PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duirmund OBrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and fred griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

OBrien
vs
griffin

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Duirmund OBrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, fred griffin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OBrien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from griffin.

griffin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. OBrien manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
OBrien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OBrien is trying to control the position but griffin postures up.
OBrien looking for a sweep. Not yet OBrien, not yet.
OBrien throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
OBrien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but OBrien has wrist control.
griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of OBrien's head.
griffin is working OBrien over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

OBrien is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. griffin is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OBrien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OBrien looking to hit a scissor sweep but griffin is one step ahead there.
OBrien wants to get back to his feet but griffin passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OBrien with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
griffin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
griffin drops an elbow to the side of OBrien's head.
OBrien flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from griffin.

OBrien looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
griffin slips a nice elbow through OBrien's hands, connecting with OBrien's forehead.
griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OBrien. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
griffin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under OBrien.
OBrien gets full guard.
OBrien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
griffin prevents OBrien from getting back to his feet.
OBrien throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
OBrien is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.

OBrien is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and griffin defends well.
griffin stops OBrien from standing up.
OBrien is breathing heavily.
griffin working some strikes from top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OBrien fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but griffin avoids it really well and circles away.
griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and OBrien counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps griffin thinking.
griffin with a poor takedown

and OBrien counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
griffin can't keep his opponent in guard - OBrien advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
OBrien tries to pass to full mount but griffin defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
OBrien is trying to control. griffin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
OBrien trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but fred griffin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and OBrien counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for griffin!
OBrien putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
OBrien takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
griffin is working to get back to half guard.
OBrien controlling from the full mount.
OBrien trying to control but griffin is having none of it.
griffin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien is really struggling to control griffin but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Duirmund OBrien just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
OBrien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OBrien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
griffin with a poor takedown

and OBrien counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by OBrien.
OBrien stands and throws griffin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
OBrien wants to control but griffin is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from OBrien seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

OBrien stands up and we're back to a striking position.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
OBrien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite griffin's efforts to push away.

OBrien has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics griffin uses from the top position.
OBrien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OBrien is adopting a defensive guard.
OBrien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OBrien manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as griffin is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if griffin can do anything to dispel that myth.
OBrien controlling from mount.
OBrien tries to control but griffin wriggling away.
OBrien working griffin over with strikes here.

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.
OBrien takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
griffin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by OBrien.
OBrien is in the full mount, landing strikes.
OBrien tries to control but griffin wriggling away.
OBrien in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
OBrien working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
griffin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duirmund OBrien dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from OBrien.

It looks like fred griffin has been cut.

OBrien throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. griffin was covering up waiting for the punch and OBrien finishes the takedown easily into guard.

OBrien decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
OBrien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

OBrien moves into range and clinches up with griffin.

OBrien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
griffin fails with the takedown

and OBrien counters with a single leg into guard. griffin didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
griffin keeping moving, preventing OBrien from controlling successfully.

OBrien stands up from griffin's guard - OBrien perhaps looking for a knockout.
griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien digs a good hook to griffin's body.

OBrien bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
griffin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
OBrien wants to control but griffin is keeping him busy.
OBrien is working griffin over with some ground and pound from side control.
griffin is pushing OBrien's head away, looking to escape. OBrien manages to hold on to the position though.
OBrien wants to control but griffin is keeping him busy.

OBrien decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien tries to clinch up but griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
griffin tries for a takedown but OBrien circles away easily

and OBrien counters with a nice double leg into guard.
OBrien trying to control the position from guard on top but griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
griffin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and OBrien dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

OBrien tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no OBrien has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
griffin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien wants to control but griffin is keeping him busy.
OBrien staying calm.
fred griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
griffin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

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.
OBrien content just to control the position here.
OBrien unloading with bombs!
OBrien sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duirmund OBrien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OBrien looking to finish griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for griffin!

And that's the end of the fight!
Duirmund OBrien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OBrien has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Duirmund OBrien!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Duirmund OBrien!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Duirmund OBrien!

Duirmund OBrien wins by unanimous decision!