PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calisto Cornado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cornado
vs
Griffin

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
194 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calisto Cornado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Cornado is out of range.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Cornado circles away easily
and Cornado counters with a right hand to the body.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Cornado sprawls well.
It looked like Cornado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Griffin.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cornado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calisto Cornado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Griffin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Cornado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws the left hand but Cornado avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
Calisto Cornado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cornado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cornado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cornado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cornado is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Cornado circles away and we're back to standing.
Cornado cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Cornado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin's coach down at Cozad MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Griffin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Griffin drops his hands momentarily and Cornado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griffin fails with the takedown
and Cornado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cornado.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Cornado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cornado lands with a right hand.
Cornado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A lazy left from Cornado finds it's target.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cornado counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornado lands a really nice looking cross but Griffin seems unphased.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Cornado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cornado goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Griffin gets a clinch.

Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cornado counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calisto Cornado dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cornado throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cornado tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Griffin gets a takedown into half guard.
Cornado wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin winds up and cracks Cornado with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Griffin is trying for a kimura here. Cornado looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Griffin wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Griffin!
Matt Griffin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.