PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Capelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Capelli
vs
Griffin

165 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
152 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Capelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capelli is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Capelli closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side

and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Capelli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin stands and throws Capelli's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capelli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Capelli is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Midnight MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Capelli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capelli is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Griffin tries to score with some ground and pound. Capelli controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here as Griffin stalls from top position.
Griffin throws a strike aimed at the side of Capelli's head but Capelli avoids it well.

Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Capelli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Capelli tries to escape but Griffin is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capelli struggling a bit here.
Capelli tries to escape but Griffin is in control.

Griffin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Griffin working the ground and pound.

Griffin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Capelli has escaped the position, nice work there.
Capelli is pushing Griffin's head away, looking to escape. Griffin manages to hold on to the position though.
Griffin slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Capelli throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Capelli misses with a wild body shot.
Capelli misses with a jab to the body
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffin takes one to the side of the head.
Capelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Capelli gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Griffin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Griffin is standing up over Capelli. Capelli looks to escape but Griffin dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Griffin scoring with punches from side control.
Griffin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Griffin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Griffin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Griffin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Capelli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Griffin connects with a decent elbow.
Griffin working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Griffin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Capelli tries to land a body kick

and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Capelli!

Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Capelli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Capelli wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Check out the look on Griffin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Capelli is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Capelli wants to control but Griffin postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin lands a nice forearm strike.
Griffin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Capelli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is working Capelli over with some ground and pound from side control.

Griffin is trying to get an arm triangle but Capelli is defending well.
Griffin is putting a hurting on Capelli here, landing some big shots from side control.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Capelli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Griffin is trying to get an arm triangle but Capelli is defending well.

Griffin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Griffin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griffin working the ground and pound.

Griffin has an Americana. Capelli didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Griffin is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Griffin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ronald Griffin!