PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddox has chosen Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies as his entrance music. TJ Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Griffin
vs
Maddox

180 cm
22
201 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maddox 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.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Maddox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Griffin clinches up with Maddox and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin digs a right hand into Maddox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maddox's gas tank.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Maddox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Maddox throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maddox.
Maddox misses with a hook from the clinch.

Griffin manages to break the clinch.

Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Maddox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Griffin.
Maddox working aggressively here.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Griffin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maddox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griffin lands with a right to the head.
Maddox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.

Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maddox looking to stall.
Griffin misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maddox.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Maddox blocking some punches.
Griffin misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maddox.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maddox blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Maddox scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maddox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Maddox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maddox misses with an elbow over the top.
Griffin lands a left hand.
Griffin digs a right hand underneath Maddox's ribcage. Maddox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maddox looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Griffin - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin is leaning against Maddox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griffin presses Maddox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Maddox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Maddox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maddox has time to react.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Maddox's ribs.
Griffin dips to his left and cracks Maddox with an uppercut!
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Maddox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maddox is out of range.

Griffin instigates a clinch.
Maddox is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Maddox.
Griffin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Maddox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
Maddox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Maddox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maddox tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maddox advances position into side control!
Maddox trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Griffin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maddox.
Maddox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Griffin misses with a body shot
and Maddox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin misses with a left hand

so Maddox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maddox throws a big right hand that misses.
Maddox connects with a couple of short punches.
Maddox wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maddox slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maddox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.
Maddox pushes down on Griffin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maddox throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maddox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maddox on the ground.
Griffin tries to get to full guard but Maddox has control of the leg.

Maddox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maddox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maddox not doing much here.
Maddox stalling away here and it's allowed Griffin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maddox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maddox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maddox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maddox looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Otto Maddox.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maddox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut

and Maddox counters with a takedown into side control.
Maddox postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Maddox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Maddox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Griffin stuffs the takedown.

Griffin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maddox, pushing him back against the cage.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maddox gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maddox stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Griffin.
A short right from Griffin on the inside.
Maddox drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maddoxs head.
TJ Griffin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.

Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
Maddox takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand

and Maddox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maddox prevents Griffin from improving his position.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin wants to improve his position but Maddox is controlling well.
Maddox keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maddox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin tries to roll over but Maddox keeps him under control.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to take a breather but Griffin is having none of it.

Maddox seems to be working for a kimura but Griffin defends the submission attempt.
Maddox seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maddox trying to control from Griffin's half guard. Griffin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maddox controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griffin tries to get out of the position.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maddox slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maddox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Otto Maddox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin wants to stand but Maddox is controlling the position.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maddox misses with a wild combination.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Maddox.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Maddox counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Maddox shoots in.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to TJ Griffin.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... TJ Griffin!