PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Constantinescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Constantinescu looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Griffin
vs
Constantinescu

195 cm
24
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Cutthroat

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Constantinescu!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Constantinescu clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Griffin fails to pull guard.
Griffin avoids the elbow strike from Constantinescu, against the cage.

Griffin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Griffin trying to control the action but Constantinescu is working from the bottom.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Constantinescu is trying to control but can't.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Constantinescu trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinescu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Constantinescu trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Constantinescu taking some punishment here, with Griffin in his half guard.
Griffin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Constantinescu looks winded!
Griffin trying to control from half guard but Constantinescu is working away.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin wants to free his trapped foot but Constantinescu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Griffin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Griffin throwing shots but Constantinescu is blocking nicely.
Griffin is looking to take a break and control but Constantinescu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Constantinescu has hold of Griffin's hands but Griffin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.

Constantinescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
Griffin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Griffin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Griffin slips a nice elbow through Constantinescu's hands, connecting with Constantinescu's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Griffin there.
Griffin tries to pass to full mount but Constantinescu defends it.
Constantinescu is looking to control Griffin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Constantinescu avoid being mounted?
Griffin is nestled in close to Constantinescu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Constantinescu taking some punishment here, with Griffin in his half guard.
Griffin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Constantinescu's head.
Constantinescu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Constantinescu is having none of it.
Constantinescu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Griffin wants to pass to mount but Constantinescu is defending the position.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin slows the pace down in half guard.
Constantinescu is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Griffin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Griffin showed some decent athleticism there.
Griffin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin wants to control but Constantinescu is keeping him busy.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Constantinescu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Constantinescu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Griffin.
Constantinescu is breathing heavily.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Constantinescu keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scoring with some ground and pound.
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Griffin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Constantinescu is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin cracks Constantinescu with a solid left hand.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Constantinescu on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin landing some decent shots from guard.
Griffin is in close to Constantinescu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
Griffin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin trying to control but Constantinescu is working from the bottom.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin cracks Constantinescu with a solid left hand.
Constantinescu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin connects with a couple of short punches.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Griffin is working Constantinescu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Constantinescu has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Phil Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Griffin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Constantinescu keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.

Constantinescu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Constantinescu looking for a sweep. Not yet Constantinescu, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Constantinescu has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Constantinescu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Constantinescu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Griffin dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Griffin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Constantinescu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Griffin is in Constantinescu's guard.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Constantinescu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin managing to control the position.
Griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griffin tries to get out of the position.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Constantinescu is controlling him.
Constantinescu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinescu trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Constantinescu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Griffin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Emil Constantinescu wasn't active enough on the ground.

Griffin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Constantinescu is having none of it.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Griffin working over Constantinescu with some ground and pound. Constantinescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Constantinescu can do to turn this around?
Griffin wants to control but Constantinescu is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin slips a nice elbow through Constantinescu's hands, connecting with Constantinescu's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantinescu has hold of Griffin's hands but Griffin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Constantinescu tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Griffin lands strikes from half guard.
Constantinescu trying to control here.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Griffin there.
Griffin winds up and cracks Constantinescu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Constantinescu has hold of Griffin's hands but Griffin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Griffin wants to control but Constantinescu is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Constantinescu is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Griffin working over Constantinescu with some ground and pound. Constantinescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Phil Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Constantinescu wants to improve his position but Griffin is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Griffin seems content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Phil Griffin.

Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Constantinescu to the mat! Constantinescu manages to get full guard.
Griffin content to stall in guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Griffin!