PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuele Oren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen You Fight Me by Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Oren
vs
Griffin

180 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuele Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Oren moves into the clinch.
Oren misses with a knee to the head.

Oren gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Oren wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
Oren trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Oren drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Griffin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Oren has Griffin in his guard.
Oren pulls Griffin in close to his closed guard and prevents Griffin from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Oren has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Griffin has passed into side control.
Oren gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Griffin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oren looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oren is looking to improve his position.

Oren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oren wants to get back to his feet.
Oren is breathing heavily.

Griffin decides to stand and escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Oren shoots in.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oren doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.

Oren moves into the clinch successfully.

Oren ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oren no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Oren working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griffin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griffin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oren throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

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.
Oren is trying to hold Griffin in close to prevent damage but Griffin has managed to pass into half guard.

Griffin decides to stand and escape the position.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Oren avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Oren shoots in.
A nice combination there by Griffin.
Griffin swinging wilding here.
Oren tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Oren avoids them all with ease.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Caleb Griffin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick from Oren lands but Griffin takes it in his stride.
Oren shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Oren's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oren tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Oren lands with a kick to the temple. Griffin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Caleb Griffin has been cut.

Oren rushes Griffin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oren keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oren prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Oren landing knees to the head.
Oren wants a takedown.

Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oren is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Oren doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Oren moves out of range.
Oren tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caleb Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oren fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuele Oren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oren moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
Oren moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.

Oren has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Oren is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffin is keeping busy.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin throws a right hand that Oren ducks under and follows up with a left that Oren also avoids with ease.
Griffin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oren slips a jab from Griffin.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oren circles away quickly and effectively.

Oren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oren is stalling in the full guard.
Oren is looking to stand up but Griffin won't let him.
Oren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Oren tries to pass.
Oren thows a big elbow that misses.

Oren decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oren dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oren tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Oren.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Oren avoids nicely.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Oren is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Griffin gets caught flat footed, as Oren shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oren trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oren looking to sit in guard and control but Griffin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Oren had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Griffin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Oren Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Griffin's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuele Oren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Griffin's cut.
That's time! Oren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Oren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oren avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Oren is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Samuele Oren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oren wants to clinch.
Griffin tries to bum rush Oren with a series of wild strikes but Oren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Oren gets the takedown into side control.

Oren tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Oren stands up and beckons Griffin to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Oren shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Oren walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Caleb Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin lands a head kick!
Oren lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oren tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oren doesn't seem bothered though.
Oren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oren is looking to clinch.
Oren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Oren persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as Oren blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Oren.
A nice combination there by Griffin.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick

and Oren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griffin's head.

Oren is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oren wants to take a breather but Griffin is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren is looking to advance position but Griffin won't allow it.

Oren is looking for a kimura here.

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.
Oren prevents Griffin from standing back up.
Oren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Samuele Oren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oren is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuele Oren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuele Oren!