PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alec Wolfe (ranked 1873 p4p, 2727 weight class) and Frankie Griggs (ranked 248 p4p, 351 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Griggs's choice of entrance music: LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frankie Griggs enters the cage!

Wolfe
vs
Griggs

176 cm
26
170
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
177
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alec Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolfe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolfe tries to clinch up.
Wolfe misses with a kick to the body.
Griggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Wolfe backs off Griggs throws a huge counter combo but Wolfe manages to avoid it all.
Wolfe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe throws a good cross that connects.
Wolfe misses with a hook. Griggs ducked under it nicely.
Griggs is looking for the big counter here.
Wolfe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a leg kick
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Wolfe. That snapped Griggs's head back.
Griggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice defenses there by Griggs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griggs! But no joy.
Wolfe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Wolfe misses.
Griggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wolfe, as that shot connected.
Griggs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Wolfe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Griggs sprawling to the canvas! Griggs rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wolfe finish him?!

Griggs is rocked!

That's two 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!
Griggs 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 nice leg kick lands there from Wolfe.

Wolfe sends Griggs crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wolfe is motioning to the referee to let Griggs up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Griggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolfe finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolfe.
Griggs seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Wolfe.
Griggs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wolfe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.
Wolfe throws a leg kick which misses Griggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Griggs tries to avoid it.
Wolfe with the inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs defending well as Wolfe loads up on a big left hand.
Wolfe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Griggs throws out a counter right but Wolfe avoids it with no problem.
Wolfe gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Griggs counter with a right hand.
Griggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griggs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griggs checks a low kick from Wolfe.
Wolfe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolfe.
Wolfe misses with a wild body shot.
Wolfe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolfe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Alec Wolfe has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wolfe throws a leg kick that misses.
Griggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wolfe scores with a nice right hand.
Wolfe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Griggs throws a counter combo.
Wolfe throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Wolfe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alec Wolfe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wolfe lands a head shot.
Wolfe lands the left hand.
Wolfe scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Wolfe misses
and Griggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolfe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolfe.
A combination from Wolfe does no damage.
Griggs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe misses with an uppercut
and Griggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolfe loads up on a big right hand but Griggs slips the punch.
Griggs needs to keep his hands up - Wolfe had a free shot at his head there.
Wolfe misses with a straight left.
Griggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wolfe throws a lazy right hand but Griggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Griggs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wolfe has got the better of the exchanges.
Wolfe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griggs slips under a jab from Wolfe.
Griggs shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wolfe misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfe misses the shot to the body.
Griggs moves away from the strike by Wolfe.
As Wolfe backs off Griggs throws a huge counter combo but Wolfe manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wolfe.
Griggs slips under a jab.
Griggs walks into a left hand.
Griggs slips a jab and a cross from Wolfe.
Wolfe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Wolfe misses.
Griggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griggs follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolfe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griggs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wolfe. That one must have hurt.
Wolfe scores with a one two! Griggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Wolfe misses.
Griggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Wolfe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alec Wolfe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wolfe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Griggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wolfe connects with a single shot there.
Wolfe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griggs. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Wolfe. Those never looked like landing.
Griggs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wolfe with a body shot.
Alec Wolfe is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolfe misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs 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.
Wolfe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Griggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses.
Griggs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Griggs takes one to the side of the head.
Wolfe misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Wolfe.
Wolfe connects with a solid leg kick.
Alec Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Wolfe's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Wolfe throws a leg kick which misses Griggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Griggs tries to avoid it.
Wolfe throws a hook but Griggs blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wolfe.
A swing and a miss from Wolfe.
Wolfe misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griggs! But no joy.
Frankie Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolfe misses with a left hand

and Griggs counters with a crisp one two that drops Wolfe! Griggs thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wolfe to his feet! Wolfe is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe misses with the combination.
Griggs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Griggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolfe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wolfe does no damage.
Griggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolfe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griggs.
The crowd cheers as Wolfe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griggs doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick from Wolfe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alec Wolfe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wolfe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griggs can do to turn this around?
Griggs ducks under a wild hook from Wolfe.
Griggs throws out a counter right but Wolfe avoids it with no problem.
Griggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolfe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Griggs has time to react.
Wolfe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alec Wolfe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolfe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griggs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is looking to chop away at Griggs's legs.
Wolfe cracks Griggs with a good jab.
Wolfe throws a head kick but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griggs moves out of range as Wolfe throws a body kick.
Wolfe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griggs's sensitive parts.
Griggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolfe.
Griggs is trying to counter with his kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Wolfe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolfe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Wolfe!
A relieved looking Alec Wolfe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Frankie Griggs spoke after the fight, saying 'It'll be back to the drawing board. This isn't the end. Everytime I lose I only come back the next fight much stronger.'.