PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scorpio Scottt Rodquivez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Scorpio Scottt Rodquivez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Scottt Rodquivez
vs
Griffin

225 cm
29
307 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

195 cm
31
280 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scorpio Scottt Rodquivez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodquivez misses with a hook.
Rodquivez blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Rodquivez misses with the combination.
Griffin staying out of range there.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodquivez.
Rodquivez swings widly with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a big head kick but Rodquivez shrugs it off.
Griffin throws a chopping leg kick but Rodquivez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some wild striking there from Rodquivez.
A jab from Griffin does it's job there.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodquivez defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Rodquivez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodquivez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Elite Gym (9 Elite) in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodquivez throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin slips under a jab from Rodquivez.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodquivez misses the target.
Rodquivez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodquivez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodquivez lands a nice shot that snaps Griffin's head back.
Rodquivez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodquivez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodquivez.
Rodquivez checks a low kick from Griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Rodquivez. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Rodquivez misses.
Scorpio Scottt Rodquivez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodquivez throws a right hand that misses
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodquivez misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rodquivez misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Rodquivez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodquivez misses with a looping left.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodquivez.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodquivez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodquivez.
Rodquivez misses the shot to the body.
Rodquivez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodquivez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Rodquivez misses.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodquivez misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin stuns Rodquivez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodquivez doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodquivez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodquivez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Rodquivez is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Griffin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griffin.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Rodquivez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Rodquivez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Rodquivez.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Rodquivez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodquivez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodquivez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodquivez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodquivez.
Rodquivez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodquivez misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Scorpio Scottt Rodquivez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodquivez is just out of range.
Rodquivez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodquivez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodquivez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin with a hook.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpio Scottt Rodquivez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodquivez throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Rodquivez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodquivez counters with a two punch combo.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rodquivez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodquivez throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodquivez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodquivez throws out the jab.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodquivez. That did some damage!
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodquivez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodquivez blocks a jab.
Rodquivez misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a nice leg kick.
Rodquivez thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodquivez tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodquivez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffin jabs at Rodquivez's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffin.
Rodquivez throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Rodquivez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Rodquivez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodquivez misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Griffin jabs Rodquivez to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodquivez throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin slips under a jab from Rodquivez.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodquivez.
Rodquivez throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a low kick, right behind Rodquivez 's knee.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Griffin scores with a nice head shot.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Rodquivez does no damage.
Rodquivez throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Rodquivez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodquivez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodquivez ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Rodquivez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodquivez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodquivez.
Griffin lands with a cross.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Griffin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rodquivez throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Jab by Rodquivez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodquivez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Griffin lunges at Rodquivez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodquivez's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodquivez, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Griffin throws a hook but Rodquivez blocks it.
A slow jab from Rodquivez misses its intended target.
Griffin connects with a jab.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodquivez is just out of range.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Rodquivez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Rodquivez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodquivez throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
Griffin tried to score with a low kick but Rodquivez checks it.
Rodquivez throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Griffin feints and then cracks Rodquivez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodquivez down.
Griffin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Rodquivez down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Rodquivez moves out of range.
Griffin swings for the body but Rodquivez moves out of range.
Rodquivez misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Rodquivez misses with an uppercut.
Rodquivez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin.
Shane Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Rodquivez misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodquivez blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Rodquivez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffin.
Rodquivez misses the jab.
Rodquivez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Rodquivez throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Rodquivez's body.
Griffin lands with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Griffin.
Griffin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodquivez in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rodquivez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodquivez. That did some damage!
Rodquivez throws a right hand that misses
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin cracks the inside of Rodquivez's front leg.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
Griffin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
Scorpio Scottt Rodquivez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodquivez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Rodquivez moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffin.
Rodquivez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Rodquivez moves away and avoids it.
Rodquivez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodquivez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin throws a series of strikes that have Rodquivez backpedaling.
Rodquivez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Griffin catches Rodquivez right on the button with a cross.
Rodquivez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodquivez at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Shane Griffin!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Shane Griffin!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Shane Griffin!

Shane Griffin wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Shane Griffin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.