PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Ster (ranked 800 p4p, 99 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 1084 p4p, 129 weight class). Ster's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Automatic - Monster. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ster
vs
Griffith

194 cm
36
270 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

225 cm
30
265 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Ster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ster jabs at Griffith's body.
Ster checks the leg kick.
Griffith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffith misses with a wild body shot.
Ster misses with a body shot.
Ster misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ster.
A bone on bone clash there as Ster blocks the leg kick.
Griffith walks into a stiff left hand from Ster.
Ster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ster catches Griffith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffith misses the target.
Ster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffith circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griffith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith looks to land a left hand but Ster moved out of range nicely.
Ster fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffith in the body.
Griffith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griffith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ster misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ster. Griffith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ster lands with an overhand left.
Ster swings widly with a right hand
and Griffith counters with a series of strikes. Ster will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Griffith.
Ster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Griffith misses.
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ster is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Griffith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ster circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ster throws a lazy right hand but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffith takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses.
Griffith slips under a jab from Ster.
Griffith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffith walks into a jab.
Ster scores with a three punch combo!

Griffith is rocked!
Ster pounces like a tiger and cracks Griffith with a vicious hook! Griffith is down but not out! Ster follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mon Ster!
Our winner, Mon Ster, 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.