PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tyson Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dietrich
vs
Griffin

178 cm
26
175 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

170 cm
29
170 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josef Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, tyson Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dietrich throws a head kick that misses.
Josef Dietrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dietrich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dietrich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dietrich throws a leg kick but Griffin checks it.
Dietrich misses the jab.
Dietrich ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Dietrich just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dietrich manages to avoid it.
Dietrich moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Griffin slips a straight right by Dietrich.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Dietrich.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dietrich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griffin to score with a decent uppercut.
Griffin throws a right hand that Dietrich ducks under and follows up with a left that Dietrich also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin takes a swing at Dietrich's ribcage but misses.
Griffin swings for the body but Dietrich moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Dietrich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dietrich fails to land the takedown.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Dietrich avoids it well.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Dietrich tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dietrich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dietrich swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Dietrich throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dietrich moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
Dietrich digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
Dietrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Dietrich takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.

Dietrich feints and as Griffin raises his hands in defense, Dietrich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dietrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Dietrich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Dietrich from controlling successfully.
Dietrich advances to half guard.
Griffin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Dietrich is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Griffin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Dietrich from controlling successfully.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich preventing the sweep.
Dietrich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffin is on top in guard.
Dietrich 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.
Dietrich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griffin's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Dietrich tries to pass.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Dietrich from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josef Dietrich dominated that round.
That's time! Dietrich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dietrich lands a nice hook to Griffin's body. Griffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dietrich is looking to land body kicks.
Griffin checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dietrich backs up against the cage.
Dietrich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dietrich.
Griffin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dietrichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dietrich is looking to wear down Griffin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Dietrich.
Griffin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dietrich wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin takes a swing at Dietrich's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Dietrich slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Dietrich.
Dietrich connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheers as Dietrich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dietrich manages to avoid it.
Dietrich tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Dietrich stuns Griffin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Josef Dietrich is winning the standup battle so far.
Dietrich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dietrich is defended easily by Griffin.
Dietrich tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dietrich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dietrich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Dietrich controls the action.
Dietrich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dietrich blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Dietrich prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dietrich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Dietrich.
Griffin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dietrich.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike.

Dietrich is fighting off a takedown attempt but Griffin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dietrich to the mat. Dietrich regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Dietrich trying to strike off his back.
Dietrich looking for a sweep. Not yet Dietrich, not yet.
Dietrich looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Dietrich is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Dietrich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich punching from mount but Griffin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Dietrich maintains control.
Dietrich misses with a head shot.

Dietrich looking to secure an arm triangle but Griffin defends it well.
Griffin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josef Dietrich dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffin staying out of range there.
Dietrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Dietrich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dietrich gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Dietrich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Dietrich moved out of range nicely.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Dietrich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Dietrich misses with a hook. Griffin ducked under it nicely.
Griffin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dietrich counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich misses with the combination.
Griffin throws a jab when Dietrich was well out of range.
Dietrich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Griffin checks a leg kick.

Dietrich clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.

Griffin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dietrich is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Griffin to the mat. Griffin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dietrich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Dietrich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dietrich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Josef Dietrich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dietrich wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Josef Dietrich.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Dietrich lands a leg kick that knocks Griffin off balance momentarily.
Dietrich scores with a hook to the body. Griffin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dietrich moves away.
Griffin throws a body punch but Dietrich moves out of range.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Dietrich.
tyson Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dietrich slips a straight right by Griffin.
An inside leg kick from Dietrich misses.
Dietrich slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dietrich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Griffin's half guard.
Griffin is looking for a sweep. Dietrich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dietrich is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
Dietrich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Griffin has his hands clasped together around Dietrich's back. He's all about the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dietrich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Dietrich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dietrich 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 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Dietrich!