PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafael Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Griffin
vs
Silva

172 cm
19
158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
30
155 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Silva gets a clinch.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffin lands a nice elbow.
Griffin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griffin.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva working aggressively here.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Griffin fails to land.
Griffin scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffin gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griffin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
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!
Griffin gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Griffin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a knee to the head.

Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Griffin scores a nice knee to the body.
Griffin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griffin.
Griffin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Silva! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Griffin is unloading with more strikes now! Silva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Griffin!
Chris Griffin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.