PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roley Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewie Griffin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cheese
vs
Griffin

165 cm
28
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
162 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roley Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stewie Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Roley Cheese has been cut.
A jab from Griffin misses.
Griffin misses with a hook.
Cheese misses with a takedown attempt
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheese. Cheese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cheese slips a straight right by Griffin.
Griffin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griffin scores with a nice head shot.
Griffin throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily.
Griffin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Cheese shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a jab.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Cheese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a cross.
Griffin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Cheese counters with a shoot takedown. Griffin fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Cheese is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Griffin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Griffin has escaped and now he's on top!
Cheese might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Cheese.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cheese. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cheese is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese has a closed guard, preventing Griffin from standing up.
Cheese is trying to control the position but Griffin postures up.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but instead Cheese has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Cheese drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Griffin dives on top into guard.
Griffin tries to stand but Cheese is controlling from the bottom.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Cheese working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Griffin has passed into half guard!
Griffin wants to stand up but Cheese has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cheese has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffin is working away from the top position though.

Griffin decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewie Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cheese had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.
Griffin lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cheese doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roley Cheese's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cheese doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cheese walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Cheese shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cheese tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Stewie Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheese blocks a jab.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
No luck for Cheese with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roley Cheese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Griffin misses.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
Cheese on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
Griffin swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Griffin.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin lands with a cross.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut

and Cheese counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheese prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Cheese trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Griffin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cheese looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Cheese.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Cheese won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cheese pushes a forearm under Griffin's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Griffin is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roley Cheese!