PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richie Boston (ranked 23354 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garvan O Griofa (ranked 21287 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvan O Griofa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richie Boston's chin.

Boston
vs
O Griofa

183 cm
26
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garvan O Griofa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Griofa circles away quickly and effectively.

O Griofa gets a takedown into half guard.

Boston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Boston with the active half guard here but O Griofa passes nicely into side control.
O Griofa controlling the position from side mount.

O Griofa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston wants to clinch.
O Griofa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boston misses with a looping left.
Boston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boston tries to clinch but O Griofa is having none of it.
O Griofa is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Griofa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boston tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Griofa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

O Griofa moves into the clinch.
O Griofa misses with a punch to the body.
O Griofa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boston avoids it.
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
O Griofa blocking some punches.
Boston has a couple of punches blocked by O Griofa.
O Griofa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Griofa misses with an elbow over the top.
O Griofa working Boston over with knees to the body.
O Griofa tries to land a knee to the head but Boston blocks with his arms.
Boston misses with some punches.
O Griofa lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from O Griofa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston managing to block the knees to the body from O Griofa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Griofa.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Griofa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
O Griofa lands a body punch.
Boston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Griofa can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
O Griofa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boston is breathing heavily.
Boston tries to work over O Griofa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from O Griofa.
O Griofa missing with knees to the body.
O Griofa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from O Griofa.
O Griofa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Griofa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boston avoids it.
Boston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Griofa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Griofa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boston avoiding damage as O Griofa throws knees to the body.
O Griofa lands a good knee to the midsection. Boston won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from O Griofa.
Boston dodges an elbow strike from O Griofa.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.
O Griofa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boston is defending well for now.
Boston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Griofa crunches a lovely knee into Boston's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston working aggressively here.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Boston as the two fighters clinch.
Boston working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Griofa obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston avoiding damage as O Griofa throws knees to the body.
O Griofa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Griofa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Griofa cracks Boston with a nice body shot.
Boston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Griofa tries a knee to the head but Boston blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garvan O Griofa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boston scores with a punch to the head.
O Griofa misses with a series of wild punches.
Boston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from O Griofa does no damage.
O Griofa tries to bum rush Boston with a series of wild strikes but Boston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boston tries to clinch there but O Griofa circles away.
Boston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

O Griofa moves into range and clinches up with Boston.
O Griofa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boston.
A short right from Boston on the inside.
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Griofa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boston avoids it.
O Griofa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boston.
O Griofa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boston avoiding damage as O Griofa throws knees to the body.
O Griofa blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston digs a right hand into O Griofa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Griofa's gas tank.
O Griofa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boston is defending well for now.
Boston avoiding damage as O Griofa throws knees to the body.
Boston tries a body shot but O Griofa blocks it.
O Griofa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boston.
O Griofa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boston.
O Griofa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boston avoids it.
O Griofa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boston is defending well for now.
O Griofa can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
Boston managing to block the knees to the body from O Griofa.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.
Boston managing to block the knees to the body from O Griofa.
Boston avoids the elbow strike from O Griofa, against the cage.
Boston avoiding damage as O Griofa throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Griofa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.
O Griofa blocks an uppercut.
O Griofa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from O Griofa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Griofa.
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
O Griofa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boston.
Boston managing to block the knees to the body from O Griofa.
O Griofa missing with knees to the body.
O Griofa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Griofa landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
O Griofa is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Griofa missing with knees to the body.
Boston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
O Griofa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Griofa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boston.
Boston managing to block the knees to the body from O Griofa.
Boston avoids the elbow strike from O Griofa, against the cage.
Boston lands with a short shot to the head.
O Griofa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boston is defending well for now.
Boston avoiding damage as O Griofa throws knees to the body.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boston.
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
O Griofa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boston managing to block the knees to the body from O Griofa.
O Griofa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boston.
O Griofa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boston avoids it.
O Griofa missing with knees to the body.
Boston throws a punch but it's blocked by O Griofa.
Boston avoids the elbow strike from O Griofa, against the cage.
Nice elbow from O Griofa.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Griofa crunches a lovely knee into Boston's ribcage.
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garvan O Griofa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

O Griofa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boston.
Boston lands a head shot.
Boston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Griofa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

O Griofa scores with a takedown into Boston's guard.

Boston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Boston isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. O Griofa stacks Boston on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by O Griofa!
Boston tries to buck O Griofa off but O Griofa is having none of it.

O Griofa decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

O Griofa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston is looking for a sweep.

O Griofa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boston to his feet.
O Griofa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boston.
Boston scores with a jab to the head.
Boston fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston doesn't manage to clinch there - O Griofa circles away.

O Griofa dives in and scores a takedown into Boston's guard.
O Griofa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Boston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Griofa is aware though and is defending well.

O Griofa gets to his feet. Boston looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boston tries to clinch but O Griofa moves out of range.
O Griofa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boston swings widly with a right hand
and O Griofa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Griofa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Griofa lands with a kick to the temple. Boston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O Griofa throws a series of punches but Boston moves out of range.
Boston wants to clinch.
Garvan O Griofa seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston scores with a jab to the head.
Richie Boston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Griofa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Griofa keeps the fight on the outside.
Richie Boston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Griofa throws a nice head kick!
Boston works the jab nicely.
Richie Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Griofa circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Griofa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Boston tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Griofa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Griofa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Griofa duly obliges.
Boston is looking to clinch but O Griofa is avoiding it.
O Griofa misses the shot to the body.
Boston wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Griofa unleashes a big counter combination but Boston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boston lands with a cross.

O Griofa is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from O Griofa. Those never looked like landing.
O Griofa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boston is looking to clinch but O Griofa is avoiding it.
Boston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Griofa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

O Griofa has closed the distance and engaged Boston in a clinch.
Boston blocks an elbow strike.
Boston blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Griofa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boston.
O Griofa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boston is defending well for now.
O Griofa lands a right hand.
O Griofa tries to land knees in the clinch but Boston avoids the damage to the body.
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
O Griofa crunches a lovely knee into Boston's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
O Griofa trying to land knees to the body.
Richie Boston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O Griofa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boston avoids it.
Boston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Griofa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garvan O Griofa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Griofa prevents a body shot from Boston.
Garvan O Griofa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boston lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Griofa backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garvan O Griofa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Griofa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garvan O Griofa!