PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UGK - Pocket Full of Stones. Griffin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Evil Monkey. This should be fireworks!

Hollis
vs
Griffin

173 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Chris Griffin has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Hollis.
Hollis takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Hollis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hollis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hollis.
An inside leg kick from Hollis misses.
Hollis looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Hollis thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollis takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Hollis lands with a good body shot.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollis was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Hollis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hollis looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Hollis swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Hollis does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Hollis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Griffin misses with a hook to the body
and Hollis counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Griffin.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollis.
Griffin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffin darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin scores with a jab to the head.
Griffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hollis ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks to clinch
and Hollis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chris Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Hollis.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollis is just out of range.
Hollis throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hollis counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Hollis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hollis slips a straight right by Griffin.
Hollis throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hollis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hollis connects with a right hand. Griffin shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis misses with a series of wild punches.
Hollis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin is looking to chop away at Hollis's legs.
Griffin throws a hook but Hollis blocks it.
Griffin misses the body punch
and Hollis counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffin wants to clinch but Hollis slips to the side
and Hollis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab lands there for Griffin.
Hollis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hollis.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hollis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin cracks Hollis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griffin digs a good hook to Hollis's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to clinch but Hollis slips to the side
and Hollis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hollis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hollis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
A nice combination there by Hollis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hollis in his tracks.
Hollis looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
Good shot there by Griffin.
Hollis ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Hollis needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin is looking to chop away at Hollis's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hollis counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Hollis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hollis counters with a good low kick that Griffin was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hollis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Griffin's cut.
That's time! Hollis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hollis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hollis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hollis's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffin.
Hollis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hollis lands a nice hook to Griffin's body. Griffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hollis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin clinches but Hollis breaks the clinch

and Hollis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Griffin's guard now.
Hollis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hollis's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
Griffin trying to control but Hollis is working from the bottom.
Hollis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Griffin controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Hollis keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Hollis keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hollis counters with a left to the body.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Hollis is out of range.
Joe Hollis is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollis is looking to wear down Griffin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Griffin misses with a combination
letting Hollis counter with a right hand.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Hollis saw that one coming.
Joe Hollis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin clinches but Hollis breaks the clinch
and Hollis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Hollis is out of range.
Hollis throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hollis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hollis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hollis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Griffin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hollis is out of range and Griffin settles back down.
Griffin misses with a shot to the body

and Hollis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hollis.
A left hand lands to the body for Hollis.
Hollis working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hollis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Hollis.
Hollis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hollis - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Hollis.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Hollis.
Hollis gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hollis misses with the head strike.
Hollis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Griffin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin takes a shot to the head.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Hollis is controlling the position.
Griffin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hollis's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin takes a shot to the head.
Hollis is pushing Griffin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Hollis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hollis.
Hollis lands a nice uppercut.
Hollis tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hollis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hollis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hollis is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hollis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hollis has Griffin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Griffin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Hollis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Griffin regains guard immediately.
Hollis trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hollis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hollis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Hollis from controlling successfully.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hollis manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hollis throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Hollis moves away and avoids it.
Hollis swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Hollis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin punishes Hollis's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hollis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin throws a jab when Hollis was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Griffin throws a leg kick
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin clinches but Hollis breaks the clinch
and Hollis counters with a left and a right that stings Griffin.
Griffin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Hollis avoids them all with ease.
Hollis throws a good cross that connects.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollis.
Griffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin cracks Hollis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hollis just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Hollis misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Chris Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Hollis.
Hollis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hollis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hollis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hollis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Joe Hollis!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Joe Hollis!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Joe Hollis!

Joe Hollis wins by unanimous decision!