PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isa Musa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffiths
vs
Musa

170 cm
25
175 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

178 cm
26
181 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Griffiths!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isa Musa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Musa doesn't seem bothered though.
Musa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Musa blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musa. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stephen Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musa slips a straight right by Griffiths.
Griffiths scores with a nice head shot.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that is checked
and Musa counters with a right hand to the body.
Musa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths looks to land a left hand but Musa moved out of range nicely.
Musa throws out a counter right but Griffiths avoids it with no problem.
Musa throws a lazy right hand but Griffiths sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Musa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffiths smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musa checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffiths darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Musa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffiths doesn't seem phased though.
Musa lands with a hook. Griffiths tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griffiths throws a head kick that Musa semi-blocks.
Griffiths looks to land a left hand but Musa moved out of range nicely.
Musa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
Musa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Griffiths lands a nice leg kick that just misses Musa's sensitive parts.
Musa misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Musa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Griffiths scores with a jab. Musa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Musa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musa moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musa misses with a few strikes there.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griffiths throws a jab but it's blocked by Musa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Musa.
Musa misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musa.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Griffiths takes one on the button.
Griffiths uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musa.
A punch lands to the side of Musa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Musa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musa.
Griffiths loads up on a big right hand but Musa slips the punch.
Griffiths throws a nice head kick!
A left lands for Griffiths.
Griffiths drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffiths looks to land a right hand but Musa moved out of range.
Musa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musa.
Musa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Musa misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Musa finds it's target.
Musa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffiths throws out the jab.
Musa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musa.
Griffiths smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Musa lands a jab to the head.
Griffiths lands a glancing blow to the side of Musa's head.
Musa misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Griffiths lands but Musa takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffiths throws a head kick but Musa moves out of range.
Griffiths is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Musa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths looks to land a body kick but Musa moved away.
Musa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Musa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griffiths explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a jab.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses
and Musa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Griffiths throwing a counter right hand but Musa manages to avoid it.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. Musa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Musa tests Griffiths's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Musa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Griffiths dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffiths takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Musa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Musa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Musa.
It looked like Griffiths wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Musa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musa throws out a counter right but Griffiths avoids it with no problem.
Stephen Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Musa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Musa coming out on top.
Musa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Griffiths.
Musa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffiths counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Musa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Musa avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Musa lands with a cross.
Griffiths throws a leg kick which misses Musa's front leg but catches the back leg as Musa tries to avoid it.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffiths is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musa can do to turn this around?
Griffiths throws a body kick that misses.
Griffiths takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Musa throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Musa blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffiths throws a lazy uppercut
and Musa counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffiths swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Musa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musa misses the jab.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffiths takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Musa avoids a kick to the body.
Griffiths throws a looping overhand right but Musa ducks down to avoid it.
Musa misses with an uppercut. Griffiths saw that one coming.
Griffiths appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Musa misses with a wild body shot.
Musa slips a jab from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
Musa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Musa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Musa punishes Griffiths's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffiths walks into a stiff left hand from Musa.
Griffiths takes a jab right on the kisser.
Musa walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Musa moves out of range.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Musa avoids it.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Musa.
Griffiths fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Musa misses with a double jab.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Musa moves out of range.
Musa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffiths slips a jab from Musa.
Musa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
Musa misses with a straight left.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musa misses with the combination.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musa throws a series of punches but Griffiths moves out of range.
Musa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Musa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Musa.
Griffiths is looking to counter punch.
Griffiths lands with a slapping head kick.
Good exchange - Griffiths coming out on top.
Musa swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiths looks to land a left hand but Musa moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Musa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
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 Stephen Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Griffiths tests Musa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffiths tests Musa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Musa scores with a body shot.
Musa lands the left hand.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffiths misses with a left hand
and Musa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Musa misses with a body shot.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Musa slips a jab from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Musa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Musa.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Musa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffiths stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffiths lands with a slapping head kick.
Musa throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffiths.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Musa.
Musa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths throwing a counter right hand but Musa manages to avoid it.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Musa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a half hearted mid kick.
Musa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Musa does it's job there.
Griffiths misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Musa! But no joy.
Griffiths swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Musa counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffiths lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Musa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Musa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffiths.
Musa throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths cracks Musa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Oooooh!!! Musa has knocked Griffiths down with a huge combo! Musa steps away and waves a wobbly Griffiths back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Griffiths is rocked!
Musa drops Griffiths with a straight right hand, right on the button! Musa follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isa Musa!
Isa Musa is the new welterweight champion!