PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jardine
vs
Griffin

186 cm
25
224 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

177 cm
20
208 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Jardine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin wants to clinch up but Jardine keeps it at a distance.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Jardine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin is looking to score with low kicks.
Peter Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jardine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jardine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin shoots in but Jardine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jardine.
Jardine shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Jardine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin closes the distance but Jardine moves to the side

and Jardine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Griffin won't be happy with that.
Griffin stops Jardine from passing to mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Jardine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Griffin is not content to let Jardine control the position.
The strikes coming from Jardine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jardine working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jardine throws an elbow but Griffin slips to the side and avoids it well.

Jardine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin tries to clinch
and Jardine counters with a head kick.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but Jardine moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Jardine's head back.

Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Jardine in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Griffin has a couple of punches blocked by Jardine.
Griffin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jardine's defenses.
Griffin stalls.
Jardine blocking some punches.
Jardine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Griffin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jardine is breathing heavily.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Griffin 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Peter Griffin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Jardine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin scores with a one two! Jardine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Griffin takes a swing at Jardine's ribcage but misses.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jardine manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griffin throws a combination. Jardine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jardine defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jardine slips under a jab.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
Griffin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin tries to clinch but Jardine is having none of it.
Jardine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jardine throws a push kick but Griffin slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jardine.
Jardine tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jardine ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jardine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jardine is rocked!
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jardine pushes Griffin away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin takes one to the chin there.
Jardine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin wants to clinch but Jardine slips to the side

and Jardine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griffin's guard.
Jardine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jardine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Jardine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Griffin tries to clinch but Jardine is having none of it.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Jardine moved out of range nicely.

Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
Jardine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jardine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Jardine looking to slow down the pace here.
Griffin misses with the head strike.
Jardine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jardine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jardine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jardine lands a nice knee to the body.

Jardine gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jardine tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jardine trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Jardine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Griffin wants to free his trapped foot but Jardine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jardine manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jardine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jardine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Jardine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jardine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Jardine is working an open guard so Griffin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jardine defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jardine's hands.
Griffin darts in trying to clinch
and Jardine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jardine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keith Jardine is winning the standup battle so far.
Jardine throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Jardine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Griffin if he has to take too many more of those.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jardine.
Jardine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin wants to clinch but Jardine slips to the side
and Jardine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jardine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jardine tried to score with a low kick but Griffin checks it.
Griffin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jardine counters with a shoot takedown. Griffin fights it but they end up in guard.
Keith Jardine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jardine throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jardine advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Jardine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Griffin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jardine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Griffin is predictable there

and Jardine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jardine looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Jardine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Griffin.
A knee to the head by Jardine.
Griffin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.
A hook to the body from Griffin.
Griffin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jardine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jardine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griffin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Griffin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jardine blocks an uppercut.
Jardine blocking some punches.
Griffin is leaning against Jardine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jardine has Griffin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Griffin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Griffin fails to land.
Griffin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jardine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Jardine.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Jardine has double underhooks.
Griffin lands an elbow inside.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Griffin lands with a left to the head.
Jardine trying to stall but Griffin improves his position.
Griffin lands an uppercut.
Jardine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Griffin is leaning against Jardine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jardine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Griffin.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jardine backwards.
Griffin lands an uppercut.
Jardine lands a knee to the head.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jardines head.
Jardine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin lands a body punch.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jardine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Griffin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jardine obliges.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jardine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffin is keeping busy.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griffin presses Jardine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Griffin is working Jardine over against the cage.
Jardine blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Jardine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin is working Jardine over against the cage.
Griffin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jardine.
Jardine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griffin lands with a short shot to the head.
Jardine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Jardine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Jardine tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Keith Jardine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stalling in the clinch but Jardine improves position.
A short left from Griffin.
Jardine with a knee to the head.
Jardine blocking some punches.
Griffin digs a right hand underneath Jardine's ribcage. Jardine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jardine.
Jardine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin lands a right hand.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jardine is trying to drag Griffin to the mat but Griffin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Jardine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jardine.
Knees to the body from Jardine.
Jardine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peter Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Jardine landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Griffin as the two fighters clinch.
Jardine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jardine taking a breather.
Jardine blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jardine obliges.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Jardine breaks from the clinch.
Jardine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jardine scores with a nice body kick.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Jardine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Jardine sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jardine.
Griffin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Jardine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jardine wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Griffin.
I think Jardine 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Jardine!