PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Griffin (ranked 882 p4p, 37 weight class) and Donson Denille (ranked 943 p4p, 23 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Griffin
vs
Denille

185 cm
31
270 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

190 cm
27
224 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donson Denille!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Denille counters with a takedown into side control.
Denille sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Griffin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Denille cracks Griffin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Griffin's coaches at Tycoon Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The strikes coming from Denille are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Denille throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Denille cracks Griffin with a big right hand but Griffin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Griffin tries to improve position but can't.
Denille working the body and head with strikes.
Denille creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denille throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Denille throws a strike aimed at the side of Griffin's head but Griffin avoids it well.
Denille is trying to ground and pound but Griffin uses the momentary lack of control by Denille to regain half guard.
Griffin is looking for a sweep. Denille is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denille trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Denille stops Griffin from standing up.
Griffin controls Denille momentarily but Denille frees himself.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denille.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin controlling the position.
Denille landing some decent shots from guard.
Denille pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denille postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griffin trying to keep a closed guard but Denille is proving a slippery customer.
Denille has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Denille scoring with punches to the head and body.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Denille isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Denille postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Denille postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Denille postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Denille lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Denille throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Denille is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Denille is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Denille throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Griffin throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin won't allow Denille to sweep him here.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Denille is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Denille sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Denille shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Denille showed some decent athleticism there.
Denille seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffin is trying to maintain the position but Denille is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donson Denille dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denille manages to avoid it.
Denille has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin wants to clinch
and Denille counters with a right hand to the body.
Denille slips a straight right by Griffin.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denille with the counter takedown but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Denille saw that one coming.
Griffin misses the body punch
and Denille counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Denille circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Denille scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin throws a leg kick
and Denille counters with a slapping leg kick.
Denille avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denille is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Denille takes a shot to the head.
Denille throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denille works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Denille presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Denille.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Denille is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griffin is defending well.
Denille misses with the head strike.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Denille lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Denille lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denille lands with a left to the head.
Denille avoids a wild elbow strike from Griffin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denille.
A head punch on the inside from Denille fails to land.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Denille uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denille's elbow.
Denille misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denille stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Denille on the inside.

Griffin is rocked!
Denille dips a shoulder and cracks Griffin with a mighty uppercut! Griffin falls back against the cage and Denille unloads with a barrage of strikes! Griffin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Denille screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donson Denille!
As Donson Denille got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: How does it feel getting your ass kicked by someone 50lbs lighter'.
The defeated Tito Griffin had this to say: 'Thank you for the fight thank you fans and my opponet you were the better fighter'.