PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griswold's entrance music is Hooking Up The Lights. A fine choice. Troy has chosen Two Steps from Hell - Norwegian Pirate as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griswold
vs
Troy

180 cm
32
196 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

180 cm
28
200 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Troy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griswold doesn't seem bothered though.
Griswold looks for a takedown but Troy sprawls well.
Griswold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Troy finds it's way round the side to connect with Griswold's head.

Griswold shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Griswold seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Troy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griswold.
Griswold wants to pass the guard but Troy is defending well.
Troy moves into full guard.
Troy wants to sweep here but Griswold controlling him for the moment.
Griswold trying to control the position from guard on top but Troy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Troy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Griswold kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Troy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griswold throwing strikes from guard but Troy blocks nicely.
Troy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griswold is one step ahead there.
Griswold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold throwing strikes but missing.
Troy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griswold wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving.
Griswold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griswold trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Troy working for submissions but it's allowed Griswold to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold trying to mount his opponent but Troy defends it.
Troy tries to get to full guard but Griswold has control of the leg.

Troy is defending against the submission attempts here by Griswold.
Griswold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Griswold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy is looking to get back to full guard here but Griswold has managed to pass to side control instead.
Troy is looking for a sweep.
Griswold working away.
Troy is not content to let Griswold control the position.
Griswold cracks Troy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy is looking for a sweep.
Troy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Griswold's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Griswold dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Griswold shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense.
Troy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Troy wants it to stay on the feet.
Griswold has his takedown stuffed
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Griswold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troy scores with a head kick.
Troy lands a head kick!

It looks like Rusty Griswold has been cut.
Troy connects with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Griswold or perhaps it was just good defense by Troy which made him look bad.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Troy.
Griswold shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Griswold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Troy is fending him off so far but Griswold persists. Nope, Troy circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griswold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Troy throws a head kick that half lands.
Griswold looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy misses with a series of wild punches.
Griswold fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Troy. That's going to slow Griswold down.
Griswold shoots in looking for a takedown. Troy tries to sprawl out of it but Griswold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Troy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Troy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Francis Troy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griswold misses with an uppercut.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Griswold moves out of range easily.
Griswold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francis Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griswold's head.
Troy lands a head kick. Griswold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griswold misses with a takedown attempt - Troy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griswold closes the distance and clinches up with Troy, looking for a takedown. Griswold pushes Troy against the cage but Troy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Troy connects with an inside leg kick.
Troy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griswold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Troy scores with a head kick. Griswold tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice shot lands for Troy.
Griswold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Troy circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Troy tries to avoid it but Griswold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Troy to the ground. Troy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Troy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griswold's head.
Troy scores with a push kick.
Griswold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Troy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griswold somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griswold takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Griswold looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Troy!
Griswold throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Troy because Griswold loaded up on that one.
Griswold has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Griswold is landing with some decent strikes but Troy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griswold prevents Troy from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy gets back to half guard.
Griswold controlling the pace.
Griswold wants to take a breather but Troy is having none of it.
Troy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Troy.
Griswold postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Griswold throws a strike but Troy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Troy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rusty Griswold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Troy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griswold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griswold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troy was well out of range. Poor timing from Griswold.
Griswold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Griswold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.

Griswold closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Griswold is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Troy is trying to get back to full guard.
Troy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griswold is pressing down on Troy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Troy is holding on for now.
Troy regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Troy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Griswold manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Troy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griswold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Troy's guard.
Troy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Troy controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold tries to hold on but Troy pushes him away.
Griswold bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Troy wants to hit a switch here but Griswold passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Troy there!
Troy is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griswold has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Troy's face.
Griswold dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold trying to control but Troy is having none of it.
Griswold dominating with strikes here.
Griswold lands a heavy elbow.
A big strike lands for Griswold! That's really hurt Troy and he's turned his back - Griswold keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Griswold jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Griswold!