PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. IAMX - Happiness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Griffin
vs
Putin

189 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin gets tackled into the cage by Putin. Putin maintains the clinch.
Putin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Putin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Griffin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Griffin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffin won't want to take too many of those.
Putin landing knees to the head.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've been hearing reports that Griffin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Putin working Griffin over with knees to the body.
Putin lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.

Griffin is rocked!
Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Putin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
Putin has Griffin pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Griffin is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Putin - that's hurt Griffin badly! Oh, another knee lands and Griffin is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Griffin doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vlad Putin!
Vlad Putin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am not surprised, motherf**ker!'.