PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffith has chosen CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Red
vs
Griffith

190 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Del Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Joe Red has been cut.
Griffith shoots in for a takedown but Red shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffith tries to clinch up but Red circles away and keeps his distance.
Red leaves Griffith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Red avoids the head kick by Griffith.
Red shoots and misses
and Griffith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Red's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red throws a chopping leg kick but Griffith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griffith tries to clinch but Red is having none of it.

Red gets caught flat footed, as Griffith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Red keeping moving, preventing Griffith from controlling successfully.
Red looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffith throwing strikes from guard but Red blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith stopping the sweep attempt from Red.
Red has control of Griffith's left arm, preventing Griffith from doing any damage.
Griffith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Griffith looking to pass the guard.

Griffith 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.
Red wants to sweep here but Griffith controlling him for the moment.
Griffith wants to control from the top but Red keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Red working for a triangle but Griffith defends it easily.
Griffith is stalling in the full guard.
Griffith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Red looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffith ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Red closes the distance and clinches up with Griffith, looking for a takedown. Red pushes Griffith against the cage but Griffith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Griffith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith thumps Red with a low kick.
Red misses with a body kick.
Griffith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Joe Red's cut is getting worse.
Griffith misses with a takedown attempt - Red sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joe Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Del Griffith.
Griffith wants to clinch up but Red keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Griffith or perhaps it was just good defense by Red which made him look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffith.
Griffith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Griffith feints and as Red raises his hands in defense, Griffith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffith looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Red looking for a sweep. Not yet Red, not yet.
Griffith trying to control but Red is working from the bottom.
Griffith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Red looking for a sweep. Not yet Red, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Griffith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Red's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Griffith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Red is trying to defend but Griffith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Red is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffith working Red over with strikes.
Griffith slips a nice elbow through Red's hands, connecting with Red's forehead.
Griffith slips a nice elbow through Red's hands, connecting with Red's forehead.
Griffith controlling the action here.
Griffith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Red knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Griffith trying to control the pace.
Griffith works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith breaks from Red's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Griffith trying to control but Red is having none of it.
Griffith breaks from Red's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Griffith with good strikes from the mount here!
Griffith content just to control the position here.
Red tries to hold on but Griffith postures up.
Red tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith avoids the attempt from Red to control.
Red is desperately trying to improve his position but Griffith has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Griffith.
Griffith looking to control but Red is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Griffith content just to control the position here.
Griffith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Red wants to hold on but Griffith pushes him away.
Griffith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Red really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Griffith controlling the pace for now.

Griffith is working for a guillotine from mount but Red frees his head quite easily.
Red is squirming around, avoiding Griffith's attempts to control the action.
Red bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Red looking to pass the guard.
Red has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four 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.
Griffith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Red drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Griffith dives on top into guard.
Griffith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Red's head.
Red trying to control the position.
Griffith trying to control the position from guard on top but Red is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffith advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Griffith there.
Red wants to control but Griffith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Griffith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Red's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Griffith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Red napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Red taking a bit of punishment here - Griffith scoring with strikes.
Red is not content to let Griffith control the position.
Griffith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Red can't do much from the bottom here.

Griffith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Red knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Red can't do much from the bottom here.
Griffith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Red tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red is working hard here to advance position.
Griffith working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffith tries to clinch but Red is having none of it.
Griffith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Griffith.
Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.

Red forces Griffith back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee calls for Red to work.

Griffith breaks the clinch.
Red keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffith.

Red feints and as Griffith raises his hands in defense, Red changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Red makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Red pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffith is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Red trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Red is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Griffith is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Griffith has escaped and now he's on top!
Griffith pushes down on Red's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Red looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Red wants to get back to full guard.
Griffith is controlling the pace.
Del Griffith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joe Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Griffith is looking to take a break and control but Red is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Red is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Red looking for submissions off his back.
Griffith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Griffith passes to full mount!
Griffith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Griffith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Red looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Del Griffith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griffith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Del Griffith!