PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fortune Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Griffin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stomp. Cookie has chosen Chinese Rap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Griffin
vs
Cookie

195 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Torero Clothing Inc.
Organic Peak Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fortune Cookie!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cookie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Cookie throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cookie.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cookie.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Cookie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cookie.
Cookie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Cookie looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Cookie misses with a kick to the body.
Fortune Cookie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cookie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Cookie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cookie throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cookie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Cookie misses.
Cookie misses with a body shot.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Cookie.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Cookie.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Cookie.
Cookie throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cookie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cookie pinned against the cage. Cookie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cookie throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Cookie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Griffin rather than just go for the knockout.
Cookie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cookie throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Cookie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cookie looks to land a combination. Griffin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
Cookie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cookie throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cookie swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie misses the shot to the body.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Cookie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cookie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Cookie throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Cookie.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cookie throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cookie throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Cookie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Cookie lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin shoots in but Cookie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cookie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Horrible takedown by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Cookie which made him look bad.
Cookie takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cookie misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fortune Cookie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cookie misses the jab.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Cookie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cookie misses with a looping right.
Cookie misses with a series of wild punches.
Cookie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cookie as he avoids it easily.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cookie misses with a wild combination.
Griffin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cookie just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Cookie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cookie throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Cookie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cookie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cookie throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Cookie looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cookie throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.

Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cookie to the mat! Cookie manages to get full guard.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Cookie is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin advances position into side control!

Griffin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Griffin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Griffin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cookie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cookie tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Cookie is defending well.
Cookie is looking to improve his position.
Griffin wants to pass to mount but Cookie is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy.
Cookie is pressing down on Griffin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Cookie is retaining full guard.

Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cookie looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Cookie misses with a double jab.
Cookie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cookie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fortune Cookie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cookie misses with a straight left.
Cookie fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Cookie missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cookie as he avoids it easily.

Griffin shoots in and bounces Cookie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Griffin advances to half guard.
Cookie gets back to full guard.
Cookie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fortune Cookie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Cookie shows good takedown defense.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Cookie shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cookie throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cookie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Cookie misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin slips a jab from Cookie.
Cookie throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Cookie misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cookie stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Cookie which made him look bad.
Cookie catches Griffin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Cookie.
Cookie lands a nice shot to the body.
Cookie misses with a body shot.
Griffin shoots in but Cookie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cookie takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Cookie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cookie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cookie throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortune Cookie seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Cookie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cookie takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Cookie looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cookie misses the shot to the body.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Cookie does no damage.
Cookie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Cookie sprawls well.
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Cookie which made him look bad.
Cookie throws a big shot that misses.
Cookie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Cookie sprawls well.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Cookie sprawls well.
Cookie swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cookie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cookie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cookie cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cookie as he jumps to the side.
Cookie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin shoots in and drives through. Cookie sprawls well.
Cookie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Cookie which made him look bad.
Cookie scores with a jab.
Carlos Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cookie looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fortune Cookie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cookie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fortune Cookie!