PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Griffin
vs
Carson

170 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Butch Carson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carson duly obliges.

Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Carson in a clinch.
Come on Carson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carson blocks an elbow strike from Griffin.
Carson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carson's coach down at Petersen's Party Place was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Carson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right from Carson on the inside.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Carson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin.
Nice elbow from Griffin.
Carson lands with a light punch inside.
Griffin lands an elbow inside that Carson shrugs off.

It looks like Butch Carson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carson scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
Carson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Griffin up against the cage.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Carson manages to break the clinch.
Carson lands a nice shot that snaps Griffin's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Carson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carson defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Carson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin tries to clinch but Carson moves out of range.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Carson moves out of range.
Griffin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Griffin darts in trying to clinch
letting Carson counter with a right hand.
Carson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Griffin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Griffin throws an off balance right hand
and Carson counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.

Griffin clinches up with Carson and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carson's efforts to push away.
Griffin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carson dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carson scores with a shoulder strike.
Carson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carson is trying to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carson is keeping busy.
Carson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin lands an elbow just above Carson 's eye.
Carson blocks an elbow strike.
Griffin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carson pressing his opponent against the cage.

Carson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.

Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Griffin.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carson's defenses.
Griffin taking a breather.
Griffin lands an elbow inside.
Carson scores with a shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Griffin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Carson lands a nice uppercut.
Carson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griffin stalling in the clinch but Carson improves position.
Griffin trying to control the position but instead, Carson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Griffin into the cage.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Carson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Carson.
Carson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carson has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin throws an elbow but it misses.
Griffin trying to control the position but instead, Carson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Griffin into the cage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A bit of stalling here from Carson.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Carson breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carson digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
Jab by Carson.
A combination from Carson does no damage.
Carson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffin in his tracks.
Austin Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carson cracks Griffin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Carson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Griffin to stand back up!

Griffin is rocked!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carson drops Griffin with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Griffin! Carson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Carson!
Butch Carson is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Butch Carson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.