PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Paisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Griffin
vs
Paisti

180 cm
27
197 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

191 cm
26
199 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armas Paisti!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paisti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Paisti misses the target.
Paisti scores with a body shot.
Paisti wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
Paisti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Armas Paisti has been cut.
Paisti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paisti misses with a head kick.
Paisti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paisti dips to his left and cracks Griffin with an uppercut!
Armas Paisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Paisti misses with a hook.
Paisti is looking to clinch.
Paisti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paisti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paisti.
Paisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Paisti.
Griffin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paisti misses with a straight left.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paisti misses with a hook.
Griffin tries a low kick but Paisti avoids it.
Paisti lands a leg kick that knocks Griffin off balance momentarily.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Paisti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paisti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffin takes one on the button.
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paisti is looking to clinch.
Paisti tries a low kick but Griffin avoids it.
Paisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paisti thows a body shot but no joy.
Paisti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Paisti counters with a nice leg kick.
Paisti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paisti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paisti falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paisti is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paisti moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Paisti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin cracks Paisti with an open hand slap.
Paisti throws a sloppy head kick
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paisti takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Paisti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Griffin has time to react.
Paisti wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Paisti is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Paisti swings widly with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Paisti takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paisti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paisti sizes up Griffin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paisti throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Paisti tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Griffin slips a jab from Paisti.
Griffin thumps Paisti with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Paisti's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paisti throws a head kick that misses
and Griffin counters with a low kick, right behind Paisti 's knee.

Paisti rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
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 Armas Paisti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Paisti misses with a left hand
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Paisti moves forwards but Griffin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Armas Paisti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Griffin drops Paisti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Paisti looks back up at him and smiles so Griffin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Paisti is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Paisti's head, knocking him out cold! Griffin is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). TJ Griffin!
A very excited looking TJ Griffin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.