PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aeson Beckley (ranked 3220 p4p, 24723 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 376 p4p, 550 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beckley
vs
Griffin

175 cm
21
158
4 - 5 - 0

173 cm
21
165
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aeson Beckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin avoids the body shot from Beckley.

Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Griffin wants to take the fight to the mat but Beckley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Griffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beckley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Griffin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beckley has Griffin pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beckley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aeson Beckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Griffin.
Beckley is struggling to control the position.
Beckley tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Beckley back against the cage.
Beckley blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice uppercut.
Griffin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beckley dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Beckley blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Beckley is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Griffin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beckley's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beckley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Griffin is leaning against Beckley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beckley is stalling here.
Griffin prevents Beckley from breaking the clinch.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Beckley taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley takes a shot to the head.
Beckley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beckley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Griffin wants to clinch but Beckley slips to the side
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Beckley's defenses.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Beckley shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Beckley, which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Griffin.
Griffin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Beckley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.

Griffin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Beckley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Beckley keeps it at a distance.
Beckley swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Griffin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Griffin scores with a shot to the body.

Beckley clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckley uses good head movement to avoid it.

Beckley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chris Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Beckley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beckley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Griffin has hold of one of Beckley's legs. Beckley is fighting the takedown attempt but Griffin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beckley is looking to stand up but Griffin isn't so interested in that idea.
Beckley trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beckley swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Griffin sizes up Beckley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griffin wants to clinch
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffin.
Griffin tries to clinch
and Beckley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Beckley.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beckley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Griffin scores with a four punch combination!
Beckley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Griffin wants to clinch
enabling Beckley to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beckley has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin misses with a double jab
and Beckley counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beckley swings widly with a right hand

and Griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
Beckley is wriggling around but Griffin manages to pass to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chris Griffin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beckley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beckley shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aeson Beckley is winning the standup battle so far.
Beckley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffin moves to clinch but Beckley breaks away
letting Beckley counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin stuns Beckley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beckley throws a right hand that misses
and Griffin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Griffin jabs Beckley right on the nose. Beckley blinks but takes it well.
Griffin closes the distance but Beckley moves to the side
and Beckley counters with a left to the body.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Beckley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin stuns Beckley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beckley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Griffin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beckley rather than just go for the knockout.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aeson Beckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckley tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Griffin tries to counter it with a takedown but Beckley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beckley is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Beckley circles away and we're back to standing.
Beckley throwing a counter right hand but Griffin manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Beckley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beckley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffin scrambles back to his feet.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin looks to clinch
and Beckley counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a takedown
and Beckley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffin thinking.
Aeson Beckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Griffin.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Griffin misses
and Beckley counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Griffin badly! He tries to strike back but Beckley puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Griffin out cold! Oh man, Griffin will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aeson Beckley!