PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Big Punisher- Beware as his entrance music. Forrest Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Love
vs
Griffin

187 cm
19
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin forces Love back against the cage and clinches.
Love has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
Griffin is trying to drag Love to the mat but Love just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Griffin keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin has Love pressed against the cage, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffin looking for a takedown.
Love stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Puppy Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Griffin.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Love manages to get underhooks.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Love has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Love blocks the elbow strike.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Love is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Love manages to get underhooks.
Love working hard to break the clinch.
Griffin slowing the pace effectively.
Love has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Love is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Griffin looks gassed!
Griffin is working for takedown but Love is calmly controlling the position for now.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Love gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Griffin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Love fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Love sends Griffin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Love is motioning to the referee to let Griffin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Griffin is rocked!

It looks like Forrest Griffin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Love does no damage.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?

Love sends Griffin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Love is motioning to the referee to let Griffin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Love scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Love lands with a right and another and another! Griffin is in big trouble! Love lands again and this time it's lights out for Griffin! A quality knockout there for Love.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Puppy Love!