PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mela's choice of entrance music: Da Rockwilder . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Griswold
vs
Mela

178 cm
24
147 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
144 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jokke Mela!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold tries to move into range but Mela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mela misses with an uppercut
and Griswold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griswold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griswold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Griswold as Mela shoots in.
A big right from Mela misses.
Mela shoots in for a takedown but Griswold shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mela.
Clark Griswold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Mela.
Griswold scores with a head kick. Mela tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Griswold throws a leg kick but Mela sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice cross by Griswold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mela blocks the leg kick.
Clark Griswold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griswold sprawls well. Griswold wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mela gets slowly back to his feet.
Mela misses with a takedown attempt - Griswold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griswold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mela. That did some damage!
Griswold leaves Mela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mela throws the left hand but Griswold avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Griswold tries to sprawl but Mela drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mela trying to pass the guard but Griswold defending well.
Griswold gets back to full guard.
Griswold has control of Mela's left arm, preventing Mela from doing any damage.
Mela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mela missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Mela drops back looking for a leg! Griswold is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griswold manages to kick Mela off! Mela jumps back into Griswold's guard.
Mela looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold is controlling Mela's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Clark Griswold wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griswold.
Jokke Mela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griswold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mela.
Mela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griswold circles away quickly and effectively.
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 Clark Griswold will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Griswold throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mela's head.
Griswold stuffs the takedown.
Mela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mela checks the leg kick.
Griswold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griswold throws a push kick but Mela slaps the foot to one side.
Mela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griswold moves away.
Griswold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark Griswold is winning the standup battle so far.
Griswold misses with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mela.
Mela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela throws a looping overhand right but Griswold ducks down to avoid it.
Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mela connects with a single shot there.
Mela throws a body punch but Griswold moves out of range.
Mela shoots in and drives through. Griswold sprawls well.
Clark Griswold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Mela.
Mela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Griswold.
Mela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griswold was well out of range. Poor timing from Mela.
Mela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griswold was well out of range. Poor timing from Mela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Griswold.
A slow jab from Griswold misses its intended target.
Griswold throws a shot from downtown. Mela moves away and avoids it.
Mela misses with a takedown attempt - Griswold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griswold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mela is breathing heavily.
Mela misses with a hook to the body
and Griswold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griswold throws a head kick that misses.
Griswold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griswold.
Griswold fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mela is out of range.
Mela shoots in for a takedown but Griswold shows good takedown defense.
Mela swings for the body but Griswold moves out of range.
That kick from Griswold tenderised Mela's leg. Mela is trying to keep his angry face on.

Mela is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Griswold's half guard.
Griswold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mela on the ground.

Mela is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mela is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griswold sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Griswold manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mela trying to control but Griswold is working from the bottom.
Mela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griswold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Griswold dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griswold.
Both fighters circling a little - Griswold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Griswold throws out a leg kick but Mela moves out of range and Griswold only half commits.
Mela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griswold circles away.
Mela throws a big shot that misses.
Mela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griswold.
Griswold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griswold misses with a low kick.
Mela tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold throws a leg kick but Mela checks it.
Griswold looks to land a left hand but Mela moved out of range nicely.
Griswold throws an off balance right hand
and Mela counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griswold.
Griswold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griswold.
Mela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griswold counters with a low kick, right behind Mela 's knee.
Mela shoots for a takedown but Griswold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griswold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokke Mela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mela is defended easily by Griswold.
Clark Griswold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Mela.
Donk. Griswold catches Mela right on the button with a cross.
Griswold doesn't manage to clinch there - Mela circles away.
Griswold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mela misses with an uppercut. Griswold saw that one coming.
Griswold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griswold. Mela shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Griswold misses with a wild combination.
Griswold stuns Mela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Griswold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clark Griswold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mela fails with the takedown
and Griswold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griswold connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Griswold.
Mela throws a lazy uppercut
and Griswold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mela's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griswold.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griswold.
Griswold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griswold dodges the punch combination from Mela.
Griswold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mela.
Mela fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clark Griswold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griswold, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Griswold!