PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Raffinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Abdullah Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Griffin
vs
Raffinski

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quentin Raffinski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin gets caught napping as Raffinski dives in and scores a takedown. Griffin manages to retain guard.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raffinski distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griffin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Raffinski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raffinski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Raffinski from controlling successfully.
Raffinski with a nice head shot there.
Raffinski stands up over Griffin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raffinski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raffinski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raffinski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raffinski.
Griffin has momentary wrist control but Raffinski slips an elbow through the middle.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin is trying to keep Raffinski in close.
Raffinski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffinski is working Griffin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raffinski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Raffinski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raffinski chips away with some ground and pound.

Griffin is rocked!
Raffinski is stalling in the full guard.
Oh Griffin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raffinski distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Raffinski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffin's head.
Raffinski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Griffin's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Quentin Raffinski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Quentin Raffinski waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.