PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Griifin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griifin comes to the cage accompanied by Stewie's sexy party - rap song. Jericho has chosen Sharkslayer - Hunting Theme as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Griifin
vs
Jericho

170 cm
29
165 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
168 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crippler's Corner

Crashforce Nutrition

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stewie Griifin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Griifin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jericho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griifins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Griifin throws a shot to the body.
Jericho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jericho lands a really nice looking cross but Griifin seems unphased.
Griifin connects with an inside leg kick.
Jericho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griifin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jericho checks a leg kick.
Griifin misses with a hook
and Jericho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jericho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griifin throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Griifin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griifin throws a front kick aimed at Jericho's knee but Jericho avoids it well.
Jericho moves forwards but Griifin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griifin throws the kick towards the body but Jericho avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Griifin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griifin misses with an uppercut
and Jericho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griifin misses with a lunging right hand
and Jericho counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griifin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jericho is out of range.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Griifin saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griifin.
Griifin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jericho slips a straight right by Griifin.
Jericho fails to land with a series of punches.
Jericho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Griifin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griifin manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws a leg kick
enabling Griifin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griifin ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griifin. Jericho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jericho takes one on the button.
Jericho catches Griifin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A low kick from Griifin is predictable there
and Jericho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griifin misses with a body shot.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griifin.

Jericho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Griifin to the mat! Griifin manages to get full guard.
Jericho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho stays in close to Griifin's body and controls the position.
Jericho passes Griifin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jericho moves nicely into side control.
Griifin defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jericho trying to control the action but Griifin is working from the bottom.
Griifin is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griifin is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Jericho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griifin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griifin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Griifin misses with a leg kick

and Jericho counters with a takedown into side control.
Griifin is looking to regain half guard here but Jericho keeps moving and retains side control.
Jericho lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Griifin down.
Jericho trying to control the position but Griifin is working away.
Griifin is looking to regain half guard here but Jericho keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho cracks Griifin with a big elbow.
Griifin is letting Jericho control him for a moment.
Jericho tries to score with some ground and pound. Griifin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jericho throws a strike aimed at the side of Griifin's head but Griifin avoids it well.
Jericho has control of an arm but Griifin manages to advance to Jericho's back!
Griifin somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Griifin somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griifin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jericho is looking for a way out.

Jericho preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Griifin.
Jericho is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Griifin is trying to stick to Jericho's back but Jericho is turning into Griifin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Griifin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jericho.
Jericho tries to free his leg and advance position but Griifin is retaining full guard.
Griifin pulls Jericho in close to his closed guard and prevents Jericho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jericho is working Griifin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Griifin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jericho's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griifin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jericho is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jericho has escaped and now he's on top!
Jericho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griifin is trying to keep Jericho in close.

Jericho drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Griifin dives on top into guard.
Jericho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griifinis looking to pass into half guard but Jericho pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jericho is in guard.
Jericho trying to control but Griifin is working from the bottom.
Jericho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jericho preventing the sweep.
Jericho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griifin pulls Jericho in close to prevent any damage.
Griifin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Jericho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Griifin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jericho manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Griifin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jericho moves into full guard.
Griifin preventing the sweep.
Jericho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griifin looking to pass the guard.
Ricky Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griifin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griifin looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griifin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jericho is proving hard to escape from.
Jericho wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho keeping moving, preventing Griifin from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jericho is pulling down on Griifin's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stewie Griifin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jericho dodges the punch combination from Griifin.
Ricky Jericho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jericho misses with a takedown attempt - Griifin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griifin swings for the body but Jericho moves out of range.
Griifin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jericho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Griifin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griifin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Griifin.
Jericho cracks Griifin with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jericho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jericho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jericho avoids the attempt from Griifin to control.
Jericho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Griifin because Jericho loaded up on that one.
Jericho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Griifin is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands a nice shot to the head.
Jericho scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Griifin tries to hold on but Jericho pushes him away.
Griifin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Griifin is squirming around, avoiding Jericho's attempts to control the action.
Stewie Griifin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griifin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Jericho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jericho 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Jericho!