PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Griffin Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Pollock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bing comes to the cage accompanied by aint nothing wrong with that. Henry Pollock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bing
vs
Pollock

186 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Griffin Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pollock shoots in and bounces Bing off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bing wants to stand and escape but Pollock is having none of it.

Pollock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bing, up you get!

Pollock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bing looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pollock prevents Bing from escaping the position.
Pollock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bing keeps working.
Bing managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pollock.

Pollock is trying to get an arm triangle but Bing is defending well.
Pollock tries to score with some ground and pound. Bing controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bing wants to get back to his feet but Pollock drags him back down.
Pollock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bing fails with the takedown
and Pollock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pollock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing with a poor takedown

and Pollock counters with a takedown into side control.
Pollock sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bing is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pollock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pollock moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pollock scores with punches from side control.
Pollock fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Pollock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bing, who protects the arm well.
Bing on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bing tries to get out of the position.
Pollock looks gassed!

Pollock stands up and beckons Bing to his feet.
Bing misses with a takedown attempt

and Pollock moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Griffin Bing. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pollock gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pollock wants to pass to mount but Bing is defending the position.
Bing tries to kick Pollock off but Pollock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Pollock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bing wants to get back to his feet.

Bing kicks Pollock off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bing lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bing really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bing misses with a takedown attempt

and Pollock counters with a shoot takedown. Bing fights it but they end up in guard.
Bing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bing will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bing wants to stand up but Pollock is controlling him.
Pollock throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pollock drops back looking for a leg! Bing is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bing manages to kick Pollock off! Pollock jumps back into Bing's guard.

Pollock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bing wants to stand but Pollock is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pollock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bing wants to stand up but Pollock is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pollock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Pollock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bing's half guard.
Pollock is keen to just control but Bing is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollock tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bing controls his leg.
Bing wants to get back to his feet.
Pollock wants to pass to mount but Bing is defending the position.
Bing wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bing scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pollock is looking to control Bing's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pollock avoid being mounted?
Bing throwing shots but Pollock is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Pollock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bing throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pollock was covering up waiting for the punch and Bing finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bing forces his way into half guard.
Pollock is trying to control but can't.
Bing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bing is nestled in close to Pollock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pollock wants to control but Bing is keeping busy.
Pollock is breathing heavily.
Pollock punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing winds up and cracks Pollock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pollock wants to control but Bing is keeping busy.
Pollock is controlling Bing's trapped leg to prevent Bing from advancing to side control.
Bing is nestled in close to Pollock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bing working the head and body with strikes.
Bing scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bing working Pollock over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bing.
Bing working Pollock over with strikes.
Bing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bing looks to land a strike but Pollock avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pollock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pollock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bing has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bing wants to pass the guard but Pollock is keeping the position.
Bing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pollock is keeping the position for now.
Pollock has momentary wrist control but Bing slips an elbow through the middle.
Bing cracks Pollock with a solid left hand.
Bing distracts Pollock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bing throwing strikes but missing.
Bing throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pollock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bing throwing strikes from guard but Pollock blocks nicely.
Bing throwing strikes from guard but Pollock blocks nicely.
Bing postures up in Pollock's guard and throws a big left but Pollock blocks it.
Bing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bing stuffs the takedown.
Pollock closes the distance and clinches up with Bing, looking for a takedown. Pollock pushes Bing against the cage but Bing circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Bing closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pollock did well to prevent Bing getting side control.
Bing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Griffin Bing dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pollock stuffs the takedown.
Bing misses with a double jab

and Pollock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bing won't be happy with that.
Bing is pushing Pollock's head away, looking to escape. Pollock manages to hold on to the position though.
Pollock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bing keeps working.
Pollock lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Pollock's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bing managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pollock.
Bing is pushing Pollock's head away, looking to escape. Pollock manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bing with a poor takedown

and Pollock counters with a single leg into guard. Bing didn't expect that.
Pollock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pollock thows a big elbow that misses.
Pollock throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pollock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pollock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pollock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bing is keeping the position for now.
Pollock trying to control the position from guard on top but Bing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pollock is controlling him.
Pollock postures up in Bing's guard and throws a big left but Bing blocks it.
Bing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pollock on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bing has his takedown stuffed

and Pollock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Griffin Bing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollock trying to control the position from guard on top but Bing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pollock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pollock is controlling him.
Pollock throws a big right hand that misses.
Pollock trying to control but Bing is working from the bottom.
Pollock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pollock is looking to stand up but Bing won't let him.
Bing wants to stand and escape but Pollock is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bing leaves Pollock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pollock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bing won't be happy with that.
Pollock scores with punches from side control.
Bing is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pollock has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bing wants to get back to his feet but Pollock is dominant here and he's now got Bing's back!
Pollock lands shots from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pollock working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Pollock misses with a punch to the head.

Bing showing good submission defense here.
Bing is trying to stand back up.

Bing is trying to shake Pollock off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Pollock won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Pollock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bing circles away.
Bing digs a good body shot into Pollock's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bing tries to bum rush Pollock with a series of wild strikes but Pollock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pollock dives in and grabs Bing's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bing pushes down on Pollock's head and hops out.

Pollock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bing napping and manages to drive through into side control!
An elbow from Pollock crashes against the mat.
Pollock works to advance to full mount. Bing defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pollock looking to control but Bing is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bing wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pollock lands a big shot there that rocks Bing but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pollock misses with a head shot.
Bing is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollock landing punches.
Bing really wants to buck Pollock off and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Pollock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pollock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Pollock!