PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandu Lungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes into the arena with Blessed blaring out of the sound system. Lungu has chosen You Ain't Stoppin Me as his entrance music. Sandu Lungu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Griffin
vs
Lungu

185 cm
21
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

210 cm
21
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

OG King Of Laundry (Fast Response 80%)
Underworld Clothing

KAISER
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandu Lungu!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Griffin - just one landing.
We've been told by Griffin's head coaches at Thirteenth Legion MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lungu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lungu throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.

Lungu rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Lungu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lungu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lungu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lungu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lungu working aggressively here.
Griffin scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Lungu tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Lungu back against the cage.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Lungu misses with the head strike.
Lungu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lungu misses with some punches.
Lungu managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Lungu looking to slow down the pace here.
Lungu managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Griffin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lungu.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lungu blocks an uppercut.
Lungu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Lungu lands a left hand.
Lungu managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Lungu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lungu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griffin has a couple of punches blocked by Lungu.
Lungu lands a left hand.
Lungu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin pushes Lungu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lungu misses with the head strike.
Lungu swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lungu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin wants to stall.
Lungu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lungu misses with a punch on the inside.
Lungu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lungu misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Lungu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griffin takes a shot to the head.
Griffin pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lungu.
A short right from Lungu on the inside.
Lungu blocking some punches.
Griffin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lungu is rocked!
Griffin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lungu is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Lungu tries to break Griffin's hands from around his neck, Griffin unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Lungu will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tito Griffin!
Tito Griffin retains his super heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Tito Griffin said 'Thank you to my manager Oliver Glanville....my fans could't of done it without all of you and to my opponet thank you for the amazing challenge you brought forth!!'.
The defeated Sandu Lungu had this to say: 'Didn't expect that from Griffin. I have to congratulate him, but I will come back stronger then ever for that title and next time will be a total different outcome.'.