PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adam griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). adam griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guy
vs
griffin

197 cm
23
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, adam griffin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
griffin walks into a left hand.

It looks like adam griffin has been cut.
Guy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Guy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
griffin looks gassed!
Guy works over griffin with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy trying to control but griffin is working from the bottom.
Guy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
griffin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
griffin pulls Guy in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy wants to control from the top but griffin keeps moving.
griffin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guy chips away with some ground and pound.
Guy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
griffin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guy looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Guy regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Guy feints and then cracks griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow griffin down.
griffin moves forwards but Guy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy scores with the left hand. griffin knows he should have avoided that one.

griffin tries to keep at a distance but Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.

Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guy lands a body shot.
Guy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guy throws a right hand that griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that griffin also avoids with ease.

Guy clinches up with griffin and pushes him back against the cage.

Guy breaks the clinch.

Guy pushes griffin up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin is trying to break the clinch but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Guy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
griffin wants to break free but Guy has control.

Guy pulls guard successfully.
Guy controls griffin momentarily but griffin frees himself.
Guy 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.
Guy seems keen to control griffin's posture.
Guy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for griffin!
Guy controlling from the full mount.
Guy lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy controlling from mount.
Guy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
griffin is trying to escape the mount.
Guy cracks griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guy lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy landing strikes from the mount.
Guy lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on adam 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.

Guy feints and as griffin raises his hands in defense, Guy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

griffin is working an open guard so Guy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Guy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming griffin to the mat! griffin manages to get full guard.

Guy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A nice combination there by Guy.
Big Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Guy moves into the clinch.

Guy breaks from the clinch.
Big Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
griffin slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
griffin shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense.
griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Guy duly obliges.
Nice sprawl there from Guy as griffin shoots in.
Guy scores with a decent looking hook.
Guy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Guy scores with a four punch combination!
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that griffin can do to turn this around?
griffin tries to clinch but Guy moves away
and Guy counters with a left and a right that stings griffin.
griffin looks for a takedown but Guy sprawls well.
Big Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of adam griffin.
griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
griffin takes one to the side of the head.
griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guy counters with a left and a right that stings griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
griffin shoots in for a double leg but Guy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Big Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Guy - just one landing.
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
griffin shoots for a takedown but Guy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
griffin clinches but Guy breaks the clinch
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Guy throws a right hand that griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that griffin also avoids with ease.
griffin with a poor takedown
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
griffin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
griffin misses with a head shot.
Guy is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin controlling from mount.
griffin throwing strikes here but Guy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Guy is looking to improve his position but griffin isn't that keen on the idea.
Guy tries to lock up and control but griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Guy wants to get back to his feet.
Guy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
griffin controlling from the full mount.
griffin trying to control but Guy is having none of it.
Guy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
griffin content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Guy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on adam griffin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy feints and then cracks griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow griffin down.
griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy.
Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy works over griffin's head and body with a nice combination.
Guy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Guy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Guy breaks from the clinch.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
griffin has a takedown stuffed.

griffin clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy throws a series of punches but griffin moves out of range.
griffin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Big Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of adam griffin.
Guy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Guy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guy working a defensive guard here.
Big Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy has a closed guard, preventing griffin from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy pushes griffin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Guy scores with a one two! griffin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Guy tries to sprawl out of it but griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guy sizes up griffin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

griffin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guy prevents griffin from improving position.

griffin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin with a poor takedown
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Guy tries to sprawl out of it but griffin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guy misses with a series of wild punches.
Guy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
adam griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guy throws a series of punches but griffin moves out of range.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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.

Guy tries to keep at a distance but griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
griffin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
griffin shoots in but no luck this time.

Guy has griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Guy tries to break the clinch but griffin is controlling the position.
Big Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
griffin is trying to break free.

Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guy throws a nice outside leg kick.
griffin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts griffin as he jumps to the side.
griffin misses with a wild body shot.
griffin misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Guy!