PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelm Tegetthoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilhelm Tegetthoff will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Griffin
vs
Tegetthoff

186 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilhelm Tegetthoff!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jules Griffin has been cut.

Tegetthoff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Griffin pushes Tegetthoff off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tegetthoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffin as he avoids it easily.
Tegetthoff closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Tegetthoff pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Tegetthoff gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tegetthoff tries to pull guard but Griffin won't allow it.
Jules Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Tegetthoff.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tegetthoff smiles and moves away.
Tegetthoff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!

Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Griffin jumps guard but Tegetthoff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tegetthoff is trying to pull guard but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Tegetthoff goes for a takedown attempt but Griffin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Tegetthoff rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Tegetthoff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tegetthoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tegetthoff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffin prevents it.

Griffin has hold of one of Tegetthoff's legs. Tegetthoff is fighting the takedown attempt but Griffin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Tegetthoff blocks nicely.
Griffin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griffin lands a couple of elbows.
Tegetthoff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Tegetthoff trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Tegetthoff is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Griffin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tegetthoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Griffin drops an elbow to the side of Tegetthoff's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tegetthoff wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy.
Tegetthoff controlling the position for now.
Griffin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Griffin working Tegetthoff over with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tegetthoff is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jules Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tegetthoff goes for a double leg but Griffin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffin continues to drive forward.
Sloppy strikes from Tegetthoff. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Tegetthoff. No joy for Griffin on that attempt.
Wilhelm Tegetthoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin slaps away a takedown attempt from Tegetthoff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tegetthoff shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Jules Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Tegetthoff.
Tegetthoff shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Griffin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Griffin scores with a takedown into Tegetthoff's guard.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Tegetthoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tegetthoff is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffin is pushing down on Tegetthoff's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tegetthoff is fighting to maintain full guard but Griffin has managed to sneak the leg through.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tegetthoff can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griffin sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Griffin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Griffin in particular looking to stall.
Tegetthoff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Griffin in particular looking to stall.
Griffin is trying to control the action in half guard but Tegetthoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tegetthoff closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tegetthoff pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tegetthoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffin's waist but Griffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tegetthoff off to one side.

Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Tegetthoff in a clinch.
Tegetthoff is looking for a takedown.

Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tegetthoff pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Griffin back to the cage. Tegetthoff follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tegetthoff goes for a double leg but Griffin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffin continues to drive forward.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tegetthoff can do to turn this around?
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tegetthoff closes the distance and clinches.
Tegetthoff leaning against his opponent.

Tegetthoff manages to break the clinch.

Griffin gets tackled into the cage by Tegetthoff. Tegetthoff maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Griffin wants the takedown. Tegetthoff is fighting it off but Griffin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tegetthoff's guard against the cage.
Griffin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Griffin won't allow Tegetthoff to sweep him here.

Griffin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tegetthoff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griffin has managed to get both his arms back between Tegetthoff's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin is in close to Tegetthoff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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 Jules Griffin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jules Griffin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Tegetthoff shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tegetthoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin, which made it look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tegetthoff.
Jules Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Tegetthoff.

Tegetthoff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tegetthoff tries to pull guard but Griffin holds him up against the cage and eventually Tegetthoff drops back down to his feet.
Tegetthoff working aggressively here.

Griffin jumps guard and drags Tegetthoff to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tegetthoff wants to stand and escape but instead Griffin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Griffin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Griffin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Griffin throws a big elbow that misses.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tegetthoff keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tegetthoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Griffin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tegetthoff for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tegetthoff wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wilhelm Tegetthoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tegetthoff gets caught napping as Griffin dives in and scores a takedown. Tegetthoff manages to retain guard.
Tegetthoff working a defensive guard here.
Tegetthoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tegetthoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin controlling from the top position.
Griffin trying to control but Tegetthoff is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tegetthoff wants to stand and escape but Griffin is having none of it.
Tegetthoff working a defensive guard but Griffin passes into half guard.
Tegetthoff is controlling Griffin's trapped leg to prevent Griffin from advancing to side control.
Jules Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Tegetthoff dodges it nicely.
Griffin sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tegetthoff shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wilhelm Tegetthoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jules Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tegetthoff gets tackled into the cage by Griffin. Griffin maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Griffin!