PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between tyson griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Nelson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

griffin
vs
Nelson

170 cm
27
170 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

180 cm
26
171 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, tyson griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nelson rushes griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from griffin - that landed with a thud.

griffin gets control of Nelson's arms and successfully pulls guard. griffin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Nelson wants to control from the top but griffin keeps moving.
Nelson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
griffin has a closed guard, preventing Nelson from standing up.
griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. DJ Nelson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

griffin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than griffin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nelson is squirming around, avoiding griffin's attempts to control the action.
Nelson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

griffin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nelson is now in griffin's guard. A big mistake from griffin there, giving up the dominant position!

griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control from the top but griffin keeps moving.
griffin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nelson!
griffin lands a big shot there that rocks Nelson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson can't escape the position.
griffin looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nelson can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin working Nelson over with strikes here.
griffin wants to control the pace but Nelson is squirming around nicely.
Nelson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson tries to lock up and control but griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
griffin breaks from Nelson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
griffin controlling from the full mount.
griffin is landing with some decent strikes but Nelson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nelson is looking to improve his position but griffin isn't that keen on the idea.
griffin wants to control the pace but Nelson is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but griffin is having none of it.
griffin landing strikes from the mount.

griffin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nelson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nelson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
griffin prevents Nelson from improving his position.
griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Nelson trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson griffin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

griffin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
griffin moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.
tyson griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
griffin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
DJ Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
griffin misses with a body shot.
griffin swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
griffin scores with a jab to the body.
griffin moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but griffin circles away.
griffin lands a jab to the nose.
griffin swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nelson avoids the body shot from griffin.
A punch combination from griffin misses.
griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for griffin.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from griffin does no damage.

griffin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nelson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
griffin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
griffin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nelson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
griffin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson wants to improve his position but griffin is controlling well.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but griffin has control of the leg.
Nelson regains full guard. Nicely done.
griffin scoring with punches to the head and body.
griffin trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
griffin wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
griffin landing with the ground and pound.
griffin slips nicely into half guard.
Nelson is looking to control griffin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
Nelson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control griffin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
griffin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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.
Nice strikes from griffin there.

griffin is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as griffin sits in half guard.
griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson is looking to control griffin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as griffin sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson griffin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson tries to clinch there but griffin circles away.
griffin misses the shot to the body.
griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
Nelson works over griffin's head and body with a nice combination.
griffin takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses.
griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.

griffin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nelson prevents griffin from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, griffin manages to get to full guard.
griffin managing to control the position.
griffin is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
griffin 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson advances position into side control!
griffin is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.
griffin is trying to control Nelson's posture but Nelson avoids it.
griffin is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stand but griffin has his arm trapped.
griffin is trying to get back to half guard.
DJ Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson working the ground and pound from side control.

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.
Nelson wants to control but griffin is keeping him busy.
griffin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nelson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nelson is stalling here. griffin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nelson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and griffin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nelson is trying to escape the position but griffin is controlling the position.
Nelson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nelson tries to bench press griffin off him but griffin keeps the position.
griffin is putting a hurting on Nelson here, landing some big shots from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DJ Nelson.
Well griffin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tyson griffin!