PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Griggs (ranked 5125 p4p, 5731 weight class) and Bardhal Marku (ranked 355 p4p, 371 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Griggs
vs
Marku

174 cm
18
148
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
147
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bardhal Marku!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs moves in looking to clinch but Marku pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marku.
Griggs tries to clinch there but Marku circles away.

Griggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griggs looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Griggs fails to land.
Griggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Marku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marku lands an uppercut.
Griggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Marku uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Marku.

Marku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs wants to clinch.
Marku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Griggs instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs lands an uppercut.
Marku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marku slows down the pace here.
Marku blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Marku.

Marku breaks from the clinch.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marku paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Griggs has closed the distance and engaged Marku in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Marku.
Still in the clinch, Marku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marku leaning against his opponent.
Griggs is trying to stall.
Griggs trying to stall but Marku improves his position.
Griggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Griggs lands with a light punch inside.
Marku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griggs misses with a punch to the body.
Griggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Marku uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Marku.
Marku looking to stall.
Griggs has Marku pressed against the cage, preventing Marku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Marku as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marku takes a shot to the head.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marku lands a body punch in the clinch.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
Marku is trying to force a seperation but Griggs has the dominant position.
Marku has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Griggs.
Marku has had enough of the clinch but Griggs keeps him there for the moment.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
Griggs trying to stall but Marku improves his position.

Marku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griggs drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marku sprawls and moves away.
Griggs tries to clinch there but Marku circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marku gets through Griggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griggs avoiding damage.
Marku is working Griggs over against the cage.
A short left from Griggs.
Griggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Marku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Griggs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marku lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
Marku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griggs stalls.
Marku has Griggs pushed against the cage.
Griggs stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marku.
A shot in the inside from Marku.
Griggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Griggs takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Marku.
Marku pushes Griggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marku lands with a left to the head.
Marku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Marku.
Marku lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marku scores with a shoulder strike.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardhal Marku dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griggs moves into range and clinches up with Marku.
Griggs stalling in the clinch but Marku improves position.
Marku lands a shoulder strike.
Marku blocking some punches.
Marku lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Marku.
Marku lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Marku.
Marku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
Griggs gets through Marku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griggs tries a body shot but Marku blocks it.
Nice body punch from Marku - that landed with a thud.
Griggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marku is keeping busy.
Griggs misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marku.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marku.
Griggs wants to stall.
Marku lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marku blocking some punches.
Griggs misses with the head strike.
Marku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marku scores with a hook to the body.
Marku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Marku breaks the clinch.
Griggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good exchange - Marku coming out on top.
Marku swats away the attempt to clinch by Griggs.
It seemed like Marku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griggs scrambles back to his feet.
Marku circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Marku counter with a right hand.
Marku has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marku connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Marku circles away.
Griggs walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marku lands with an uppercut that bounces Griggs off the cage and back into range.
Griggs wants to clinch up but Marku keeps it at a distance.
Marku lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marku.
Marku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griggs tries to clinch up.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marku keeps the fight on the outside.
Marku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Griggs wants to clinch.
Marku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marku might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Griggs looks to clinch
and Marku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donovan Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griggs is looking to clinch but Marku is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is looking to clinch but Marku is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marku is pushing Griggs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marku gets through Griggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marku lands a hook that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
Marku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griggs throws a head punch that misses.
Griggs trying to stall but Marku improves his position.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marku lands a body punch.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Griggs fails to land.
Marku lands with a short shot to the head.
Marku wants to break free but Griggs has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Marku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marku scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griggs moves in looking to clinch but Marku pushes him off.
Griggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Marku circles away.
Griggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griggs looks to clinch
and Marku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marku swats away the attempt to clinch by Griggs.
Griggs wants to clinch up but Marku keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Marku as he connects with a hook.
Marku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bardhal Marku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardhal Marku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Griggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marku cracks Griggs with an open hand slap.
Griggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Marku circles away.
Marku throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Marku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marku lands with a hook. Griggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griggs tries to clinch but Marku moves away
and Marku counters with a nice uppercut.

Marku gets tackled into the cage by Griggs. Griggs maintains the clinch.
Marku lands with a right to the head.
Marku misses with a body punch.
Griggs takes a shot to the head.
Marku scores with a shoulder strike.
Marku scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Marku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.

Griggs is rocked!
Bardhal Marku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marku lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Griggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griggs is looking to control Marku's arms but Marku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Griggs has his back to the cage.
Griggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
Griggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marku works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marku darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marku scores with a hook to the body. Griggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griggs gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Marku gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardhal Marku!