PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Griffin
vs
Wright

168 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Wright!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Griffin does it's job there.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Wright. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Griffin digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
Wright shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Griffin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Wright feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wright looks gassed!

Griffin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Richard Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Wright.
Griffin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wright.
Griffin cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
Griffin scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Griffin sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
Griffin scores with a hook.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin scores with a body shot.
Griffin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Griffin.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anthony Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Griffin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griffin.
Griffin lands with a nice combination. Wright backs away looking to recover.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
Griffin with a jab.
Richard Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griffin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffin punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wright moves forwards but Griffin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Griffin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
Griffin jabs at Wright's body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin lands with a good body shot.
Griffin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
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 lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into rage.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a good body shot.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Wright's body.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
A nice combination there by Griffin.
Wright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Griffin.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Griffin stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griffin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griffin works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Wright's head.
Griffin scores with a nice right hand.
Griffin lands a jab to the nose.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Griffin punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Griffin does it's job there.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Griffin coming out on top.
Griffin digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griffin scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Griffin.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griffin throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.
Griffin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Wright dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin cracks Wright with a good jab.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Griffin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Griffin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Griffin duly obliges.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Griffin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wright looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richard Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Wright.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffin throws a combination. Wright tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richard Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Wright tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into rage.
Griffin throws a good cross that connects.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Griffin scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffin as he connects with a hook.
Griffin with a jab.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Griffin stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griffin scores with a sloppy right hand. Wright should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Griffin lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Griffin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffin lands with a cross.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin with a jab.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffin!
Wright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Griffin jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griffin lands a slapping body shot.
Griffin scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffin avoids it really well and circles away.
Griffin cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Griffin lands a head shot.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Wright gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffin.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin scores with a hook.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Wright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richard Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
Griffin stuffs the takedown.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Griffin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wright walks into a jab.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
Griffin scores with a one two! Wright had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffin as he connects with a hook.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Griffin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.

Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Griffin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Griffin scores with a one two! Wright had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffin closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffin scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Griffin.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richard Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Griffin.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Anthony Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Richard Griffin!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Richard Griffin!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Richard Griffin!

Richard Griffin wins by unanimous decision!