PBP Commentary

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

Griffin
vs
Beast

170 cm
29
169 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

175 cm
29
163 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, tyson Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Beast!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.
Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.
Jab by Griffin.
Beast throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffin on the side of the head.
Beast feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffin's calf.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beast.
Beast changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beast manages to avoid it.
Beast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beast lands the left hand.
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beast duly obliges.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Beast sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffin defending well as Beast loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin tests Beast's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Beast.
Demon Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beast falls off balance throwing a combination

and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown. Beast fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Beast blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Beast preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beast works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin connects with a couple of short punches.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Beast blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Beast blocks nicely.
Griffin throws and elbow that misses. Beast uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffin's guard. Nice move by Beast!
Beast really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beast doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beast manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Beast is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beast wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beast controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin is trying to keep Beast in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson Griffin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Beast.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin dives in and grabs Beast's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beast pushes down on Griffin's head and hops out.
Griffin connects with the punch.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Beast fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Beast ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Beast's ribs.
Griffin tests Beast's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demon Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Griffin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Beast thuds a left hand into Griffin's body.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Beast sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beast tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beast lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Griffin misses with a hook.
Demon Beast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Beast misses its intended target.
Beast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beast throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin slips under a jab from Beast.
Beast scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffin in his tracks.

Beast moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beast's elbow.
Griffin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beast lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffin won't want to take too many of those.
Griffin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyson Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Beast throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beast up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Beast connects with a knee to the head.
Griffin fails to pull guard.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beast's elbow.
Beast with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Beast misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin tries to pull guard but Beast holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
Beast unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Griffin dodges an elbow strike from Beast.
A short right from Beast.
A knee to the head by Beast.
Beast missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws an elbow but it misses.
Beast misses with the head strike.
Beast pushes off an throws an elbow but Griffin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beast stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Beast throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Beast sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beast scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beast wants to land a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Beast lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Beast wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
Beast bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griffin's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beast misses with a two punch combination.
Beast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Griffin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beast misses with a double jab.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beast throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Griffin checks a low kick from Beast.
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Beast misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Beast avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Beast.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beast is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Beast circles away and we're back to standing.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
A big left from Griffin misses.
A punch combination from Beast misses.
Beast wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
Beast lands with a kick to the ribs.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beast.
Beast with a jab.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beast lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beast fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griffin.
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beast scores with a jab to the body.
Beast thuds his right hand into Griffin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beast throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Beast lands a two punch combo.
Beast thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Beast misses.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Beast.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Beast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Beast does no damage.
Beast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Griffin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beast throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Beast lands the left hand.
Beast ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beast throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beast cracks Griffin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beast.
Beast cracks Griffin with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Beast really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Beast moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Beast.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Beast gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffin being controlled here momentarily.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin throws a strike but Beast rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beast is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Griffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Demon Beast wasn't active enough on the ground.
Beast uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick from Beast.
Beast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beast looks to land a combination. Griffin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Griffin blocks a low kick nicely.
Beast feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griffins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beast misses with a body kick.
Beast wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Beast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
No joy there for Beast, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown but Beast manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griffin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot by Beast.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Beast.
Griffin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beast with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beast cracks Griffin with a good jab.
Griffin gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beast misses with a right hand
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Beast.
A jab from Beast misses.
Griffin works Beast's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Beast slips the punch.
Beast is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Beast dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Beast slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beast. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Beast sprawls well.
Beast cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beast with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffin dives in and grabs Beast's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beast pushes down on Griffin's head and hops out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Beast lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beast throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Beast looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Beast needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Beast takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Beast throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Beast lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beast scoring well with a low kick there.
Beast attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beast wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Beast lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Beast shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyson Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Beast.
Beast is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Beast throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Griffin misses.
Beast scores with a jab to the head.

Beast has Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beast avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Beast throws an elbow but misses.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Beast.
Griffin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beast just stands there and leans against the cage.
Griffin stalling in the clinch but Beast improves position.

Griffin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Beast uses from the top position.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demon Beast is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Demon Beast hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed right hand from Beast misses the target.
tyson Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beast connects with a crisp jab.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beast lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beast does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Beast misses its intended target.
Griffin moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Beast scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griffin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beast tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Beast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beast sprawls well. Beast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Beast scores with a hook to the body. Griffin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Beast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beast has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Beast!
Demon Beast is the new lightweight champion!