PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 414 p4p, 50 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 194 p4p, 24 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffiths
vs
Shelby

175 cm
37
147 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

176 cm
33
155 lbs
26 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Griffiths lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffiths looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shelby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Shelby down.
Shelby scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Griffiths. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffiths moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shelby! But no joy.
Shelby throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shelby crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griffiths - the referee stops the clock and Shelby gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griffiths. Shelby manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
Shelby lands with a cross.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shelby blocks a low kick nicely.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Griffiths lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shelby blocks the body kick.
Shelby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Griffiths throws a leg kick which misses Shelby's front leg but catches the back leg as Shelby tries to avoid it.
Griffiths looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
Griffiths misses with a left hand
and Shelby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Griffiths swings widly with a right hand
and Shelby counters with a straight right hand.
Shelby swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Shelby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffiths with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffiths scores with a three punch combo!
Good exchange - Shelby coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths with a hook.
Griffiths connects with a looping right hand.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths looks to land a body kick but Shelby moved away.

Shelby darts in and clinches Griffiths up against the cage.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Shelby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griffiths can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Griffiths wants to stall.
Griffiths lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shelby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiths.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Griffiths blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Griffiths fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby lands a jab.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Griffiths misses
and Shelby counters with a straight right hand.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby moves out of range of the body kick from Griffiths.
Shelby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffiths counters with a leg kick.
Griffiths moves away from the strike by Shelby.
Shelby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelby was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Griffiths punishes Shelby's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffiths motions for Shelby to come forward. Griffiths throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby moves out of range as Griffiths strikes.
Shelby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Good work by Shelby as he checks the leg kick.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby thuds a left hand into Griffiths's body.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
Griffiths is looking to counter punch.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body shot.
Shelby takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shelby misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffiths circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffiths tries to land a front kick but Shelby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Griffiths looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Shelby moves out of range easily.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
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 Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shelby throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shelby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shelby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths tried to counter with a leg kick but Shelby avoided it.
Griffiths lands a nice shot that snaps Shelby's head back.
Shelby tries to clinch
and Griffiths counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Griffiths throws a low kick, looking for Shelby's leg but Shelby calmly moves out of range.
Shelby cracks Griffiths with an open hand slap.
Griffiths scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shelby takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Shelby checks a low kick from Griffiths.
A nice side step and Shelby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shelby throws a right hand that misses
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffiths throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shelby crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griffiths - the referee stops the clock and Shelby gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griffiths. Shelby manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Archie Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Shelby sees coming a mile off.
Shelby misses with a double jab.
Griffiths takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffiths throws a chopping leg kick but Shelby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Donk. Griffiths catches Shelby right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffiths.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Griffiths connects with a body shot that sends Shelby's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffiths.
That kick from Griffiths tenderised Shelby's leg. Shelby is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Shelby checks a low kick from Griffiths.
A nice side step and Shelby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shelby loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Donk. Griffiths catches Shelby right on the button with a cross.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby checks a leg kick.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shelby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Shelby misses.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffiths throws a leg kick
letting Shelby counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shelby's hands.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Griffiths tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelby misses with a straight right.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shelby throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shelby cracks Griffiths with a right hand to the side of the head.
Griffiths uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shelby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shelby checks a leg kick.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Shelby sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big right from Shelby misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Griffiths there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffiths cracks Shelby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Shelby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shelby 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.
Shelby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffiths takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffiths.
Shelby takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Shelby defending well as Griffiths loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby slips a straight right by Griffiths.
Shelby works the jab nicely.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Griffiths dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shelby throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Shelby sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shelby throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffiths counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Griffiths motions for Shelby to come forward. Griffiths throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Griffiths's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffiths obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Griffiths does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Griffiths slips a jab from Shelby.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby throws a right hand that Griffiths ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffiths also avoids with ease.
Griffiths looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Griffiths pushes Shelby away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a leg kick which misses Shelby's front leg but catches the back leg as Shelby tries to avoid it.
Griffiths misses with a body kick.
Shelby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griffiths takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffiths. Shelby shrugs it off though.
Griffiths tried to score with a low kick but Shelby checks it.
Shelby thuds a left hand into Griffiths's body.
Shelby staying out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Griffiths.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
Griffiths lands a front kick.
Griffiths thumps Shelby with a low kick.
Shelby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Griffiths lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffiths attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shelby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shelby throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Shelby moves out of range easily.
Shelby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Archie Griffiths is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Shelby throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
And Griffiths counters with a quick kick to the body but Shelby blocks it.
Griffiths throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shelby throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelby was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffiths lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shelby checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Shelby defending well as Griffiths loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Shelby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shelby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shelby throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths scores with a kick to the body.
Griffiths jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Shelby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shelby lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffiths's head.
Griffiths throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shelby has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffiths.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Shelby throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths throws a low kick, looking for Shelby's leg but Shelby calmly moves out of range.
Shelby takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Shelby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffiths lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.
Griffiths gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffiths appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Griffiths throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
Tommy Shelby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Griffiths misses.
Shelby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Griffiths showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffiths, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
An out of breath Archie Griffiths thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.