PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tester One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by "Don't Waste My Time" by Jim Johnston. Marlon Griffin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Griffin
vs
One

177 cm
30
135 lbs
1 - 20 - 1

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marlon Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tester One!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Griffin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
One throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Griffin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
One is trying to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling him.
One is trying to break free.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Griffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. One is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
One is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin tries to break free but One pushes him back against the cage.
One looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
One stalling in the clinch but Griffin improves position.
Griffin is trying to stall.
One wants to break free but Griffin has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin prevents a body shot from One.
One tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for One.
One can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
One tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
One tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
One is trying to force a seperation but Griffin has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
One tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing One back against the cage.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
One goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
One tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
One tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
One taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
One misses with the head strike.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
One controlling the action here for a moment.
One trying to control the position but instead, Griffin has worked for underhooks and has pushed One into the cage.
A short right from One.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
One misses with some punches.

Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from One.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but One swivels and escapes.
One stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffin. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlon Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
One throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
One punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.
One throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin takes one to the chin there.
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!
One throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
As One tries to get set, Griffin tries to push him back and clinch up but One manages to avoid the attempt.
One lands a nice hook to Griffin's body. Griffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to clinch but One moves away
and One counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
One just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin takes one to the chin there.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
One misses with a hook. Griffin ducked under it nicely.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from One.
One misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been told by Griffin's head coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
One throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
One swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
One cracks Griffin with a good jab.
One throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
One is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
One works the jab nicely.
Marlon Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin moves out of range as One strikes.
Griffin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but One manages to circle out of the way.
One throws a body shot but no joy.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
One throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Griffin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
One lands with a light punch inside.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Griffin blocks a body shot from One.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffin as One tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tester One dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circling - One throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
One misses with a hook.
A jab from One misses.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
One scores with a nice strike.
One slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
One looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Griffin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Griffin tries to clinch there but One circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by One as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin.
Griffin tries to counter with a takedown but One is quick to defend against it.
One getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tester One seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
One looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
One lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
One throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
One is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Griffin wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
One looks like he wants to counter punch here.
One misses with an uppercut.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
One throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
One has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
One tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
One looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
One throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Tester One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
One scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for One.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
One misses the shot to the body.
One misses the shot to the body.
Griffin moves away from the strike by One.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
One throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
One throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
One throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from One misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks to clinch
and One counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marlon Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin.
Nice uppercut lands for One. That snapped Griffin's head back.
One throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
One throws a big shot that misses.
One just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for One.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from One.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Griffin avoids the body shot from One.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from One.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to clinch but One is avoiding it.
One looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
One catches Griffin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice cross by One.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but One swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - One throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from One misses.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from One.
A telegraphed right hand from One misses the target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Griffin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Griffin takes one to the chin there.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tester One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

One throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin looks for a takedown but One sprawls well.
One lands a head shot.
Donk. One catches Griffin right on the button with a cross.
One misses with a straight right.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from One.
One throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
One throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
One might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One thows a left - swing and a miss!
One keeps the fight on the outside.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
One stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
One throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin slips under a jab from One.
Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin tries to clinch there but One circles away.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Griffin takes one to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts One, as that shot connected.
One connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griffin. Griffin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as One throws out the jab.
One keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from One.
One looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by One.
A big right from One misses.
One looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from One. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from One.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from One finds it's way round the side to connect with Griffin's head.
Griffin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin.
One throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
One misses the shot to the body.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from One.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
One loads up on a big right hand but Griffin slips the punch.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin tries to counter with a takedown but One is quick to defend against it.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from One.
A slow jab from One misses its intended target.
One swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
One takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from One.
One connects with a crisp jab.
One throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Griffin closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marlon Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin staying out of range there.
One misses the shot to the body.
One misses with a looping right.
One fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griffin on the side of the head.
One loads up on a big right hand but Griffin slips the punch.
Griffin tries to counter with a takedown but One is quick to defend against it.
Tester One is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
One scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
One throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from One.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but One avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tester One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well One has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tester One!
Marlon Griffin was interviewed post fight and said 'The miracle is comin!'.