PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 22591 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Frankie Griggs (ranked 643 p4p, 323 weight class). Griggs has chosen Tank!- Seatbelts (Cowboy Bebop Opening) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Louis
vs
Griggs

186 cm
28
182
17 - 11 - 1

185 cm
28
177
18 - 15 - 0

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Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Louis gets a clinch.
Louis digs a right hand underneath Griggs's ribcage. Griggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Louis missing with knees to the body.
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Louis.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Louis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Griggs breaks the clinch.
Griggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Louis delivers a nice body kick.
Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Griggs is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griggs misses with a wild combination.
Griggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griggs drops his hands momentarily and Louis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Louis there.
Griggs takes one on the button.
Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griggs's sensitive parts.
Griggs misses with a double jab.
Louis lands a head kick!
Griggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louis is looking to counter with a body kick.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Griggs is just out of range.
Louis throws a sloppy head kick and Griggs moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Griggs misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Louis tenderised Griggs's leg. Griggs is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Louis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griggs loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Griggs misses with a left hand
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Griggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louis.
Griggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griggs misses with a two punch combination.
Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Louis.
Griggs throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Griggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Griggs.
Griggs moves forwards but Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griggs can do to turn this around?
Louis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Griggs misses.
Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Louis lands a nice hook to Griggs's body. Griggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louis.
Griggs walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis tries to clinch but Griggs is having none of it.
Louis tries to clinch but Griggs moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis misses with a hook. Griggs ducked under it nicely.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range.
Griggs wants to land a leg kick but Louis is out of range.
Griggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louis tries to clinch up.
Griggs is looking for the big counter here.
Tom Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis throws the kick towards the body but Griggs avoids it.
Louis moves in looking to clinch but Griggs pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Griggs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Griggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griggs lands with a straight right. Louis didn't see that one coming.
Louis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griggs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Griggs. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis slips under a jab.
Louis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Griggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Louis scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice jab there from Louis.
Louis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griggs misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a good low kick that Griggs was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis works Griggs's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Louis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Louis misses with a head kick.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griggs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Griggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Griggs does no damage.
Louis is looking to counter punch.
Griggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griggs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Louis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griggs slips a straight right by Louis.
Tom Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis jabs Griggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griggs misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griggs throws a combination. Louis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Louis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griggs under the eye.
Louis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Griggs.
Griggs ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
A head kick misses from Louis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griggs. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Louis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Tom Louis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frankie Griggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louis connects with a body shot.
Louis checks a leg kick.
Louis lands a front kick.
Griggs looks to land a combination but Louis avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Griggs.
Frankie Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis scores with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Louis 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Louis!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Louis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.