PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Griffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cant be touched. The key to victory for Ryan Griffen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Griffen
vs
Meier

185 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Griffen!
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, Tyler Meier!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meier as he jumps to the side.
Griffen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Griffen is looking to clinch.
Meier blocks the body kick.
Meier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffen circles away quickly and effectively.

Meier clinches with his opponent.

Meier turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Meier manages to end up in side control.
Meier connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Griffen some visible discomfort.
Griffen is trying to improve his position.
Meier working away.
Griffen looking for a sweep but Meier has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Meier scoring with strikes but Griffen is staying in there.
Meier fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meier has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffen's face.
Griffen is looking to get to half guard.
Meier content just to control the position here.
Meier with good strikes from the mount here!
Meier working Griffen over with strikes here.
Griffen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meier avoids the attempt from Griffen to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meier is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Meier scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Meier.
Griffen tries to lock up and control but Meier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Meier connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Griffen working to try and regain half guard.
Meier in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meier pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Griffen is looking to improve his position but Meier isn't that keen on the idea.
Meier breaks from Griffen's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Meier connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Griffen taking shots to the head.
Meier cracks Griffen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griffen is desperately trying to improve his position but Meier has a good base and remains in mount.
Meier landing strikes from the mount and Griffen is in trouble!
Meier sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meier is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Griffen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Meier working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffen is not content to let Meier control the position.
Meier slips a nice elbow through Griffen's hands, connecting with Griffen's forehead.
Meier working over Griffen with some ground and pound. Griffen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Meier lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Griffen is looking to escape.
Meier is trying to control. Griffen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meier is nestled in close to Griffen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Meier is keen to just control but Griffen is a slippery customer.
Meier takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Griffen trying to control from the bottom.
Meier stops Griffen from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Meier scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Meier dominated that round.
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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Griffen. Meier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan Griffen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffen tries for a takedown but Meier circles away easily

and Meier counters with a takedown into side control.
Griffen trying his best to control but Meier has mounted him.
Meier lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Meier avoids the attempt from Griffen to control.
Griffen is trying to stand up.
Meier working the ground and pound effectively.
Griffen tries to hold on but Meier pushes him away.
Griffen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffen is looking to improve his position but Meier isn't that keen on the idea.
Griffen is in a horrible position here. Meier smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Griffen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meier is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Meier postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Griffen looks a forlorn figure.
Meier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Meier landing punches.
Meier landing punches.
Griffen tries to lock up and control but Meier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Griffen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Griffen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Meier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffen is working to get back to half guard.
Griffen wants to control but Meier is having none of it.
Meier in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Griffen wants to control but Meier is having none of it.
Griffen is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee warns Griffen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Meier cracks Griffen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Meier connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Meier lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffen hang on?
Griffen is working to get back to half guard.
Meier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Griffen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Griffen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Meier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A head kick misses from Griffen.
Griffen fails with the takedown

and Meier counters by clinching up.
Griffen goes for a takedown attempt but Meier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Meier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffen looks to clinch

and Meier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griffen is trying to break the clinch but Meier has him pressed against the cage.
Meier tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meier walks away with a smile on his face. Griffen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Griffen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Meier counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Meier in particular looking to stall.
Meier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meier is nestled in close to Griffen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meier seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffen tries to kick Meier off but Meier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Meier seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Griffen is trying to stand back up but Meier is controlling him
Griffen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meier.
Meier performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Meier connects with a nice short shot to Griffen's temple.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Griffen wants to clinch but Meier slips to the side

and Meier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meier struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffen controls his hands.
Griffen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffen can't break the clinch.

That's two 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.
Griffen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meier has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Griffen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Meier turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Meier lands a nice forearm strike.
Meier postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Griffen tries to buck Meier off but Meier is having none of it.
Griffen regains half guard.
Griffen wants to get back to his feet.
Meier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Meier there.
Griffen wants to get back to full guard.
Griffen trying to control but Meier postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffen shoots and misses

and Meier counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffen looking to control.
Griffen keeping moving, preventing Meier from controlling successfully.
Griffen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Griffen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffen throwing short punches from the bottom.

Griffen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Griffen lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Meier shoots in for a double leg but Griffen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffen with a poor takedown

and Meier counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meier controlling the action here.
Griffen pushes Meier off looking to stand but Meier dives back in and keeps control.
Meier is nestled in close to Griffen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Meier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Griffen is trying to stand back up but Meier is controlling him
Ryan Griffen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyler Meier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Meier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meier 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Meier!