PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leif Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leif Romero's chin.

Romero
vs
Griffin

191 cm
24
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Griffin - that will leave a mark!
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero tries to counter with a takedown but Griffin is quick to defend against it.
Griffin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Leif Romero has been cut.
A head kick by Griffin misses

and Romero counters with a takedown into side control.
Griffin bucks up and tries to throw Romero off but instead Romero has got his back!
Romero controls the action.
Griffin is trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero controls the position.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Romero has good solid back control here.
Romero 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 trying to get back to his feet but Romero is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Romero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romero lands a shot to the body.
Griffin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Romero.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Romero's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Griffin is trying to get back to his feet but Romero has full control of the position and if anything, Griffin has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is keeping busy.
Griffin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A lull in the action here.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin staying busy and making it hard for Romero to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Romero trying to control.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romero trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Griffin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leif Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Griffin throws a leg kick

and Romero counters by clinching up.

Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romero.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin thows a leg kick but Romero checks it

and Romero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Griffin scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Romero manages to mount him!
Griffin tries to buck Romero off but he can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero looking to control and managing it successfully.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a big shot there that rocks Griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Romero looking to control but Griffin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Romero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Romero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Romero landing strikes from the mount and Griffin is in trouble!
Griffin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Romero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griffin is squirming around, avoiding Romero's attempts to control the action.
Griffin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Romero is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Griffin has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin really wants to buck Romero off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero tries to control but Griffin wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four 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 defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Romero.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Romero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffin is looking to escape.
Griffin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romero cracks Griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Romero wants to control the pace but Griffin is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Romero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leif Romero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin lands a high kick!
Romero blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romero.
Good work by Romero as he checks the leg kick.
Romero seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Romero tries to counter with a takedown but Griffin is quick to defend against it.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffin throws a leg kick

and Romero counters with a takedown into side control.
Griffin bucks up and tries to throw Romero off but instead Romero has got his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero struggling to keep hold of the position.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Romero tightening his grip on Griffin, looking for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero biding his time, controlling Griffin.
Griffin staying busy and making it hard for Romero to control.
Griffin trying to get back to his feet but Romero is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A lull in the action here.
Griffin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Romero is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Griffin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to stand back up.
Romero just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Leif Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here.
Romero controlling from the back.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griffin staying busy and making it hard for Romero to control.
Griffin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Griffin is trying to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romero lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romero, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Romero!