PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Griffiin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Blubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Griffiin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keith Blubb's chin.

Griffiin
vs
Blubb

180 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Quark's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blake Griffiin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Blubb!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blubb throws out the jab.
Griffiin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blubb walks into a left hand.
Griffiin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blubb slips a jab and a cross from Griffiin .
Blubb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiin 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blubb under the eye.
Blubb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffiin .
A shot to the liver by Griffiin . Beautiful body shot.
Griffiin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blubb to score with a decent uppercut.

Blubb closes the distance and pushes Griffiin back into the cage.
Griffiin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffiin misses with a body punch.
Blubb scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Griffiin .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiin .
Griffiin misses with some punches.
Griffiin misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiin misses with a body punch.
Blubb throws an elbow but it misses.
Blubb lands an elbow inside that Griffiin shrugs off.
Griffiin misses with some punches.
Griffiin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blubb.
Blubb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffiin backwards.
Blubb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Griffiin .
Griffiin misses with a body punch.
Griffiin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blubb is working Griffiin over against the cage.
Griffiin misses with some punches.
Griffiin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blubb lands with a right to the head.
Blubb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blubb lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiin misses with some punches.
Griffiin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiin 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griffiin throws a head punch that misses.
Blubb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blubb throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiin .
Griffiin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Griffiin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griffiin throws a punch but it's blocked by Blubb.
Griffiin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blubb.
Blubb lands an elbow inside that Griffiin shrugs off.
Griffiin lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blubb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffiin throws a punch but it's blocked by Blubb.
Griffiin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blubb blocks an uppercut.
Griffiin swings wildly with an uppercut but Blubb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffiin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffiin swings wildly with an uppercut but Blubb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blubb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffiin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blubb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffiin 's defenses.
Griffiin misses with a body punch.
Griffiin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blubb.
Griffiin misses with some punches.
Griffiin throws a punch but it's blocked by Blubb.
Griffiin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffiin working aggressively here.
Griffiin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Griffiin .
Griffiin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blubb backwards.
Griffiin lands with a short shot to the head.
Blubb misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blubb blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blubb pushes off an throws an elbow but Griffiin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blubb blocks an uppercut.
Griffiin 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griffiin tries to throw a body punch but Blubb avoids it by throwing Griffiin back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Blubb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griffiin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffiin misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffiin has a couple of punches blocked by Blubb.
Blubb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiin .
Griffiin lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffiin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffiin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blubb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffiin working aggressively here.
Blubb lands an elbow that stopped Griffiin in his tracks for a moment.
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 Blake Griffiin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good shot there by Griffiin .
Blubb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiin .
Griffiin stalks Blubb and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blubb's face. Blubb staggers backwards, shaken.
Griffiin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blubb.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blubb.
Griffiin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griffiin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffiin connects with a body shot.
Griffiin throws a lazy right hand but Blubb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blubb tries to clinch but Griffiin is having none of it.
Griffiin takes a swing at Blubb's ribcage but misses.
Griffiin misses with a looping left.
Blubb steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Griffiin .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Blubb clinches up with Griffiin and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Blubb.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blubb lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blubb.
A body shot lands from Griffiin .
Blubb misses with a punch on the inside.
Blubb lands an elbow just above Griffiin 's eye.
Griffiin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blubb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffiin backwards.
Blubb blocks a body shot from Griffiin .
Blubb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffiin backwards.
Blubb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffiin throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Griffiin .
Griffiin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffiin has a couple of punches blocked by Blubb.
Griffiin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blubb's elbow.
Griffiin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffiin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffiin digs a right hand underneath Blubb's ribcage. Blubb let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blubb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiin can't find room to land a body shot as Blubb controls the action.
Griffiin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Griffiin .
Griffiin throws a punch but it's blocked by Blubb.
Griffiin misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffiin tries to throw a body punch but Blubb avoids it by throwing Griffiin back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Blubb.
Blubb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffiin backwards.
Blubb lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffiin tries a body shot but Blubb blocks it.
Blubb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffiin tries to throw a body punch but Blubb avoids it by throwing Griffiin back against the cage.
Keith Blubb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griffiin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffiin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blubb fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Griffiin fails to land.
Griffiin throws a punch but it's blocked by Blubb.
Blubb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blubb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffiin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blubb fails to land.
Blubb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blubb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Blubb.
Blubb tries to work over Griffiin 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffiin misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blubb.
Griffiin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffiin blocks an uppercut.
Griffiin misses with the head strike.
Griffiin swings wildly with an uppercut but Blubb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blubb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffiin backwards.
Griffiin avoids the elbow strike from Blubb, against the cage.
Blubb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffiin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blubb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffiin backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blubb cracks Griffiin with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blubb scores with a shoulder strike.
Blubb scores with a nice hook to the head.

Griffiin is rocked!
Blubb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Griffiin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blubb has Griffiin pressed against the cage. He pushes Griffiin back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Blubb throws a beautiful elbow that sends Griffiin crashing to the floor! Blubb piles on the pressure with more strikes! Griffiin is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Blubb!