PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bums Bi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bi comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Killing Time. 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?

Bi
vs
Griffin

180 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

179 cm
23
200 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bums Bi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stewie Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bi misses with a double jab.
Griffin scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.

Griffin darts in and clinches Bi up against the cage.
Griffin lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Griffin.

It looks like Bums Bi has been cut.

Bi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bi trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin wants to stand but Bi is controlling the position.
Griffin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bi 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bums Bi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Griffin wants to clinch.

Griffin rushes Bi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griffin presses Bi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bi is trying to maintain a safe position but Griffin gets an underhook and turns Bi into the cage.
Bi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Griffin.
Bi is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griffin landing knees to the head.
Griffin lands a left hand.
Bi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Griffin.
Griffin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griffin lands a knee to the head.
Griffin lands a knee to the head.
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griffin lands a knee to the head.

Bums Bi's cut is getting worse.
Griffin pushes Bi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bi blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griffin scores a nice knee to the body.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griffin.
A short right from Griffin on the inside.
Griffin scores with a shot to the side of Bi's head.
Griffin lands a left hand.
A short left from Griffin.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Griffin.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bi lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bi tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Griffin on the inside.
Bi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bi looking to stall.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Bi blocks it.
Bi lands a left hand.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bi tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griffin.
Griffin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bi can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bums Bi'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.

Bi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Bi takes the fight into the clinch.
Bi misses with the head strike.
Bi wants to stall.
Bi tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
Bi is trying to drag Griffin to the mat but Griffin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Griffin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bums Bi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Bi avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Griffin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griffin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin working Bi over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Griffin.
Bi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bi backwards.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griffin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bi's face.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Bi blocks it.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffin obliges.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.

Bums Bi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Griffin tries a body shot but Bi blocks it.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is pressed up against the cage. Bi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griffin down to the mat. Griffin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Griffin moves to clinch but Bi breaks away
and Bi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Bi misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griffin throws a series of strikes that have Bi backpedaling.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bums Bi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bi.
Bi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to slow Bi down with leg kicks.
Stewie Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Griffin forces Bi back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Griffin.
Still in the clinch, Griffin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griffin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Griffin tenderised Bi's leg. Bi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Griffin scores with a four punch combination!
Bi looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin tries to clinch but Bi moves out of range.
Bi needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin tries to clinch but Bi moves out of range.
Griffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bi's head backwards.

Griffin forces Bi back against the cage and clinches.
Bi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Griffin connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Griffin.
Griffin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bums Bi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck for Bi with that takedown attempt.
Bi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Bi persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.

Bi gets tackled into the cage by Griffin. Griffin maintains the clinch.
Bi tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Bi back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Griffin.
Griffin landing knees to the head.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bi's face.
Bi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bi backwards.
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bi is rocked!
Bi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Bi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bi working aggressively here.
Griffin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bi seems to have got his legs back now.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bi blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Bi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griffin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bums Bi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Griffin clinches up with Bi and pushes him back against the cage.
Bi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bi tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
Bi prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bi wants a takedown.
Bi has Griffin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Griffin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but Bi blocks with his arms.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Bi tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Griffin.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bi backwards.
Griffin working Bi over with knees to the body.
A short left from Griffin.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Griffin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Griffin.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bi fails to pull guard.
Bi wants a takedown but no success here.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bi tries to score a body lock takedown but Griffin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Griffin connects with a knee to the head.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bi blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bi tries to break free but Griffin pushes him back against the cage.
Bi tries to pull guard but Griffin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Griffin connects with a knee to the head.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but Bi blocks with his arms.
Bi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Bi controls the action.
Bi is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffin is keeping busy.
Griffin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Griffin takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stewie Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griffin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewie Griffin!
Stewie Griffin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.