PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by The Claw. Gomi has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffin
vs
Gomi

170 cm
29
157 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

173 cm
33
165 lbs
27 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class 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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffin throws a body kick that misses.

Gomi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Griffin did well to prevent Gomi getting side control.
Griffin wants to control but Gomi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Griffin keeping control of the position.
Griffin wants to improve his position but Gomi is controlling well.
Griffin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Griffin trying to control here.

We're going to have a standup here because Jason Griffin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
Griffin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin misses with the body kick

and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomi distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Gomi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Gomi sits in half guard.
Gomi is looking to advance position but Griffin won't allow it.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griffin is looking for a sweep. Gomi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gomi is thwarting Griffin's attempts to control the position.
Gomi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gomi moves nicely into side control.
Gomi working away.
Gomi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Griffin is not content to let Gomi control the position.
Griffin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
Griffin is looking to control Gomi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Griffin avoid being mounted?
Gomi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
Gomi is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin controlling the position well.
Griffin gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin trying to control the position.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Griffin trying to keep a closed guard but Gomi is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Griffin is working hard here to advance position.
Gomi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Jason Griffin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gomi misses with a head kick.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori Gomi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomi throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griffins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Griffin rushes Gomi and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffin takes a shot to the head.
Griffin lands a left hand.
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.

Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomi.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomi.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Gomi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griffin is looking to score with low kicks.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomi throws a low kick but Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takanori Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gomi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
Griffin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gomi is able to avoid easily.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Gomi blocks the body kick.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Griffin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffin works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Griffin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomi's head.
A leg kick checked by Gomi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Griffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gomi misses with a body punch
and Griffin counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Griffin - just one landing.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
Griffin pushes Gomi away with a front kick.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Griffin clinches with his opponent.
Gomi throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin scores with a shot to the side of Gomi's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomi is defending well for now.
Griffin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jason Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Gomi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Griffin.
A leg kick checked by Gomi.
Gomi avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Griffin.
Griffin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomi is out of range.
Griffin lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin misses with a kick to the body
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Griffin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gomi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomi shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Griffin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Griffin throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Griffin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gomi counters with a good low kick that Griffin was not able to check.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jason Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi checks a leg kick.
Griffin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi misses with a hook
and Griffin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griffin thumps Gomi with a low kick.
Gomi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffin.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Griffin checks it.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffin.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Griffin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gomi throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
Gomi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griffin is looking to wear down Gomi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Griffin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Gomi closes the distance and pushes Griffin back into the cage.
Gomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Griffin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jason Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin looks to land a body kick but Gomi moved away.
Gomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Griffin throws a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Griffin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.

Griffin has Gomi up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Gomi fails to land.
Gomi gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Gomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gomi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Jason Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Gomi throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi catches Griffin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.

Griffin drives through and clinches with Gomi against the cage.
Gomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gomi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomi scores with a three punch combo!
Griffin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Gomi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Griffin tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Griffin throws a push kick but Gomi slaps the foot to one side.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Gomi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffin scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin slips under a jab.
Griffin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Gomi misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Griffin!
Jason Griffin very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.