PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Donatello Maansiirtokone
vs
Griffin

182 cm
19
224 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maansiirtokone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griffin, pushing him back against the cage.
Maansiirtokone slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Maansiirtokone for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Griffin wants to break free but Maansiirtokone has control.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Maansiirtokone has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Griffin is trying to keep an underhook but Maansiirtokone manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Griffin wants to control but Maansiirtokone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maansiirtokone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Griffin trying to control from the bottom.
Maansiirtokone winds up and cracks Griffin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maansiirtokone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin wants to control but Maansiirtokone is keeping busy.
Maansiirtokone thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Griffin to regain full guard.
Maansiirtokone is in close to Griffin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maansiirtokone throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin is trying to control the position but Maansiirtokone postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maansiirtokone postures up and lands a big shot to Griffin's brow.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maansiirtokone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Griffin looking to control.
Maansiirtokone chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin is trying to keep Maansiirtokone in close.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Maansiirtokone tries to pass.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maansiirtokone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maansiirtokone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffin's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maansiirtokone gets back to full guard.
Maansiirtokone pulls Griffin in close to his closed guard and prevents Griffin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Maansiirtokone is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maansiirtokone looking for a sweep. Not yet Maansiirtokone, not yet.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Maansiirtokone won't let him.
Griffin trying to control but Maansiirtokone is working from the bottom.
Maansiirtokone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Maansiirtokone keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maansiirtokone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griffin!
Griffin looks gassed!
Maansiirtokone looking to finish Griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griffin!
Maansiirtokone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maansiirtokone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Maansiirtokone with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griffin is bucking up trying to escape but Maansiirtokone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maansiirtokone has Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Maansiirtokone can't get the takedown.
Maansiirtokone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Griffin is pressed up against the cage. Maansiirtokone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griffin down to the mat. Griffin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Maansiirtokone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griffin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maansiirtokone pulls his leg out and moves away.

Maansiirtokone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Griffin was covering up waiting for the punch and Maansiirtokone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Griffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Griffin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wants to free his trapped foot but Maansiirtokone is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Maansiirtokone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Maansiirtokone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Griffin!
Maansiirtokone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maansiirtokone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Maansiirtokone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maansiirtokone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maansiirtokone prevents Griffin from getting the reversal.
Maansiirtokone lands a nice shot to the head.

Griffin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maansiirtokone loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Griffin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Maansiirtokone land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Maansiirtokone stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!