting to break Hosak's control of his arms but Hosak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Hosak.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Hosak won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hosak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hosak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hosak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hosak tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Hosak slips the punch.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hosak manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak misses with a looping right.
Hosak doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Griffin defending well as Hosak loads up on a big left hand.
Hosak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hosak misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Griffin misses.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Griffin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hosak walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.

It looks like Milan Hosak has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hosak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hosak gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hosak manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffin cracks Hosak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Milan Hosak will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hosak.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Milan Hosak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Hosak.
Griffin misses with a hook.
Hosak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Hosak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, jab by Griffin - just one landing.
Hosak throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hosak.
Hosak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Hosak has a takedown stuffed.
Hosak blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hosak on the side of the head.
Griffin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hosak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin swings for the body but Hosak moves out of range.
No joy there for Hosak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Hosak scores with a shot to the body.
Hosak scores with a jab. Griffin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hosak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Griffin did well to prevent Hosak getting side control.

Hosak is working for a submission of some sort.

Hosak seems to be looking for submissions.
Hosak wants to pass the guard but Griffin is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak moves nicely into side control.
Griffin wants to control but Hosak postures up.
Griffin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Hosak tries for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.

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

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.

Hosak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hosak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Griffin tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Hosak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Griffin misses with a body kick.
Hosak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hosak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffin throws a body kick that misses.
Griffin drops his hands momentarily and Hosak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffin sizes up Hosak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hosak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Hosak lands the left hand.
Griffin tried to score with a low kick but Hosak checks it.
Hosak misses with a body punch
and Griffin counters with a solid body kick.
Griffin staying out of range there.
Hosak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hosak moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
Hosak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Hosak slips under a jab.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Hosak's head but Hosak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brian Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hosak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hosak. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hosak misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Hosak looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Hosak's head but Hosak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hosak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hosak is defended easily by Griffin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Hosak misses with a looping left.
Griffin jabs at Hosak's body.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hosak.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Hosak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hosak moves out of range of the strikes.
Hosak throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Hosak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin scoring well with a low kick there.
Hosak tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hosak avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Griffin slips a straight right by Hosak.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hosak throws out the jab.
Griffin cracks Hosak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Griffin clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hosak thows a body shot but no joy.
Hosak takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hosak wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Griffin connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
Hosak moves out of range of the strikes.
Hosak moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Griffin slips under a jab from Hosak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Hosak.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin scores with a jab. Hosak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Hosak avoids them all with ease.
Hosak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hosak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Hosak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosak ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws the left hand but Hosak avoids the punch easily.
Griffin swings for the body but Hosak moves out of range.
Griffin slips under a jab from Hosak.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Hosak moved out of range nicely.
Hosak ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
A big left from Hosak misses.
Hosak looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Griffin throws a sloppy body shot
and Hosak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Milan Hosak's cut even more.
Griffin staying out of range there.
Hosak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griffin throws a jab when Hosak was well out of range.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Hosak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hosak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hosak scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hosak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hosak is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosak lands a right hook to the body.
Hosak moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hosak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hosak misses the shot to the body.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
Hosak thuds his right hand into Griffin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Hosak.
Hosak misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Hosak dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hosak works Griffin's body with a nice hook.
Griffin slips under a jab from Hosak.
A jab from Hosak does it's job there.
Hosak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hosak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hosak punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hosak.
Hosak cracks Griffin with an open hand slap.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hosak moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hosak.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hosak moves away from the strike by Griffin.
A shot to the liver by Hosak. Beautiful body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hosak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Hosak's body.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hosak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffin's waist but Griffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hosak off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosak lands with a cross.
Hosak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffin in his tracks.
Hosak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milan Hosak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hosak takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hosak looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Hosak connects with a right hand. Griffin shakes it off.
Hosak misses with a shot to the body
and Hosak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak lands a body shot.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Hosak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hosak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffin.
Hosak lands a head shot.
Hosak thows a body shot but no joy.
Hosak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hosak throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Hosak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin takes one to the side of the head.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hosak.
The fighters circling - Hosak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hosak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brian Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hosak scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milan Hosak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hosak 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milan Hosak!
Milan Hosak is the new heavyweight champion!