PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 1192 p4p, 151 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 1899 p4p, 208 weight class). Michael Brakeley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brakeley
vs
Griffith

201 cm
41
271 lbs
29 - 18 - 0

225 cm
31
265 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley connects with a body shot that sends Griffith's belly button to the back.
Griffith tries to clinch up
and Brakeley counters with a thumping low kick.
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brakeley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Brakeley misses.
A left lands for Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffith counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffith defending well as Brakeley loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Brakeley misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffith.
Brakeley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brakeley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Griffith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griffith throws out a counter right but Brakeley avoids it with no problem.
Griffith with a nice calf kick.
Griffith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brakeley.
Brakeley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griffith's head backwards.
Brakeley throws an off balance right hand
and Griffith counters with a nice uppercut.
Brakeley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffith.
Brakeley lands a front kick.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith lands a jab to the nose.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brakeley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brakeley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffith.
Brakeley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brakeley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Griffith is out of range and Brakeley settles back down.
Griffith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brakeley scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffith moves out of range of the leg kick from Brakeley.
Griffith misses with a head kick.
Brakeley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brakeley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffith.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brakeley throws a jab when Griffith was well out of range.

Griffith moves into range and clinches up with Brakeley.
Griffith struggles to land a body shot inside as Brakeley controls his hands.

Brakeley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brakeley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffith was well out of range. Poor timing from Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a body punch but Griffith moves out of range.
Brakeley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley scores with a hook to the body. Griffith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brakeley misses with a hook.
Griffith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brakeley backing away here, and Griffith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Griffith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot by Griffith.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffith stuns Brakeley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brakeley throws a body shot but no joy.
Brakeley misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffith counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griffith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffith with a hook.
Griffith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brakeley misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffith counters with a three punch combo that has Brakeley backing up. Brakeley nods at Griffith to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Brakeley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffith's hands.
Brakeley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Brakeley. That snapped Griffith's head back.
Brakeley tries a head kick but it misses.
Brakeley tries a low kick but Griffith avoids it.
Brakeley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffith tries to clinch but Brakeley moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Brakeley.
Brakeley looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range.
Griffith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brakeley was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffith.
Brakeley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Brakeley misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Griffith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brakeley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffith was well out of range. Poor timing from Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a body punch but Griffith moves out of range.
Brakeley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffith was well out of range. Poor timing from Brakeley.
Nice defenses there by Griffith.
Griffith unleashes a big counter combination but Brakeley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the body from Brakeley misses
and Griffith counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffith takes one to the chin there.
Brakeley throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
Griffith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brakeley.
Brakeley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy left from Griffith finds it's target.
Brakeley thows a leg kick but Griffith checks it
and Griffith counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley avoids the head kick by Griffith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith throws a body shot but no joy.
Brakeley tries to work over Griffith's front leg with a kick but Griffith checks it.
Brakeley throws a combination that misses
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brakeley blocks a leg kick.
Brakeley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Griffith avoids it.
Brakeley tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brakeley connects with a leg kick.
Griffith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brakeley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffith swinging wildly here.
Griffith wants to clinch up but Brakeley keeps it at a distance.
Brakeley tries to score with a low kick but Griffith moves his leg out of the way.
Griffith is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brakeley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brakeley.
Brakeley checks a low kick from Griffith.
Griffith takes a swing at Brakeley's ribcage but misses.
Brakeley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brakeley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Brakeley coming out on top.
Brakeley scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Brakeley.
Brakeley feints a jab promting Griffith to slip. Brakeley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brakeley throws a body shot but no joy.
Brakeley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brakeley blocks a leg kick.
Michael Brakeley is winning the standup battle so far.
Brakeley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Griffith misses.
Griffith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffith throws the kick towards the body but Brakeley avoids it.
Griffith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brakeley misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on Griffith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
Brakeley throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley lands the left hand.
Brakeley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffith checks a leg kick.
Griffith tries to move into range but Brakeley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Griffith is rocked!
Brakeley stuns Griffith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffith is still on wobbly legs! Can Brakeley finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Brakeley misses.
Brakeley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGriffith.
Griffith ducks into an uppercut from Brakeley and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Brakeley!