PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker Griffin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vincent
vs
Griffin

178 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

179 cm
24
171 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Parker Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent fails with the takedown.
Vincent throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Vincent circles away.
Vincent lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vincent throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Vincent misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a two punch combo.
Vincent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
Griffin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vincent ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Vincent connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Vincent misses.
Vincent lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Vincent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vincent.
Vincent is looking to chop away at Griffin's legs.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vincent throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vincent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vincent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Vincent.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Vincent is working for takedown but Griffin is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Griffin fails to land.
Vincent tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to stall but Vincent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vincent blocks an uppercut.
Griffin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vincent's efforts to push away.
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from Vincent.
Vincent is looking to take this one to the mat.
Griffin is trying to stall.
Vincent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Griffin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vinnie Vincent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin scores with a sloppy right hand. Vincent should have avoided that one.
Parker Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin scores with a sloppy right hand. Vincent should have avoided that one.
Griffin moves in looking to clinch but Vincent pushes him off.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vincent gets slowly back to his feet.
Vincent needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vincent.
Vincent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Vincent. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Vincent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin takes one on the button.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Vincent misses with a head kick.
Griffin throws a body punch but Vincent moves out of range.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Vincent.
Vincent thows a body shot but no joy.
Vincent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffin's waist but Griffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vincent off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Vincent misses the target.
Vincent shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Vincent has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Vincent shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vincent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin moves forwards but Vincent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Vincent misses.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Vincent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vincent has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vincent closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Vincent pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vincent on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Parker Griffin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vincent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab from Vincent.
Griffin throws a right hand that Vincent ducks under and follows up with a left that Vincent also avoids with ease.
Vincent feints and then cracks Griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffin down.
Vincent moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vinnie Vincent is winning the standup battle so far.
Vincent takes one on the button.
Vincent scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Vincent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body kick there by Vincent.
Vincent slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Vincent lands with a hook. Griffin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vincent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vincent shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vincent, right into the meat.
Vincent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Vincent throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vincent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parker Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Vincent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Vincent.
Vincent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Griffin.
Vincent misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vincent is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vincent throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Vincent misses its intended target.
Vincent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vincent misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vincent cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
Vincent scores with a nice right hand.
Griffin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Vincent misses.
Vincent misses with a body shot.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Vincent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin takes one on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vincent, right into the meat.
Vincent misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Vincent.
Vincent shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vincent.

Vincent drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Griffin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vincent.
The strikes coming from Vincent are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vincent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin dodges the ground and pound from Vincent.
Vincent trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Vincent postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vincent working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin is trying to improve his position.
Vincent sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Griffin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Vincent dominated that second round.
That's time! Vincent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vincent takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vincent scores with a decent looking hook.
Vincent walks into a left hand.
Vincent throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Griffin.
Griffin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vincent back to the cage. Griffin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Vincent is rocked!
Vincent connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vincent's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griffin under the eye.
Vincent slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vincent blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vincent, as that shot connected.
Vincent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Vincent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Vincent connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vincent.
Vincent slips a straight right by Griffin.
Vincent throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vincent.
Vincent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Griffin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Vincent keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vincent misses with a looping left.
Vincent slips under a jab from Griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A cross from Vincent lands.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vincent.
Griffin staying out of range there.
Vincent feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffin's calf.
Griffin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vincent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vincent fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin throws a body punch but Vincent moves out of range.
Vincent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vincent closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Vincent pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Vincent is avoiding it.
Vincent throws a head kick that misses.
Vincent misses with a head kick.
Vincent fails to land the takedown.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vincent misses with a leg kick
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vincent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Vincent shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Griffin stuffs the takedown.
Vincent throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Vincent throws a right hand that misses
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vincent.
Vincent misses the shot to the body.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Vincent's knee but Vincent avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Vincent misses its intended target.
Vincent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Parker Griffin.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Parker Griffin!