PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cumshots - Dead man`s hand. Chris Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Griffin
vs
White

176 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

182 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction
Crippler's Corner

BioPharm Nutrition [ACME]
Syndicate Drugs

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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanson White!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
Griffin slips under a jab from White.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin swinging wilding here.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
A head kick misses from Griffin.

White has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Griffin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffin lands a high kick!

It looks like Hanson White has been cut.
Griffin tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by White.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice defenses there by White.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffin can pounce on him.
White slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
White misses with a leg kick.
White misses with a combination
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Griffin scores with a four punch combination!
Griffin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White walks into a left hand.
White throws a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chris Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanson White.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin checks the leg kick nicely there.
White wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Griffin.

It looks like Chris Griffin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Griffin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Griffin misses.
A low kick from Griffin misses
and White counters with a nice body kick.
Griffin jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Griffin scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
White lands a jab to Griffin's midsection.
Griffin swinging wilding here.
White tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chris Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin digs a good hook to White's body.
Hanson White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White throws a body kick that misses.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chris Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the body from Griffin misses
and White counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
White misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
White scores with a leg kick.
Griffin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griffin misses the body punch
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griffin's knee momentarily.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin checks a low kick from White.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffin on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands the left hand.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Griffin throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Griffin scores with a nice head shot.

White takes the fight into the clinch.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffin in the body.

White closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Griffin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White lands a nice elbow.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Griffin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Chris Griffin's cut is getting worse.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanson White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Griffin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Griffin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Griffin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin thuds a left hand into White's body.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
White thumps Griffin with a low kick.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
White slips under a jab.
A low kick from White misses
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Griffin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Griffin checks a leg kick.
Griffin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griffin throws a leg kick
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to work over Griffin's front leg with a kick but Griffin checks it.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White walks into a left hand.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Griffin rather than just go for the knockout.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from White misses
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Hanson White!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Hanson White!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Hanson White!

Hanson White wins by unanimous decision!