PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thompson
vs
Griffin

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Snake Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.

Griffin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thompson tries to roll over but Griffin keeps him under control.
Thompson trying to hold on to Griffin's head to control him but Griffin postures up.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Thompson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Snake Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Thompson cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson feints and then cracks Griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffin down.
Griffin looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Thompson drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Griffin avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mike Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snake Griffin.
Thompson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thompson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson lands a lovely overhand right.

Thompson rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Griffin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson is stalling here.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Thompson to work.
Thompson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Snake Griffin has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Griffin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snake Griffin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Mike Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson just leaning against Griffin, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Griffin off balance momentarily.
Thompson is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Mike Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson connects with an inside leg kick.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snake Griffin.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thompson pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson stalling against the cage.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.

Thompson pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Thompson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Griffin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffin avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson just leaning against Griffin, taking a breather.
Griffin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Thompson.
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Thompson stalling in the clinch.
Griffin jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Griffin around his waist. Griffin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffin's defenses.
Thompson stalling the fight.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Griffin up against the cage.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Snake Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Snake Griffin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Thompson scores with a kick to the body.
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Thompson throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Thompson thumps Griffin with a low kick.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thompson!
Thompson lands a head kick. Griffin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thompson pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson is pushing Griffin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Griffin up against the cage.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
Griffin looking for a takedown.
Thompson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Griffin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Mike Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thompson.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffin tries to land a body kick
and Thompson counters with a thumping low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thompson - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thompson.
Snake Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Thompson!
Mike Thompson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.