|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Griffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plocka Bananer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffen has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
177 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Griffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Plocka Bananer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffen throws a hook but Bananer blocks it.
Griffen misses with a head kick.
Griffen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffen walks into a jab.
Bananer looks to land a combination but Griffen avoids it well.
Griffen connects with a high kick.
Bananer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffen throws a head kick that misses.
Griffen is breathing heavily.
Griffen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bananer.
A jab from Bananer finds it's way through Griffen's defenses.
Griffen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bananer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bananer lands with a straight right. Griffen didn't see that one coming.
Griffen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bananer.
Griffen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bananer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bananer thuds his right hand into Griffen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bananer stuns Griffen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bananer throws a right and a left that Griffen avoids nicely.
Bananer lands with a shot to the body.
Bananer misses with a body kick.
Bananer forces Griffen back against the cage and clinches.
Bananer tries to circle away but Griffen has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bananer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bananer's efforts to push away.
Griffen prevents Bananer from breaking the clinch.
Bananer can't break the clinch.
Griffen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bananer's efforts to push away.
Bananer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffen has him pressed against the cage.
Bananer can't break the clinch.
Griffen prevents Bananer from breaking the clinch.
Griffen keeps control of Bananer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bananer as Griffen tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffen fails to pull guard.
Griffen prevents Bananer from breaking the clinch.
Bananer tries to break free but Griffen pushes him back against the cage.
Bananer is trying to break free.
Bananer breaks from the clinch.
Bananer throws a sloppy head kick and Griffen moves out of range easily.
Bananer stuns Griffen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bananer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bananer.
Bananer misses with the combination.
Bananer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bananer misses with a double jab.
Bananer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffen prevents Bananer from breaking the clinch.
Bananer is trying to force a seperation but Griffen has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bananer is trying to break the clinch but Griffen has him pressed against the cage.
Bananer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bananer wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffen won't allow it.
Bananer is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffen has double underhooks.
Griffen fails to pull guard.
Bananer working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Griffen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bananer prevents a body shot from Griffen.
Bananer tries to circle away but Griffen has him pinned against the cage.
Bananer tries to break free but Griffen pushes him back against the cage.
Griffen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bananer works Griffen's body with a nice hook.
That's four 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.
Bananer lunges at Griffen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griffen's hand.
Robbie Griffen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bananer throws a one two combo.
Bananer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Bananer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bananer lands with a nice combination. Griffen backs away looking to recover.
Bananer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bananer duly obliges.
Griffen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Bananer there.
Bananer misses with a low kick.
Bananer is looking to land body kicks.
Bananer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bananer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffen at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Bananer. Beautiful body shot.
Griffen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bananer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bananer scores with a hook.
Griffen dodges the punch combination from Bananer.
Bananer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Plocka Bananer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bananer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left and a right from Bananer both land. Nice combination.
Bananer lands a jab-cross combination.
Bananer connects with a right hand. Griffen shakes it off.
Bananer connects with a crisp jab.
Bananer misses with a wild combination.
Bananer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bananer scores with a hook.
Bananer throws a one two combo.
Bananer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bananer misses with the combination.
Bananer scores with a jab. Griffen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffen takes one to the side of the head.
Bananer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bananer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffen backs up against the cage.
Bananer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bananer throws a series of strikes that have Griffen backpedaling.
Bananer throws a series of strikes that have Griffen backpedaling.
Griffen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bananer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bananer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Griffen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bananer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Bananer there.
Griffen checks a leg kick.
Griffen slips a jab and a cross from Bananer.
Bananer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bananer duly obliges.
Bananer stalks Griffen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griffen's face. Griffen staggers backwards, shaken.
Bananer scores with a one two! Griffen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Bananer scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bananer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Griffen walks into a left hand.
Griffen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bananer.
Bananer lands with a nice combination. Griffen backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffen walks into a straight right hand from Bananer.
Griffen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good exchange - Bananer coming out on top.
Bananer scores with a one two! Griffen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bananer lands a two punch combo.
Griffen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bananer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bananer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bananer.
Robbie Griffen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffen walks into a left hand.
Bananer works over Griffen's head and body with a nice combination.
Bananer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Griffen is looking for a sweep.
Bananer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Griffen dodges the ground and pound from Bananer.
Griffen dodges the ground and pound from Bananer.
The ground and pound from Bananer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bananer working the ground and pound but Griffen is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bananer crashes against the mat.
Bananer stands up.
Griffen misses with a double jab
and Bananer counters with a left to the body.
Bananer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffen.
Griffen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bananer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bananer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griffen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griffen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bananer lands a really nice looking cross but Griffen seems unphased.
Bananer throws a series of punches but Griffen avoids them all with ease.
Griffen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bananer misses with the combination.
Bananer digs a good hook to Griffen's body.
Bananer scores with a jab. Griffen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Plocka Bananer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bananer throws a series of punches but Griffen moves out of range.
Bananer throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Griffen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bananer cracks a nice hook into Griffen's ribs.
Bananer thuds a left hand into Griffen's body.
Griffen throws a shot from downtown. Bananer moves away and avoids it.
Griffen blocks a head kick by Bananer.
Griffen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bananer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bananer lands with a nice combination. Griffen backs away looking to recover.
Bananer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bananer lands a jab.
Griffen throws a head kick but Bananer moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bananer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bananer throws a one two combo.
Bananer lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Plocka Bananer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bananer tried to score with a low kick but Griffen checks it.
Griffen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bananer cracks Griffen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Griffen throws a shot from downtown. Bananer moves away and avoids it.
Bananer blocks a jab.
A left and a right from Bananer both land. Nice combination.
Bananer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bananer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bananer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Griffen was covering up waiting for the punch and Bananer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bananer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bananer throws a big right hand that misses.
Bananer throwing strikes but missing.
Bananer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bananer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bananer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bananer postures up in Griffen's guard and throws a big left but Griffen blocks it.
Bananer is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffen has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bananer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffen.
Bananer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Bananer does no damage.
Griffen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bananer.
Griffen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bananer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bananer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffen.
Bananer slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bananer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Griffen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Griffen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bananer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bananer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffen avoids the head kick by Bananer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bananer lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffen slips a jab and a cross from Bananer.
Bananer scores with a sloppy right hand. Griffen should have avoided that one.
Bananer lands with a cross.
Griffen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bananer misses with a wild body shot.
Bananer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bananer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bananer staying out of range there.
Griffen misses with a looping right.
Bananer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bananer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffen throws out a loose jab but Bananer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bananer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bananer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bananer moves out of range as Griffen strikes.
Bananer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bananer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bananer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Griffen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bananer cracks Griffen with a good jab.
Bananer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bananer lands a two punch combo.
Griffen walks into a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Griffen checks a leg kick.
Bananer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bananer. That snapped Griffen's head back.
Griffen cracks Bananer with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Griffen misses.
Bananer avoids the head kick by Griffen.
Bananer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bananer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Griffen tries to move into range but Bananer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bananer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Griffen throws a sloppy head kick and Bananer moves out of range easily.
That's four 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.
Griffen loads up on a big right hand but Bananer slips the punch.
Bananer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bananer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bananer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffen throws a sloppy head kick and Bananer moves out of range easily.
Bananer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griffen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Griffen misses.
Griffen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plocka Bananer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bananer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bananer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffen throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bananer is trying to force a seperation but Griffen has the dominant position.
Robbie Griffen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bananer has had enough of the clinch but Griffen keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Plocka Bananer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bananer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plocka Bananer!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
