PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Files (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Griffin
vs
Files

165 cm
26
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
151 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Files!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Files throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Files scores with a nice head shot.
Files stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Files has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Files's head.
Files lands a lovely overhand right.
Files thows a body shot but no joy.
Files throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Files lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
Files misses with a combination
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Peter Files seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Files throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Files misses with a body shot
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Files fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Files throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Files misses with a hook
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Files misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a three punch combo that has Files backing up. Files nods at Griffin to acknowledge the strikes.
Files misses with a body shot
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Files misses the shot to the body.
Files misses with a hook. Griffin ducked under it nicely.
Files swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Files is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Griffin rather than just go for the knockout.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Files misses with a combination
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Files smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Files swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Files misses with a body shot
and Griffin counters with a series of strikes. Files will be more careful next time no doubt.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Files throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Files throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
Files misses with a hook to the body
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Files throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Files throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Griffin moves forwards but Files connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Files misses with a series of wild punches.
Files moves out of range of the strikes.
Files misses with a jab to the body
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Files misses with a double jab
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Files throws an off balance right hand
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Files to counter with a crisp jab.
Files swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Files misses with a hook to the body
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Files throws a right hand that misses
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Files misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Files scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Files misses the body punch
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Files thinking.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Files manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Files counters with a nice body shot.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin throws a body punch but Files moves out of range.
Brian Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Files rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Files.
Files throws a good cross that connects.
Files misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Files avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Files swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Files takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Files throws a shot to the body.
Files lands with a hook. Griffin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Files looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Files keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Files misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Files thinking.
Files throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Files slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Files swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Files. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Files.
Griffin takes one on the button.
Files will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Files misses
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Griffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Files misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Files has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Files.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Files will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Files.
Files moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Files tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Files throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Files misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Files swings away with a body shot that misses
and Files takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Files swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin throws a combination. Files tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Files swinging wildly here.
Files lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
Griffin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Files throws a good cross that connects.
Files swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Files fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Files fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Files throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Files throws a predictable looking body shot
and Files takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Files showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Griffin misses with a hook
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Files misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Files. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Files misses with a few strikes there.
Files scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Files throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.
Files throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin walks into a straight right hand from Files.
A looping hook to the body misses from Files. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Files lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Files lands a right hook to the body.
Files moves out of range of the strikes.
Files scores with the left hand. Griffin knows he should have avoided that one.
Files misses with a shot to the body
and Files takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin tries to bum rush Files with a series of wild strikes but Files uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Files swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Files moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Files.
Files throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Files scores with a hook to the body. Griffin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Files moves out of range.
Jab by Files.
Files throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Files scores with a nice head shot.
Files lands a body shot.
Files swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brian Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Files takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Files lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Files lands a nice looking body shot.
Files stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Files moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Files scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Files misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Files. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Files.
Files misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Files looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Files misses with a body punch
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Files just misses with a punch to the body.
Files throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Files just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Files. That snapped Griffin's head back.
Brian Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Files lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Files is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Files comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Files 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Peter Files!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Peter Files!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Peter Files!

Peter Files wins by unanimous decision!