PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cutler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome To Jamrock by Damian Marley. This should be fireworks!

Cutler
vs
Griffin

181 cm
27
186 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
198 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cutler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Griffin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Cutler lands with a nice body punch.
Cutler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cutler misses the shot to the body.
Griffin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cutler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutler.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutler.
Cutler just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cutler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Griffin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cutler!
Cutler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffin avoids the attempt from Cutler to control.
Griffin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cutler hang on?
Griffin scoring with strikes but Cutler is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler trying desperately to get to his feet.
Griffin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cutler tries to hold on but Griffin postures up.
Cutler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Griffin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Griffin working the ground and pound effectively.
Cutler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Griffin looking to control but Cutler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cutler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Griffin working the ground and pound effectively.

Griffin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cutler is looking to get to half guard.

Griffin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Griffin blocks Cutler's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler tries to hold on but Griffin pushes him away.
Cutler is trying to escape the mount.
Cutler tries to buck Griffin off but he can't manage it.

Griffin goes for an armbar but Cutler turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cutler.
Cutler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Griffin is proving hard to escape from.
Cutler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cutler trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.

Cutler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Griffin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cutler has managed to get both his arms back between Griffin's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Griffin is proving hard to escape from.
Cutler throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Griffin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cutler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Griffin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cutler to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cutler shrugs it off.
Griffin looks gassed!
Cutler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cutler is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cutler is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin landing strikes from the mount.
Cutler working to try and regain half guard.
Griffin pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Griffin lands a heavy elbow.

Griffin looking for a guillotine from mount but Cutler is having none of it.
Cutler is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Griffin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cutler is surviving well by controlling Griffin's body position as best he can.
Cutler tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griffin trying to control but Cutler is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Griffin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cutler throws a leg kick that is checked

and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cutler trying to control here.

Griffin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cutler wants to get back to his feet.

Griffin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cutler wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy.

Cutler manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cutler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Cutler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cutler.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Cutler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Cutler misses.
Cutler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin checks a low kick from Cutler.
Cutler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cutler throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cutler swings away with a body shot that misses

and Griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cutler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin prevents Cutler from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Cutler is working from the bottom.
Cutler wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Cutler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cutler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Griffin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cutler misses the body punch
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
Cutler misses with a body shot

so Griffin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cutler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin won't allow Cutler to sweep him here.
Cutler is pulling down on Griffin's head to control his posture.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cutler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cutler is looking to stand up but Griffin isn't so interested in that idea.

Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin throws a solid leg kick but Cutler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Griffin.
Cutler lands a body shot.
Cutler thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cutler throws a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Cutler misses with a jab to the body
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin throws a hook but Cutler blocks it.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
Cutler just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Cutler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
A shot to the body from Cutler misses

and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin is stalling in the full guard.
Cutler managing to control the position.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cutler misses with a hook.
Cutler misses with a body punch

and Griffin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cutler's guard now.
Cutler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.
Bart Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cutler has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cutler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cutler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.

Griffin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cutler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cutler throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Cutler misses
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Cutler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Cutler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutler misses with a jab to the body
and Griffin counters with a good low kick that Cutler was not able to check.
Cutler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cutler misses with a body punch
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Cutler misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Cutler is predictable there
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffin 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 Cutler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cutler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cutler throws a head kick that half lands.
David Cutler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Cutler misses
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cutler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cutler wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
Cutler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin counters with a low kick, right behind Cutler 's knee.
Cutler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cutler throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Cutler is looking to wear down Griffin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A bone on bone clash there as Griffin blocks the leg kick.
Cutler misses with a hook to the body
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutler misses with a body punch
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cutler misses with a hook to the body

and Griffin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Griffin drops back looking for a leg! Cutler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cutler manages to kick Griffin off! Griffin jumps back into Cutler's guard.
Cutler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cutler is looking to stand up but Griffin isn't so interested in that idea.
Cutler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cutler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griffin!
Cutler looking to control but Griffin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cutler controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cutler content just to control the position here.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
David Cutler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Cutler maintains control.
Cutler with good strikes from the mount here!
Griffin can't escape the position.

Cutler jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Griffin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bart Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Cutler stands up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Bart Griffin!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Bart Griffin!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Bart Griffin!

Bart Griffin wins by unanimous decision!