PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 3559 p4p, 406 weight class) and Tito Griffin (ranked 1621 p4p, 202 weight class). Rob Ford had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ford
vs
Griffin

195 cm
29
215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

185 cm
28
265 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ford.
Ford wants to land a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Griffin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ford is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Ford circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin shoots in but Ford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griffin under the eye.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Griffin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ford.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ford works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford stalks Griffin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griffin's face. Griffin staggers backwards, shaken.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford throws a front kick aimed at Griffin's knee but Griffin avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griffin! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ford.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
A jab from Ford does it's job there.
Ford slips under a jab from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a right hand.
Ford is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griffin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Ford misses the target.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griffin! But no joy.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ford defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Ford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rob Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Griffin.

Ford closes the distance and pushes Griffin back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Ford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffin's defenses.
Nice elbow from Ford.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a left hand.
Griffin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.

Ford is rocked!
A body shot lands from Griffin.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ford.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
Ford tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Griffin lands a shot to the body.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin lands with a left to the head.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Ford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griffin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ford.
A short right from Griffin on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Griffin tries a body shot but Ford blocks it.
Griffin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ford or not.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ford blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Griffin creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ford with a big uppercut! Ford tries to clinch up but Griffin pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ford to the mat! Ford covers up and Griffin unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tito Griffin!
Our winner, Tito Griffin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.