PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Griffin (ranked 4131 p4p, 3205 weight class) and Slim Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 406 weight class). Matthew Griffin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Slim Thug's chin.

Griffin
vs
Thug

189 cm
21
212
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
216
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slim Thug!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thug tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.

Thug clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Thug.
Thug working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Thug.
Thug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thug working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Matthew Griffin has been cut.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Thug is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Thug.
A bit of stalling here from Thug.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Thug.
Thug digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thug misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Thug is controlling him.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thug smiles and moves away.

Thug clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Thug scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thug lands an elbow inside.
Thug makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thug makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thug lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thug.
A short right from Thug.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thug lands an elbow inside.

Matthew Griffin's cut is getting worse.
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!
Thug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Still in the clinch, Thug scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thug creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
Thug cracks Griffin with a nice body shot.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thug.
Still in the clinch, Thug scores with a nice short uppercut.

Matthew Griffin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Thug on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thug.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thug lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Thug.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thug lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Thug is working Griffin over against the cage.
Thug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thug scores with a shoulder strike.
Thug lands a nice uppercut.

Jeez, Matthew Griffin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Still in the clinch, Thug scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thug taking a breather.
Thug gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thug takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thug has Griffin pressed against the cage, preventing Griffin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Thug.
A right hand to the body from Thug.
Thug lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thug lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thug lands a left hand.
Thug lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Thug scores with a shoulder strike.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matthew Griffin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Slim Thug!
A relieved looking Slim Thug thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.