PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludovic Presle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Shane Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Griffin
vs
Presle

195 cm
24
280 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
230 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ludovic Presle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presle moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Presle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Presle thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Presle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Presle didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Ludovic Presle has been cut.
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!
Presle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Presle connects with a body shot.
Presle slips under a jab.
Presle misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Shane Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presle manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Presle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Presle.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Presle is just out of range.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presle misses with a looping left.
Presle throws an off balance right hand
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Presle.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Presle uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presle manages to avoid it.
Presle misses with a left hand
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Presle throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Presle.
Griffin swings for the body but Presle moves out of range.
Presle misses with a straight right.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Presle.
Griffin catches Presle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Griffin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Presle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presle lands with a big left! Griffin is wobbled badly! Presle comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Griffin to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ludovic Presle!