PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by The Claw. Cero has chosen Hate Me Now - Nas as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffin
vs
Cero

170 cm
31
157 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

178 cm
31
160 lbs
24 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 24 - 13 - 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 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
Cero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cero avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Cero lands with a slapping head kick.
Griffin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rutgers Athletic Club in the buildup to the fight.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Cero avoids it.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Cero circles away.
We've been informed that Cero has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd cheers as Cero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Cero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Cero checks a low kick from Griffin.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cero throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Cero.
Griffin throws out a leg kick but Cero moves out of range and Griffin only half commits.
Cero throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
Griffin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cero counters with a solid body kick.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Cero scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Griffin tries to land a front kick but Cero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Griffin drives through and clinches with Cero against the cage.
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Griffin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cero managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
A frustrated look appears on Griffin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin misses with some punches.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cero avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cero has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cero's elbow.
Cero misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Cero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cero lands a nice shot that snaps Griffin's head back.
Cero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Griffin clinches up with Cero and pushes him back against the cage.
Cero tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cero tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cero avoids it.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Cero is blocking nicely.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cero avoids the damage to the body.
Cero tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Cero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Griffin lands a knee to the head.
Cero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cero misses with a body punch.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Cero has the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cero lands with a light punch inside.
Cero has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but Cero moves his leg out of the way.
Griffin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
Cero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Cero's body.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Cero.
Griffin tries a low kick but Cero avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Griffin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cero - the referee stops the clock and Griffin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cero. Griffin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cero lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cero scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Cero blocks the leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cero.
Numero Cero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cero needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Jason Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cero was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Nice body kick there by Griffin.
A clash of legs there as Cero blocks the low kick.
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffin throws a push kick but Cero slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Cero slips the punch.
Cero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffin thows a leg kick but Cero checks it
and Cero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but Cero moves his leg out of the way.
Cero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffin swings for the body but Cero moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Cero avoids it.
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but Cero pushes him off.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Cero as he checks the leg kick.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cero is just out of range.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Cero thows a body shot but no joy.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin feints and then cracks Cero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cero down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero misses with a looping right.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cero moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
A bone on bone clash there as Cero blocks the leg kick.
Cero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Cero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Cero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Griffin throws a leg kick
and Cero counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cero tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin is looking to wear down Cero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cero throws a front kick aimed at Griffin's knee but Griffin avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a low kick, looking for Cero's leg but Cero calmly moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Griffin!
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Cero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cero throws a big shot that misses.

Griffin gets tackled into the cage by Cero. Cero maintains the clinch.
Cero managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Griffin.
Cero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cero scores with a jab. Griffin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cero lands a jab to Griffin's midsection.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Cero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cero checks a low kick from Griffin.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Griffin throws a body kick that misses.
Cero checks a low kick from Griffin.
Griffin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Griffin
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cero throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Cero's ribs.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Cero avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cero lands a jab to the nose.
Griffin slips a straight right by Cero.
Cero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cero manages to avoid it.
Cero misses with a body shot.
Cero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Cero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffin blocks the body kick.
Cero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin throws a body kick that misses.

Griffin has managed to clinch.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cero avoids it.

Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.

Cero has managed to clinch.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Cero has him pressed against the cage.
Numero Cero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin is looking to slow Cero down with leg kicks.
Cero moves out of range of the body kick from Griffin.
Cero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Cero misses its intended target.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cero is out of range and Griffin settles back down.
Cero blocks a jab.
Cero moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin takes a swing at Cero's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Cero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cero tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin motions for Cero to come forward. Griffin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cero throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffin.
Griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cero is able to avoid easily.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero is trying to stall.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Cero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jason Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin wants to get back to striking at distance but Cero won't allow it.
Griffin letting Cero take a breather here.
Griffin tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Griffin!
Jason Griffin gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).