PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Fawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Get Low. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffin
vs
Fawkes

184 cm
33
164 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

172 cm
23
158 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Fawkes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fawkes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fawkes connects with a body shot that sends Griffin's belly button to the back.
Fawkes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Fawkes throws a body shot but no joy.
Fawkes throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Fawkes flicks out a counter leg kick but Griffin steps away.
Fawkes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fawkes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Fawkes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab from Griffin.
Fawkes slips under a jab from Griffin.
Fawkes drops his hands momentarily and Griffin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on Fawkes's shoulder, as Fawkes tries to avoid the shot.
Fawkes tries a quick counter leg kick but Griffin is wise to it.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffin throws the left hand but Fawkes avoids the punch easily.
Fawkes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fawkes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Fawkes throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin lunges at Fawkes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fawkes's hand.
Fawkes moves forwards but Griffin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peter Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fawkes throws a wild body kick that Griffin sees coming a mile off.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fawkes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fawkes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Griffin rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin throws the left hand but Fawkes avoids the punch easily.
Fawkes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fawkes.
Fawkes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fawkes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
letting Fawkes counter with a right hand.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Fawkes avoids them all with ease.
Fawkes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fawkes throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Fawkes swings widly with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick from Fawkes.
Fawkes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Fawkes moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Fawkes.
Griffin with a nice cross.
Fawkes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Fawkes counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Griffin misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fawkes! But no joy.
Griffin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Griffin misses.
Fawkes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fawkes scores with a nice head shot.

Griffin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fawkes throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fawkes throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fawkes.
Griffin throwing a counter right hand but Fawkes manages to avoid it.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fawkes on the side of the head.
Fawkes takes one on the button.
Griffin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griffin slips a jab from Fawkes.
Fawkes throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Fawkes throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Griffin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Griffin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Fawkes saw that one coming.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Fawkes slips the punch.
Griffin tries to move into range but Fawkes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fawkes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.
Fawkes moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Fawkes throws out a counter right but Griffin avoids it with no problem.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Fawkes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fawkes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Fawkes's body. Fawkes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fawkes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
It looked like Griffin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peter Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Fawkes misses the body punch
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Fawkes.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin scores with a nice head shot.
Fawkes misses with a hook to the body
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Fawkes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fawkes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Griffin has got the better of the exchanges.
Fawkes throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Fawkes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Fawkes misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fawkes drops Griffin with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Griffin! Fawkes dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Fawkes!
Peter Griffin spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll put on a better show next time for you all, mark my words!'.