PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pol Cuaresma Iiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cuaresma Iiii
vs
Griffin

160 cm
20
140 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

169 cm
26
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pol Cuaresma Iiii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cuaresma Iiii to the mat! Cuaresma Iiii manages to get full guard.

Cuaresma Iiii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Cuaresma Iiii keeps moving.
Cuaresma Iiii trying to strike off his back.
Griffin stands and throws Cuaresma Iiii's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Cuaresma Iiii on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cuaresma Iiii tries to get out of the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Griffin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin laying and praying for a moment but Cuaresma Iiii takes advantage and regains half guard.
Cuaresma Iiii slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Griffin trying to control but Cuaresma Iiii is working from the bottom.
Cuaresma Iiii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cuaresma Iiii is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffin trying to control but Cuaresma Iiii is working from the bottom.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses. Cuaresma Iiii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffin's guard. Nice move by Cuaresma Iiii!
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but Cuaresma Iiii is having none of it.
Cuaresma Iiii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cuaresma Iiii gets to his feet - Griffin follows without any prompting.
Cuaresma Iiii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Cuaresma Iiii working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cuaresma Iiii trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Cuaresma Iiii is adopting a defensive guard.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses. Cuaresma Iiii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffin's guard. Nice move by Cuaresma Iiii!
Cuaresma Iiii seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Griffin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cuaresma Iiii tries to avoid it but Griffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cuaresma Iiii to the ground. Cuaresma Iiii escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Cuaresma Iiii in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin stalling the fight.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii is pressed up against the cage. Griffin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cuaresma Iiii down to the mat. Cuaresma Iiii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Griffin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Cuaresma Iiii has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cuaresma Iiii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griffin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Iiii - that landed with a thud.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuaresma Iiii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuaresma Iiii works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a left to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a nice uppercut.

Griffin is rocked!
Cuaresma Iiii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuaresma Iiii finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
A frustrated look appears on Griffin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Iiii - that landed with a thud.
Cuaresma Iiii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma Iiii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a big uppercut that drops Griffin! More strikes from Cuaresma Iiii and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Griffin lies dazed against the cage as Cuaresma Iiii celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pol Cuaresma Iiii!
Pol Cuaresma Iiii retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Pol Cuaresma Iiii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.