PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton comes into the arena with I Want It All blaring out of the sound system. Griffin has chosen Bag of Weed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clayton
vs
Griffin

189 cm
23
280 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
30
255 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton misses the shot to the body.
Clayton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Griffin misses with a left hand
and Clayton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clayton counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Clayton counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Clayton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griffin's knee momentarily.
Griffin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clayton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griffin throws an off balance right hand
and Clayton counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
Clayton misses with a hook to the body
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Clayton circles away easily
and Clayton counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin slips under a jab from Clayton.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clayton counters with a series of strikes. Griffin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick
and Clayton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffin thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Clayton counters with a leg kick.
Griffin looks gassed!
Griffin misses with a leg kick
and Clayton counters with a good low kick that Griffin was not able to check.
Clayton throws a low kick but Griffin moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clayton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brian Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton is looking to chop away at Griffin's legs.
Clayton misses with a hook
and Griffin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clayton's knee momentarily.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Clayton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clayton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Clayton counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clayton moves away.
Griffin swings for the body but Clayton moves out of range.
Clayton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Griffin is predictable there
and Clayton counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Griffin misses with a shot to the body
and Clayton counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Griffin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clayton.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Clayton counters with a one-two to the body.
Griffin throws a leg kick
and Clayton counters with a nice body shot.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clayton checks it well.
Clayton chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Clayton counters with a straight right hand.
Clayton loads up on a big right hand but Griffin slips the punch.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Clayton counters with a low kick, right behind Griffin 's knee.
Griffin feints and then cracks Clayton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clayton down.
A clash of legs there as Clayton blocks the low kick.
Griffin with a poor takedown
and Clayton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffin thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clayton counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Griffin misses
and Clayton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Clayton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Clayton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a nice leg kick.
Griffin throws a poor cross that misses
and Clayton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clayton throws a right hand that misses
and Griffin counters with a series of strikes. Clayton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clayton swings widly with a right hand
and Griffin counters with an inside leg kick.
Griffin feints and then cracks Clayton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clayton down.
Clayton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Griffin misses with a jab to the body
and Clayton counters with a low kick, right behind Griffin 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Ethan Clayton has been cut.
Clayton digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Clayton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clayton throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Griffin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Clayton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Clayton's cut.
That's time! Clayton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Clayton blocks a jab.
Clayton has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clayton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throws a low kick but Clayton avoids it.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Clayton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Griffin misses
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Griffin scores a takedown into full mount!
Griffin landing strikes from the mount and Clayton is in trouble!
Griffin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Griffin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clayton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clayton keeps working.
Griffin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clayton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Clayton wants to improve his position but Griffin is controlling well.
Clayton is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin with the ground and pound but Clayton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but instead Clayton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Clayton passes Griffin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clayton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Clayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.
Clayton moves nicely into side control.
Clayton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ethan Clayton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin is letting Clayton control him for a moment.
Griffin is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Griffin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brian Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clayton misses with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clayton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Clayton!