PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell comes into the arena with Rose Of Sharon blaring out of the sound system. Griffin has chosen DX as his entrance music. Urijah Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Whissell's chin.

Whissell
vs
Griffin

177 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

169 cm
22
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

White Gorilla Nutrition
Boondock Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Whissell moves away and avoids it.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Whissell avoids nicely.

Whissell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whissell is controlling him.
Griffin being controlled here, momentarily.
Griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whissell is one step ahead there.

Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whissell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whissell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whissell forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whissell controlling the action here.
Griffin wants to improve his position but Whissell is controlling well.
Griffin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whissell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Whissell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin looking to control but Whissell passes into half guard.
Whissell tries to pass to full mount but Griffin defends it.
Griffin trying to hold on to Whissell's head to control him but Whissell postures up.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to improve his position but Whissell is controlling well.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin looks gassed!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whissell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Whissell or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin which made him look bad.
Whissell slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whissell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Whissell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Whissell gets a takedown into half guard.
Griffin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Griffin is trying to control but can't.

Griffin actively working from the bottom here.
Whissell works his way into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin tries to hold on but Whissell pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Whissell scores with a takedown into Griffin's guard.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.

Griffin working for a triangle but Whissell defends it easily.
Griffin is looking to sweep but instead, Whissell has passed into half guard.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin manages to get to full guard.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whissell is one step ahead there.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin trying to control the position.

Griffin is looking for a triangle but Whissell pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Whissell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Whissell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whissell.

Whissell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Griffin!
Whissell controlling his opponent.
Griffin is looking to get to half guard.
Whissell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whissell moves to back control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin rolls, trying to escape but Whissell keeps control of the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Griffin tries to escape the position.
Whissell slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Griffin tries to escape but Whissell has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Griffin trying to control the action but Whissell just sinks the hooks in.
Good control from Whissell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whissell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Griffin is really stuck here.
Griffin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Griffin wants to control but Whissell is having none of it.
Whissell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Whissell maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whissell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Whissell shoots in but no luck this time.

Griffin gets caught flat footed, as Whissell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whissell manages to get himself to full guard.

Griffin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Whissell has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George Whissell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Whissell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Griffin is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Whissell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Whissell is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Whissell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Griffin wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Whissell keeps control of the position as Griffin tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
George Whissell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whissell just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Whissell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Griffin for as long as he can get away with.

The referee stands the fighters back up. George Whissell just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.

Whissell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Griffin sprawls well initially but Whissell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Whissell controlling the action here.
Urijah Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin controlling the position well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.

Griffin actively working from the bottom here.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
Griffin is doing well to control the position and prevent Whissell from advancing to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffin is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Whissell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whissell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffin as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Whissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Urijah Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin throws a right hand that Whissell ducks under and follows up with a left that Whissell also avoids with ease.

Whissell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Griffin working for a triangle but Whissell defends it easily.
Griffin is striking off his back. Whissell thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whissell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!