PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between forest grifit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tim thing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that tim thing was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

grifit
vs
thing

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, forest grifit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, tim thing!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

grifit scores a takedown into full mount!
grifit controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
thing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
grifit raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! grifit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
thing looks gassed!
grifit has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of thing's face.
grifit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
grifit prevents thing from getting the reversal.
grifit tries to control but thing wriggling away.
grifit blocks thing's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
grifit content just to control the position here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - thing has eaten all the pies!
grifit scoring with strikes but thing is staying in there.
grifit with a couple of short strikes.

grifit has control of thing's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and thing regains control of the situation pretty easily.
grifit controlling the pace for now.
grifit lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
grifit content just to control the position here.
grifit 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.
grifit landing punches.
grifit looking to control and managing it successfully.
grifit working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
grifit controlling his opponent.
grifit with the ground and pound from mount.
grifit with good strikes from the mount here!
grifit with good strikes from the mount here!
thing wants to try and get back to his feet.
grifit scoring with strikes but thing is staying in there.
grifit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by grifit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
grifit content just to control the position here.
thing is in a horrible position here. grifit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
grifit working thing over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
grifit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as thing is looking to escape.
thing is desperately trying to improve his position but grifit has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

forest grifit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from thing. No joy for grifit on that attempt.
thing tries to clinch up but grifit circles away and keeps his distance.
thing doesn't succeed with the takedown

and grifit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
grifit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
grifit is controlling the pace.

grifit is looking for a kimura here.
thing is looking for a sweep. grifit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

grifit escapes and gets back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
grifit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
grifit tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for forest grifit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
thing misses with a knee to the head.
grifit has a couple of punches blocked by thing.
thing wants a takedown.

thing successfully pulls guard.
grifit trying to control but thing is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
thing lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for grifit!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, thing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
grifit really wants to buck thing off and get back to his feet.

thing is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. grifit can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

grifit defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from thing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

grifit bucks up and throws thing to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

thing looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
thing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
grifit controls thing momentarily but thing frees himself.
thing preventing the sweep.
thing throws a big right hand that misses.
thing wants to pass the guard but grifit is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
grifit looking to control.
thing would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
grifit keeping moving, preventing thing from controlling successfully.
grifit is looking to stand back up but thing counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by grifit.
grifit misses with an elbow from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
grifit shoots and misses

and thing counters with a nice double leg into side control. grifit won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but tim thing will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

thing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
grifit moves in looking to clinch but thing pushes him off.
thing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but grifit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
grifit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
grifit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but thing paws at him with a jab and circles away.

thing gets caught flat footed, as grifit shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
grifit sitting in guard here, content to control.
grifit works over thing with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
grifit stands and throws thing's legs to the side, diving into side control.

grifit stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
grifit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
grifit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
grifit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for forest grifit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

grifit rushes thing and presses him up against the cage.
grifit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but thing has him pressed against the cage.

thing wants the takedown. grifit is fighting it off but thing persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in grifit's guard against the cage.
grifit striking from the bottom.
thing works a leg free and moves into half guard.
thing is just content to waste time from the top position. grifit takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
grifit thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
grifit controls thing momentarily but thing frees himself.
grifit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from thing.
grifit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from thing.
grifit controlling thing's posture.
grifit tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

thing scores with a takedown into grifit's guard.
grifit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
thing is stalling in the full guard.
grifit is trying to control the position but thing postures up.
thing advances position into side control!
grifit regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
grifit moves into full guard.
grifit trying to keep a closed guard but thing is proving a slippery customer.

grifit has his feet on thing's thighs here. He's pushed thing off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! thing screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). forest grifit!