PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe OBrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Griffin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Griffin
vs
OBrien

190 cm
25
198 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
OBrien throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
OBrien ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.

OBrien has taken the fight to the clinch.
OBrien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OBrien swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
OBrien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griffin pushes off an throws an elbow but OBrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
OBrien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Griffin throws an elbow but misses.
OBrien lands a right hand.
OBrien avoids the elbow strike from Griffin, against the cage.
Griffin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
OBrien is working Griffin over against the cage.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Griffin pushes off an throws an elbow but OBrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Griffin throws an elbow but it misses.

OBrien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OBrien misses with a looping right.
Griffin staying out of range there.
OBrien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffin sees it coming and avoids it easily.

OBrien instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OBrien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OBrien thows a body shot but no joy.
OBrien's corner calls for a 1-2. OBrien obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Bart Griffin has been cut.
OBrien misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OBrien throws out the jab.
Griffin moves forwards but OBrien connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Griffin slips a straight right by OBrien.
OBrien throws an off balance right hand
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
OBrien throws a poor cross that misses
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
OBrien throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
OBrien misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
OBrien scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from OBrien misses
and Griffin counters with a left and a right that stings OBrien.
OBrien swings widly with a right hand
and Griffin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from OBrien.
OBrien throws an off balance right hand
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but OBrien is out of range.

OBrien closes the distance and pushes Griffin back into the cage.
Griffin is looking to control OBrien's arms but OBrien gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griffin has his back to the cage.
OBrien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OBrien blocks it with crossed arms.
OBrien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
OBrien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Still in the clinch, OBrien scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

OBrien manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OBrien forces Griffin back against the cage and clinches.
OBrien avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OBrien.
OBrien lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
OBrien lands a right hand.

Griffin is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griffin.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OBrien managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin seems to have got his legs back now.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.

OBrien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Griffin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. OBrien quickly recovers to half guard.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

OBrien pushes Griffin off and gets back to his feet.
OBrien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab from OBrien.
OBrien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
OBrien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffin sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien lands a nice shot that snaps Griffin's head back.
OBrien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OBrien swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on OBrien's shoulder, as OBrien tries to avoid the shot.

OBrien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griffin, pushing him back against the cage.
OBrien avoids a wild elbow strike from Griffin.
OBrien stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
OBrien effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OBrien.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OBrien.
A nice left hand lands by OBrien.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

OBrien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

OBrien clinches up against the cage.
A short right from OBrien on the inside.
OBrien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin.
OBrien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
OBrien scores with a shot to the side of Griffin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe OBrien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Griffin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

OBrien misses with a straight left.
OBrien misses with a right hand
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It's a brutal combination of punches from OBrien! Griffin is backing up but he can't get away as OBrien lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Griffin and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe OBrien!