PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Briggs has chosen Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz as his entrance music. Shannon Briggs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kirby
vs
Briggs

184 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Grover Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shannon Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Briggs tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
Kirby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Briggs tries to bum rush Kirby with a series of wild strikes but Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Briggs misses with the combination.
Kirby appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Kirby moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kirby.
Briggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Briggs misses with a double jab
and Kirby counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kirby counters with a shoot takedown. Briggs fights it but they end up in guard.
Briggs is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kirby dives into 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!

Briggs pushes Kirby away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kirby gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Briggs taking a bit of punishment here - Kirby scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Briggs is avoiding damage well.

Briggs sneaks out the side door and pushes Kirby away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kirby really is a fat lump.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shannon Briggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Briggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Briggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Briggs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Briggs.

It looks like Grover Kirby has been cut.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirby is looking for a counter combo.
Briggs looks to land a combination but Kirby avoids it well.
No joy there for Briggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Briggs looks winded!
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!
Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Briggs throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Briggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Briggs works over Kirby's head and body with a nice combination.
Briggs misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirby.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Briggs sprawls and moves away.
Kirby throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Briggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kirby dodges the punch combination from Briggs.
It looked like Kirby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kirby throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirby circles away.
Kirby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kirby scores with a leg kick.
Briggs misses with a double jab.
Kirby tries to counter with a takedown but Briggs is quick to defend against it.
Briggs misses with a two punch combination.
Kirby wants to slow Briggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Kirby dodges the punch combination from Briggs.
Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses.
Briggs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kirby throws a series of punches but Briggs avoids them all with ease.
Briggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirby plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Briggs 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.
Briggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Kirby should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirby.
Briggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kirby counters with a nice leg kick.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Briggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirby circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shannon Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kirby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kirby throws a nice outside leg kick.
Briggs throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Briggs misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shannon Briggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Kirby's cut.
That's time! Kirby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kirby fakes the leg kick and cracks Briggs in the body.
Briggs is looking to clinch.
Kirby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Briggs manages to circle out of the way.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs misses with a two punch combination.
Kirby swats away the attempt to clinch by Briggs.
As Briggs tries to get set, Kirby tries to push him back and clinch up but Briggs manages to avoid the attempt.
No joy there for Briggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Briggs misses with a double jab
and Kirby counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Briggs misses with a double jab

and Kirby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kirby.
Briggs wants to get back to his feet but Kirby passes into half guard.
Kirby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Briggs is breathing heavily.

Briggs is defending against the submission attempts here by Kirby.
Briggs has hold of Kirby's hands but Kirby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Briggs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirby scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs has hold of Kirby's hands but Kirby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Briggs is trying to stand up here but Kirby is controlling him well.

Briggs makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kirby lands with a slapping head kick.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirby circles away quickly and effectively.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Briggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shannon Briggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kirby is looking to slow Briggs down with leg kicks.
Briggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Briggs sprawls and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirby tries to counter by clinching up but Briggs breaks away and moves out of range.
Kirby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Briggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Grover Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Kirby misses with a head kick.

Kirby rushes Briggs and presses him up against the cage.
Briggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Briggs is trying to break the clinch but Kirby is controlling him.

Kirby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Briggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby is looking to clinch but Briggs is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirby.
Briggs avoids the head kick by Kirby.
Despite the aggression on Briggs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Briggs throws a combination that misses

and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kirby is standing up over Briggs. Briggs looks to escape but Kirby dives into side control.

Kirby landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Briggs taking a bit of punishment here - Kirby scoring with strikes.
Kirby works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Kirby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Briggs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kirby stands up.
Kirby slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Briggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirby.

Kirby closes the distance and pushes Briggs back into the cage.

Kirby breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Briggs misses.
Briggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Briggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Kirby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grover Kirby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kirby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Briggs. No joy for Kirby on that attempt.

Kirby moves into the clinch.
Briggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby jumps guard but Briggs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kirby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Briggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Kirby won't allow it.
Briggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kirby has a couple of punches blocked by Briggs.
Briggs blocking some punches.
Briggs is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Briggs scores with a one two! Kirby had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Briggs throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kirby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kirby.
Briggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Briggs wants to stand but Kirby is controlling the position.
Kirby postures up and lands a big shot to Briggs's brow.
Briggs wants to get back to his feet but Kirby passes into half guard.

Briggs kicks off Kirby and gets to his feet.
Kirby lands a leg kick that knocks Briggs off balance momentarily.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Kirby avoids them all with ease.
Briggs swinging wildly here.
Briggs throws a right hand that Kirby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirby also avoids with ease.
Briggs throws a right and a left that Kirby avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Kirby.
Kirby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirby tries to clinch there but Briggs circles away.
Kirby tries to clinch up but Briggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Briggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirby.
Kirby looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Kirby has Briggs up against the cage in a clinch.

Kirby pulls guard.
Briggs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kirby is trying to keep Briggs in close.
Briggs won't allow Kirby to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby working a defensive guard here.
Briggs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kirby is proving hard to escape from.

Briggs stands up and waves to Kirby to follow him.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby wants to clinch.
Briggs throws a counter combo.
A combination from Briggs does no damage.
A combination from Briggs does no damage.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Kirby slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kirby wants to clinch up but Briggs keeps it at a distance.
Kirby slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.
Briggs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirby counters with a left and a right that stings Briggs.
Briggs misses with a combination

and Kirby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kirby.
Kirby wants to break free but Briggs has control.
Briggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Briggs is trying to break free.
Kirby stalling against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Briggs is controlling him.
Briggs is trying to force a seperation but Kirby has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shannon Briggs.
I think Briggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shannon Briggs!