PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emelianenko Fidor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Fidor
vs
Griffith

195 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

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Granite chin

Good takedowns
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emelianenko Fidor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Del Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griffith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Griffith working the head and body with strikes.
Griffith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffith working Fidor over with strikes.
Griffith slips a nice elbow through Fidor's hands, connecting with Fidor's forehead.
Griffith not doing much here.
Fidor is looking to escape.
Griffith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Griffith is trying to control the action in half guard but Fidor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Griffith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fidor is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Griffith trying to control the pace.
Griffith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Griffith there.
Fidor is trying to stand back up but Griffith is controlling him
Griffith is pressing down on Fidor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fidor is holding on for now.
Griffith lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fidor pushes Griffith off looking to stand but Griffith dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Griffith connects with a nice short shot to Fidor's temple.
Griffith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fidor is looking to escape.
Griffith lands strikes from half guard.
Griffith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fidor is trying to stand back up but Griffith is controlling him
Griffith drops an elbow to the side of Fidor's head.
Ground and pound from Griffith.
Griffith not doing much here.
Fidor is trying to stand back up but Griffith is controlling him
Fidor is in trouble now - Griffith has advanced to mount!
Fidor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fidor taking shots to the head.
Griffith won't let Fidor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Griffith trying to control but Fidor is having none of it.
Fidor wants to get back to his feet.
Fidor is breathing heavily.
Griffith controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Griffith controlling the pace for now.
Fidor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Griffith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Griffith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griffith dominating with strikes here.
Griffith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fidor's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Griffith lands with some strikes.
Fidor is bucking up trying to escape but Griffith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fidor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Griffith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fidor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Griffith with the ground and pound from mount.
Fidor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Griffith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fidor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fidor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Griffith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fidor really wants to buck Griffith off and get back to his feet.
Griffith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Griffith working Fidor over with strikes here.
Fidor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Griffith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Griffith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griffith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Griffith lands strikes from half guard.
Griffith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fidor wants to get back to his feet.
Griffith lands strikes from half guard.
Fidor is looking to escape.
Griffith is taking a breather. Fidor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffith slips a nice elbow through Fidor's hands, connecting with Fidor's forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fidor pushes Griffith off looking to stand but Griffith dives back in and keeps control.
Griffith slips a nice elbow through Fidor's hands, connecting with Fidor's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Griffith connects with a nice short shot to Fidor's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith prevents Fidor from standing back up.
Griffith working over Fidor with some ground and pound. Fidor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Griffith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Griffith works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffith landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Griffith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fidor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffith raining down shots from the mount!
Fidor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Griffith unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith lands a heavy elbow.
Griffith working Fidor over with strikes here.
Griffith unloading with bombs!
Griffith landing strikes from the mount and Fidor is in trouble!
Griffith with a couple of short strikes.
Fidor really wants to buck Griffith off and get back to his feet.
Griffith controlling from the full mount.
Fidor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Griffith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fidor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fidor taking shots to the head.
Griffith breaks from Fidor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fidor is looking to escape.
Griffith punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith unloading with bombs!
Del Griffith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fidor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Griffith.
Fidor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Griffith with a couple of short strikes.
Fidor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
BOOM! Griffith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Griffith content just to control the position here.
Griffith tries to control but Fidor wriggling away.
The referee warns Fidor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith with shots to the head and body - Fidor looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Fidor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Griffith looking to finish Fidor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fidor!
Fidor tries to buck Griffith off but he can't manage it.
Griffith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fidor looks a forlorn figure.
Fidor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Griffith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Griffith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffith controlling his opponent.
Griffith breaks from Fidor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Griffith working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Griffith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fidor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Griffith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fidor sprawls well initially but Griffith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fidor wants to get back to his feet.
Griffith working Fidor over with strikes.
Griffith is looking to advance position but Fidor won't allow it.
Fidor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Griffith moves into full mount! Fidor won't be happy about that!
Fidor is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Griffith.
Griffith lands a big shot there that rocks Fidor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fidor?
Griffith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffith raining down shots from the mount!
Griffith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fidor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Griffith lands a heavy elbow.
Fidor tries to buck Griffith off but he can't manage it.
Griffith landing strikes from the mount and Fidor is in trouble!
Griffith lands a nice shot to the head.
Griffith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fidor taking shots to the head.
Griffith looking to control but Fidor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fidor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Griffith landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griffith with a couple of short strikes.
Fidor is trying to stand up.
Griffith breaks from Fidor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Griffith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Griffith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griffith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fidor is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Griffith.
Fidor taking shots to the head.
Griffith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fidor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith controlling from mount.
Griffith with good strikes from the mount here!
Griffith with a couple of short strikes.
Griffith with the ground and pound from mount.
Griffith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Griffith won't let Fidor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Griffith is landing with some decent strikes but Fidor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fidor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Griffith lands with some strikes.
Griffith working the ground and pound effectively.
Griffith won't let Fidor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Emelianenko Fidor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffith lands a big elbow.
Fidor is in a horrible position here. Griffith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Griffith lands a big shot there that rocks Fidor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fidor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Griffith landing strikes from the mount.
Griffith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Griffith with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Del Griffith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Del Griffith!