PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes into the arena with The Claw blaring out of the sound system. Maguire has chosen Guns 'n Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Griffin
vs
Maguire

170 cm
30
157 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

169 cm
34
154 lbs
34 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cormac Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Griffin instigates a clinch.
Maguire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maguire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maguire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.

Maguire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maguire scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jason Griffin has been cut.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Maguire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin landing knees to the body.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Maguire.

Maguire lands a takedown into guard.
Maguire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin controlling the position.
Maguire sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Maguire looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maguire tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.
Maguire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maguire is defending well for now.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griffin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Maguire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Griffin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maguire tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Maguire back against the cage.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Maguire lands a left hand.

Griffin breaks the clinch.
Maguire lands a body shot.

Griffin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maguire lands a left hand.
Maguire tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Maguire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Maguire controls the action.
Maguire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Maguire breaks the clinch.
Griffin wants to slow Maguire down by chopping away at his legs.
Maguire lands with a shot to the body.
Maguire moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin swings for the body but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire misses with a low kick as Griffin jumps back.
Maguire punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.

Griffin rushes Maguire and presses him up against the cage.
Maguire misses with a hook to the ribs.

Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a body punch but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffin.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Griffin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maguire, pushing him back against the cage.
Griffin working Maguire over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin wants to break free but Maguire has control.
Maguire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maguire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Maguire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maguire. Maguire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jason Griffin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maguire fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Maguire misses the target.

Griffin drives through and clinches with Maguire against the cage.
Maguire misses with a body punch.
Maguire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Griffin controlling the action here for a moment.
Griffin connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Maguire.
Griffin working Maguire over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maguire throws an elbow but misses.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Maguire is controlling the position.
Maguire lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maguire.
Maguire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maguire managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maguire managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Maguire can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Maguire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffin's calf.
Griffin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maguire.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but Maguire moves his leg out of the way.
Griffin thuds his shin into the meat of Maguire's side.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maguire.
Griffin tries to land a front kick but Maguire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maguire takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Griffin lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin needs to keep his hands up - Maguire had a free shot at his head there.
Maguire is looking to chop away at Griffin's legs.

Griffin has Maguire up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maguire can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Maguire avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Maguire misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maguire blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Maguire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Maguire has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Griffin.
Griffin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Maguire is blocking nicely.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Maguire struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
Maguire prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin tries to break free but Maguire pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin leaning against his opponent.
Maguire digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
Maguire crunches a lovely knee into Griffin's ribcage.
Maguire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Jason Griffin has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maguire tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Maguire back against the cage.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Maguire can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griffin tries to work over Maguire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Griffin.
Griffin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Maguire is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Maguire can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Griffin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Maguire just misses with a punch to the body.
Maguire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body.
Griffin thumps Maguire with a low kick.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Maguire slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.

Griffin clinches up with Maguire and pushes him back against the cage.
Maguire misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Maguire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Maguire lands with a light punch inside.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Maguire is blocking nicely.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Maguire keeps him there for the moment.
Maguire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Maguire is controlling the position.
Maguire tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maguire pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maguire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin.
Maguire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maguire keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maguire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin scores a nice knee to the body.
Griffin pushes Maguire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maguire tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maguire.
Knees to the body from Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Maguire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maguire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maguire scrambles back to his feet.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Maguire's knee but Maguire avoids it well.

Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin trying to control the position but instead, Maguire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Griffin into the cage.
Maguire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Maguire blocks it.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maguire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cormac Maguire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maguire throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Maguire as the two fighters clinch.
Griffin misses with an elbow over the top.
Maguire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Maguire as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Maguire.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maguire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Maguire keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffin.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maguire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maguire looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Maguire misses with a body shot.

Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Jason Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Maguire avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maguire blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin is trying to push Maguire away but Maguire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maguire struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Griffin!
Jason Griffin very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.