PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Griggs (ranked 1524 p4p, 643 weight class) and Roel Kreshnik (ranked 114 p4p, 45 weight class). Griggs's entrance music is Can't Be Touched- Roy Jones Jr.. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Griggs
vs
Kreshnik

174 cm
21
148
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
23
145
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Griggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roel Kreshnik!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs moves away from the strike by Kreshnik.
An attempted straight right counter from Griggs misses the target.
Kreshnik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griggs moves away from the strike by Kreshnik.
Griggs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Roel Kreshnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kreshnik.
Griggs tries to clinch but Kreshnik is having none of it.
Kreshnik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kreshnik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.

Kreshnik tries to keep at a distance but Griggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griggs lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs takes a shot to the head.
Griggs misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik lands a right hand.
Griggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Kreshnik uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kreshnik lands with a light punch inside.
Griggs working aggressively here.
Griggs working aggressively here.
Griggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kreshnik breaks from the clinch.
Kreshnik keeps the fight on the outside.
Kreshnik lands a lovely overhand right.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kreshnik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kreshnik throws a hook but Griggs avoids it easily.
Kreshnik scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kreshnik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griggs under the eye.
Griggs moves to clinch but Kreshnik breaks away
and Kreshnik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreshnik throws a lazy right hand but Griggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kreshnik throws a shot from downtown. Griggs moves away and avoids it.
Griggs tries to clinch up.
Kreshnik throws a looping overhand right but Griggs ducks down to avoid it.
Griggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kreshnik lands a slapping body shot.
Griggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik looks to land a left hand but Griggs moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Griggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Griggs misses the jab.
Kreshnik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griggs is looking to clinch but Kreshnik is avoiding it.
Kreshnik cracks Griggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kreshnik scores with a nice right hand.
Griggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kreshnik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griggs fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griggs slips under a jab.
Kreshnik works Griggs's body with a nice hook.
Griggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griggs slips under a jab from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik keeps the fight on the outside.
Kreshnik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Donovan Griggs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kreshnik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griggs moves in looking to clinch but Kreshnik pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roel Kreshnik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donovan Griggs'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.

Kreshnik circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kreshnik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griggs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kreshnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griggs moves away from the strike by Kreshnik.
Griggs is looking to counter punch.
Kreshnik lands a jab to Griggs's midsection.

Griggs closes the distance and pushes Kreshnik back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Kreshnik.
Kreshnik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kreshnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kreshnik cracks Griggs with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kreshnik.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kreshnik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kreshnik scores with a body shot.
Griggs wants to clinch
and Kreshnik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griggs is looking to clinch but Kreshnik is avoiding it.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kreshnik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griggs tries to clinch but Kreshnik is having none of it.
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Griggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griggs tries to clinch but Kreshnik is having none of it.
Griggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kreshnik throws a poor cross that misses
and Griggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kreshnik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griggs tries to clinch
and Kreshnik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griggs wants to clinch but Kreshnik slips to the side
and Kreshnik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Kreshnik circles away.
Griggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griggs wants to clinch up but Kreshnik keeps it at a distance.
Kreshnik misses with a hook. Griggs ducked under it nicely.
Griggs is looking to clinch but Kreshnik is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik keeps the fight on the outside.
Griggs moves in looking to clinch but Kreshnik pushes him off.
Kreshnik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kreshnik misses with a hook
and Griggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griggs walks into a jab.
Griggs misses with a body punch
and Kreshnik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kreshnik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Griggs has time to react.
Griggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kreshnik misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Griggs misses the target.
A slow jab from Kreshnik misses its intended target.
Kreshnik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs defending well as Kreshnik loads up on a big left hand.
Kreshnik throws a hook but Griggs blocks it.
Kreshnik might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Griggs moves out of range as Kreshnik strikes.
Kreshnik circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Kreshnik counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kreshnik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Kreshnik misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Kreshnik misses its intended target.
Kreshnik lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roel Kreshnik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donovan Griggs's cut.
That's time! Griggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kreshnik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kreshnik lands a glancing blow to the side of Griggs's head.
Griggs tries to clinch but Kreshnik moves away
and Kreshnik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, jab by Kreshnik - just one landing.
Nice shot by Kreshnik.
Kreshnik keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreshnik swings widly with a right hand
and Griggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Kreshnik works Griggs's body with a nice hook.
Kreshnik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs walks into a straight right hand from Kreshnik.

Griggs is rocked!
Griggs darts in trying to clinch
and Kreshnik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Griggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kreshnik pounces like a tiger and cracks Griggs with a vicious hook! Griggs is down but not out! Kreshnik follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roel Kreshnik! Roel Kreshnik retains his featherweight title!
Roel Kreshnik thanked the fans post fight for their support.