PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lando Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lando Griffin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jimenez
vs
Griffin

200 cm
19
151 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

168 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lando Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Griffin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Griffin taking a breather here.
Jimenez sneaks back into half guard.

Griffin seems to be looking for submissions.
Jimenez is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jimenez actively working from the bottom here.
Griffin wants to stand but Jimenez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is trying to get back to full guard.
Jimenez pushes Griffin off but Griffin dives into side control.

Griffin stands up.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Lando Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin looks winded!
Griffin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jimenez eats them both and turns towards Griffin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jimenez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffin misses with a leg kick.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Jimenez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griffin duly obliges.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jimenez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jimenez backs up against the cage.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Griffin.
Griffin throws a low kick but Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Jimenez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Griffin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jimenez is out of range.
Jimenez checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with Jimenez, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes Jimenez against the cage but Jimenez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Griffin defends well and Jimenez ends up having to push Griffin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Jimenez breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Griffin.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jimenez circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jimenez drives through with a takedown into Griffin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jimenez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lando Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Griffin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Jimenez avoids nicely.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimenez tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jimenez has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Griffin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jimenez is out of range and Griffin settles back down.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Griffin.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jimenez.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Good work by Jimenez as he checks the leg kick.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Jimenez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Griffin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jimenez defends well and Griffin ends up having to push Jimenez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but Griffin holds him up against the cage and eventually Jimenez drops back down to his feet.

Jimenez breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Griffin misses.
Griffin wants to slow Jimenez down by chopping away at his legs.
Jimenez punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.
Jimenez has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jimenez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Griffin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jimenez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Jimenez shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Jimenez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a series of strikes that have Jimenez backpedaling.
Griffin wants to slow Jimenez down by chopping away at his legs.
Jimenez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jimenez somewhat.
Jimenez ducks right into an uppercut from Griffin.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Jimenez moved away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jimenez.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Jimenez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jimenez.
Jimenez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jimenez gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin tries a low kick but Jimenez avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lando Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jimenez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Griffin wants to slow Jimenez down by chopping away at his legs.
Jimenez dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Jimenez's head and hops out.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jimenez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimenez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Jimenez shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.

Jimenez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Griffin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jimenez scores with punches from side control.

Jimenez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jimenez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Jimenez shoots in.
Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Jimenez slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Jimenez dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin throws a low kick, looking for Jimenez's leg but Jimenez calmly moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Griffin. No joy for Jimenez on that attempt.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Jimenez.
Jimenez dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Lando Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimenez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lando Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Jimenez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Jimenez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griffin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griffin tried to score with a low kick but Jimenez checks it.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffin tries to bum rush Jimenez with a series of wild strikes but Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jimenez cracks Griffin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimenez dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Jimenez's head and hops out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
Jan Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lando Griffin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lando Griffin.
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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lando Griffin!