PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasmin Bonsant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonsant has chosen The Animal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jasmin Bonsant enters the cage!

Griffin
vs
Bonsant

180 cm
23
201 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

176 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasmin Bonsant!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bonsant, as that shot connected.
Bonsant scores with a decent looking hook.
Bonsant jabs at Griffin's body.
Bonsant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bonsant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Bonsant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonsant cracks Griffin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like TJ Griffin has been cut.
Jasmin Bonsant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Griffin.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonsant moves away.
Bonsant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonsant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffin swings for the body but Bonsant moves out of range.
Bonsant misses with a leg kick
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonsant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Bonsant saw that one coming.
Bonsant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Bonsant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Bonsant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Bonsant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Bonsant.
Bonsant dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Bonsant's head and hops out.
TJ Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasmin Bonsant.
Bonsant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bonsant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonsant. That did some damage!
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonsant tries to clinch up.
Bonsant has a takedown stuffed.
Bonsant looks gassed!
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Bonsant jabs Griffin right on the nose. Griffin blinks but takes it well.
Bonsant lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonsant throws a leg kick
and Bonsant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonsant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonsant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Bonsant misses.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Bonsant ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Griffin.
Bonsant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Griffin.
Bonsant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bonsant defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Bonsant throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonsant sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Griffin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Bonsant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonsant looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonsant with a jab.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bonsant misses with a hook. Griffin ducked under it nicely.
Bonsant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonsant checks a low kick from Griffin.

Bonsant clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin lands with a right to the head.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonsant's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonsant struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that TJ Griffin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Griffin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bonsant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bonsant lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonsant moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bonsant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonsant.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonsant was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonsant is just out of range.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Griffin misses with a hook. Bonsant ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonsant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonsant.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Bonsant.
Bonsant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bonsant as Griffin tries to tie him up.
Bonsant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonsant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffin is keeping busy.
Griffin taking a breather.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Bonsant.
Bonsant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Bonsant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonsant.
Griffin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonsant backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Griffin.
Griffin is trying to push Bonsant away but Bonsant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Griffin misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griffin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonsant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonsant blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin working aggressively here.

Bonsant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
TJ Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonsant ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Bonsant looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bonsant is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin 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.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Bonsant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonsant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonsant throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonsant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Bonsant's body. Bonsant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffin takes a swing at Bonsant's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffin.
Bonsant moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonsant is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bonsant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffin lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonsant's head.
Griffin slips a jab from Bonsant.
Bonsant tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin scores with a jab to the head.
Griffin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Bonsant does it's job there.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Griffin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bonsant punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Bonsant.
Bonsant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bonsant is defended easily by Griffin.
Bonsant wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Griffin misses
and Bonsant counters with a good low kick that Griffin was not able to check.
Griffin misses with a hook. Bonsant ducked under it nicely.
Bonsant misses with a few strikes there.
Bonsant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonsant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
TJ Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasmin Bonsant.
Bonsant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griffin connects with a body shot that sends Bonsant's belly button to the back.
Bonsant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffin connects with the punch.
Griffin throws a shot to the body.
Bonsant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griffin to score with a decent uppercut.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
TJ Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Bonsant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Bonsant thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonsant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffin scores with a body shot.
Bonsant avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Bonsant's head back.
Bonsant is trying desperately to land a takedown but Griffin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bonsant.
Bonsant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Bonsant misses.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonsant manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bonsant coming out on top.
Bonsant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffin with a hook.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Griffin.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonsant.
Bonsant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bonsant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Bonsant ducks down to avoid it.
Bonsant 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.
Bonsant fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jasmin Bonsant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin clobbers Bonsant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Griffin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonsant under the eye.
Griffin blocks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonsant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Bonsant moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griffin tries to work over Bonsant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonsant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonsant misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffin 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

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