PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackk Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and victor zibby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Griffith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Por Ti Volare. victor zibby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Griffith
vs
zibby

194 cm
25
217 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackk Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, victor zibby!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith closes this distance looking for a takedown but zibby circles away.
Griffith checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griffith dives in and grabs zibby's left leg, looking for a takedown. zibby pushes down on Griffith's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackk Griffith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
zibby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffith.
Griffith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from zibby.
zibby throws a right hand that Griffith ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffith also avoids with ease.
Griffith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but zibby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Griffith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffith postures up in zibby's guard and throws a big left but zibby blocks it.
zibby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
zibby wants to sweep here but Griffith controlling him for the moment.
zibby is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Griffith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
zibby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griffith!

That's one minute gone in the round.
zibby looking to ground and pound but Griffith is blocking nicely.
zibby landing punches.
zibby working the ground and pound effectively.
zibby raining down shots from the mount!
Griffith is squirming around, avoiding zibby's attempts to control the action.
zibby throwing strikes but Griffith bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith seems keen to control zibby's posture.
zibby stays in close to Griffith's body and controls the position.
Griffith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
zibby trying to control but Griffith is working from the bottom.
Griffith pulls zibby in to control the position.
Griffith looking to control.
Griffith looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffith, not yet.
zibby wants to pass the guard but Griffith is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
zibby looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
zibby won't allow Griffith to sweep him here.
Griffith trying to control the position here.
Griffith is trying to control the position but zibby postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
zibby throws a series of punches but Griffith avoids them all with ease.
Griffith tries for a takedown but zibby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffith shoots for a double leg takedown but zibby sprawls well. He's pushed Griffith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
zibby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
zibby leaves Griffith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Griffith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

victor zibby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

zibby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Griffith blocks the low kick.
Griffith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like victor zibby has been cut.
Griffith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Griffith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
zibby is trying to keep Griffith in close.
Griffith 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.
zibby trying to keep a closed guard but Griffith is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. zibby is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffith stands up over zibby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffith cracks zibby with a solid left hand.
Griffith postures up and lands a big shot to zibby's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Griffith wants to control from the top but zibby keeps moving.
Griffith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Griffith trying to control the position from guard on top but zibby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Griffith drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Griffith seems to have locked his on tight now - zibby screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Griffith, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jackk Griffith!