PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Merde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lark On My Go Kart-Asher Roth. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Griffin
vs
Merde

187 cm
22
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

HARDCORE Fighting Brand

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Merde!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merde on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Merde is rocked!

It looks like Gerard Merde has been cut.

Merde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Merde is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Merde trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Merde seems to have recovered his senses.
Merde scoring with punches and elbows.

It looks like Nick Griffin has been cut.
Merde scoring with punches from side control.

Griffin is rocked!
Merde in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merde scores with punches from side control.
Merde lands a few punches from side control.
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!
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Merde works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Merde tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Griffin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Merde cracks Griffin with a big right hand but Griffin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Griffin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Merde working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Merde cracks Griffin with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Merde landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Merde works to advance to full mount. Griffin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Merde has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffin's face.
Merde is landing with some decent strikes but Griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Merde with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Merde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
Griffin really wants to buck Merde off and get back to his feet.
Merde punishing his opponent with strikes.

Nick Griffin's cut is getting worse.
Griffin working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Merde prevents Griffin from getting the reversal.
Merde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
Merde should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Merde lands a big shot there that rocks Griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Merde looks gassed!
Merde scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Merde is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Merde with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Merde punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Merde connects with a massive shot to the dome!
You get the feeling that Griffin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merde lands a big shot there that rocks Griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Merde working Griffin over with strikes here.
Merde landing strikes from the mount.
Griffin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Merde lands with some strikes.
Merde cracks Griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griffin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Merde is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Merde maintains control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Merde has eaten all the pies!
Merde with a couple of short strikes.
Griffin is trying desperately to improve position.
Merde working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Merde scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.
Merde scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Merde scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Merde maintains control.
Griffin tries to buck Merde off but he can't manage it.
Merde lands a big shot there that rocks Griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Griffin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Merde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Merde lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Merde with the ground and pound from mount.
Griffin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Griffin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Merde lands a big shot there that rocks Griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Griffin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Merde looking for a sweep. Not yet Merde, not yet.
Griffin postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Merde covers up, he's hurt! Griffin keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Griffin and the ref steps in to end the fight! Griffin can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Griffin!