PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Griggs (ranked 3173 p4p, 5013 weight class) and Tommy Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Griggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Griggs
vs
Caldwell

185 cm
25
177
12 - 10 - 0

178 cm
26
175
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griggs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.

Caldwell has managed to clinch.
Griggs working hard to break the clinch.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
Caldwell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Caldwell on the inside.

Griggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caldwell misses with a left hand
and Griggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Caldwell moves into the clinch.
Caldwell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs blocking some punches.
Caldwell has a couple of punches blocked by Griggs.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Caldwell has double underhooks.
Caldwell lands a hook that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell prevents Griggs from breaking the clinch.
Griggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caldwell keeps control of Griggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Griggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caldwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Griggs is just out of range.
Caldwell tries to clinch up.
Griggs drops his hands momentarily and Caldwell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Caldwell cracks Griggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Caldwell tries to clinch but Griggs is having none of it.
Griggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Griggs's head coaches at Dillo's Deadly Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Caldwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Griggs circles away.
Caldwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griggs throws a big counter combination but Caldwell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tommy Caldwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldwell misses with a jab to the body
and Griggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell tries to clinch but Griggs moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Griggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caldwell missing with a left hand there. Griggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Caldwell instigates a clinch.
Caldwell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griggs's efforts to push away.
Caldwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griggs's elbow.
Caldwell prevents Griggs from breaking the clinch.
Griggs tries to break the clinch but Caldwell is controlling the position.
Caldwell has Griggs pressed against the cage, preventing Griggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Caldwell has him pressed against the cage.
Caldwell misses with the head strike.
Caldwell throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Caldwell.
Griggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs is trying to force a seperation but Caldwell has the dominant position.
Griggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Caldwell won't allow it.

Griggs breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caldwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caldwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Caldwell.
Griggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldwell.
Caldwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Griggs misses the target.
Caldwell throws a hook but Griggs avoids it easily.
Caldwell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Griggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Griggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caldwell misses with a hook.
Griggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caldwell tries to clinch up but Griggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Caldwell misses with a combination
and Caldwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caldwell scores with a nice strike.
Griggs blocks a jab.
Caldwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griggs.
Caldwell tries to clinch
and Griggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Caldwell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Caldwell connects with a single shot there.

Caldwell takes the fight into the clinch.
Caldwell misses with some punches.
Caldwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griggs working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griggs.
Tommy Caldwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caldwell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Caldwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griggs's elbow.
Griggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs is trying to push Caldwell away but Caldwell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Caldwell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griggs's efforts to push away.
Griggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Griggs working hard to break the clinch.
Griggs tries to circle away but Caldwell has him pinned against the cage.
Griggs tries to break free but Caldwell pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caldwell misses with a hook to the ribs.

Griggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caldwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caldwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Griggs circles away.
Caldwell takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Griggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Caldwell has taken the fight to the clinch.

Griggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caldwell. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caldwell connects with a body shot that sends Griggs's belly button to the back.
Caldwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griggs is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Griggs.
Caldwell wants to clinch
and Griggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Caldwell is rocked!

Caldwell has managed to clinch.
Caldwell lands a shot to the body.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Caldwell is controlling him.
Griggs blocks a body shot from Caldwell.
Caldwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs tries to circle away but Caldwell has him pinned against the cage.
Griggs working hard to break the clinch.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Caldwell has him pressed against the cage.
Caldwell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caldwell lands a right hand.
Griggs wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caldwell.
Caldwell tries to work over Griggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caldwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Griggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caldwell lands with a short shot to the head.

Griggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caldwell lands a jab to Griggs's midsection.
Caldwell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caldwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caldwell loads up on a big right hand but Griggs slips the punch.
Griggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caldwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Griggs circles away.
Griggs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caldwell connects with a jab.
Caldwell tries to clinch up

and Griggs counters with a crisp right hand that drops Caldwell! Griggs lets Caldwell back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Caldwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Griggs finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Caldwell instigates a clinch.
Griggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caldwell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griggs's efforts to push away.

Griggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caldwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caldwell wants to clinch
and Griggs counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Caldwell out cold! What a finish! Griggs is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Griggs!
Frankie Griggs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.