PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Griifin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Westside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewie Griifin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wayne Westside's chin.

Griifin
vs
Westside

170 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stewie Griifin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Westside!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westside misses with a straight right.
Westside pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Westside shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Griifin is looking for a sweep. Westside is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Westside throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Westside thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griifin's head.

Westside wants to work for an arm triangle but Griifin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Westside has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Westside not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griifin is trying to maintain the position but Westside is very close to passing his half guard.

Griifin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griifin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Westside won't allow Griifin to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Westside misses with a body shot.
Griifin slips under a jab from Westside.
A nice combination there by Griifin.
Westside throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Westside will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griifin misses with the combination.
Westside takes one to the chin there.
Griifin throws a one two combo.
Griifin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Westside jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griifin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Westside.
Westside throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Griifin scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Griifin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griifin looking to control but Westside is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Westside is trying to escape the mount.
Griifin trying to control but Westside is having none of it.
Westside keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Westside is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Griifin is working for a guillotine from mount but Westside frees his head quite easily.

Griifin get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westside connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griifin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Westside throws a sloppy body shot
and Griifin counters with a straight right hand.
Wayne Westside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griifin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Westside looks gassed!
Griifin throws a series of punches but Westside avoids them all with ease.
Griifin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griifin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Westside takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griifin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Westside throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griifin counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Griifin does no damage.
Westside takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westside with a poor takedown
and Griifin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Westside takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Griifin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Westside is rocked!
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!
Westside has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Westside is still on wobbly legs! Can Griifin finish him?
Westside connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griifin. Griifin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griifin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A lazy left from Griifin finds it's target.
Westside throws the left hand but Griifin avoids the punch easily.
Westside misses with a body shot

and Griifin counters with a single leg into guard. Westside didn't expect that.

Griifin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griifin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Westside wants to sweep here but Griifin controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griifin tries to free his leg and advance position but Westside is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Griifin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Griifin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Westside seems to have recovered his senses.
Griifin lunges at Westside with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Westside's hand.
Westside has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Westside throws a right hand that Griifin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griifin also avoids with ease.
Westside gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griifin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Westside looks to land a right hand but Griifin moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griifin.
Griifin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Westside.
Griifin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stewie Griifin is winning the standup battle so far.
Griifin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stewie Griifin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griifin works Westside's body with a nice hook.
Westside doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Westside takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Westside is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westside missing with a left hand there. Griifin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griifin works over Westside's head and body with a nice combination.
Westside fails with an attempt to clinch.
Westside throws a head kick that misses.
Griifin misses with a double jab.
Griifin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griifin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griifin throws a right and a left that Westside avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Griifin as he connects with a hook.
Griifin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Westside with a poor takedown
and Westside takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Westside misses with a double jab
and Griifin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griifin throws a series of strikes that have Westside backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westside misses with a low kick.
Griifin misses with a body punch

and Westside counters with a nice double leg into side control. Griifin won't be happy with that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griifin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Westside moves nicely into side control.
Westside wants to control but Griifin is keeping him busy.
Westside in side control, throwing shots but Griifin defends.
Griifin manages to get back to half guard.
Westside missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Westside is trying to work for a kimura but Griifin is defending well.
Westside tries to pass the half guard into mount. Griifin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Griifin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Westside is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Griifin has managed to free his arm - good work.

Griifin looking for submissions off his back.
Griifin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Westside.
Griifin wants to improve his position but Westside is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Westside looks to clinch
and Griifin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Westside throws a left and a right that both miss

and Griifin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Griifin prevents Westside from improving his position.
Griifin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Westside actively working from the bottom here.

Griifin is working for a submission of some sort.
Westside tries to get to full guard but Griifin has control of the leg.

Griifin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Westside looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Griifin dominated that second round.
That's time! Griifin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Westside misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griifin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griifin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griifin misses with a body shot.
Westside falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Griifin counter with a right hand.
Griifin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Westside loads up on a big right hand but Griifin slips the punch.
Westside tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Westside as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westside misses with a wild combination.
Westside shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griifin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griifin lands a glancing blow to the side of Westside's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Westside swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griifin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Westside shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griifin's guard.

Griifin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Westside pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griifin is keeping the position for now.
Westside slips nicely into half guard.
Westside scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Westside seems to be working for a kimura but Griifin defends the submission attempt.
Westside throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Westside seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Westside lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Griifin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Westside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westside drops an elbow to the side of Griifin's head.
Westside wants to get back to his feet.
Griifin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Westside decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Westside falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Griifin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griifin blocks a jab.
Griifin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Westside looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griifin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griifin cracks Westside with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griifin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westside.
Westside with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griifin to score with a decent uppercut.
Westside with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griifin to score with a decent uppercut.
Griifin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Westside counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Westside.
Griifin gets underhooks to prevent Westside's takedown attempt.
Stewie Griifin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Westside.
Griifin looking to stall.
Griifin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Westside gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Westside lands a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Westside accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Westside postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Griifin looking for a guillotine here but Westside defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westside loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griifin trying to control the position.
Griifin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wayne Westside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griifin wants to sweep here but Westside controlling him for the moment.
Westside throwing strikes from guard but Griifin blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Westside looks to score with a jab to the body but Griifin is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Westside.

Griifin is rocked!
Westside misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Westside comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griifin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewie Griifin!