PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Hornitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Hornitos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hornitos
vs
Griffin

188 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Hornitos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Griffin gets caught flat footed, as Hornitos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hornitos won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hornitos is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hornitos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hornitos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hornitos throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hornitos trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Hornitos with a flurry of punches that miss.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hornitos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but Hornitos is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornitos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hornitos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hornitos throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Hornitos looking to pass the guard.
Hornitos throws and elbow that misses. Griffin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hornitos's guard. Nice move by Griffin!

Griffin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffin throws a right hand that Hornitos ducks under and follows up with a left that Hornitos also avoids with ease.

Hornitos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Griffin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hornitos wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
Griffin pushes Hornitos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hornitos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hornitos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hornitos working the head with strikes.
Griffin is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Hornitos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Griffin looks gassed!
Griffin parries the strikes from Hornitos easily there. Hornitos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Griffin to escape.
Griffin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hornitos.
Griffin dodges the ground and pound from Hornitos.
Hornitos is putting a hurting on Griffin here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to control Hornitos's posture but Hornitos avoids it.
Hornitos is trying to ground and pound but Griffin uses the momentary lack of control by Hornitos to regain half guard.
Hornitos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hornitos winds up and cracks Griffin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hornitos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griffin defending well though.
Hornitos lands with a punch from half guard.
Hornitos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griffin's head.
Griffin is looking to escape.
Hornitos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornitos is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hornitos thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Hornitos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hornitos stalling away here and it's allowed Griffin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hornitos postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Hornitos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hornitos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Hornitos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hornitos throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.

Hornitos has Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Hornitos prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Hornitos can't get the takedown.
Hornitos tries for a takedown but Griffin manages to get underhooks.
Griffin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Hornitos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from Hornitos.
Hornitos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Hornitos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Griffin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hornitos can't get the takedown.
Hornitos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Griffin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hornitos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Griffin pushes Hornitos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hornitos misses with some punches.
Hornitos is working for takedown but Griffin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Griffin scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornitos looking for a takedown.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin wants to get back to striking at distance but Hornitos won't allow it.
Griffin taking a breather.
Hornitos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffin has Hornitos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hornitos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Griffin has picked Hornitos up - he's going for a ride! Griffin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Griffin is looking to take a break and control but Hornitos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hornitos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hornitos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hornitos tries to get out of the position.
Hornitos is trying to get back to full guard.
Hornitos is working hard here to advance position.
Hornitos trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornitos tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Hornitos tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornitos avoids a punch combination nicely.

Griffin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hornitos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hornitos.
Hornitos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornitos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hornitos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hornitos throwing strikes but missing.
Hornitos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hornitos scoring with some ground and pound.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Hornitos isn't so interested in that idea.
Hornitos chips away with some ground and pound.
Hornitos won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Hornitos from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornitos thows a big elbow that misses.
Hornitos throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hornitos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hornitos thows a big elbow that misses.

Griffin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Hornitos tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hornitos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hornitos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Julio Hornitos will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hornitos tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Hornitos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffin.

Hornitos clinches with his opponent.

Hornitos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hornitos manages to end up in side control.
Hornitos grinds an elbow into Griffin's temple.
Griffin tries to escape but Hornitos is in control.
Hornitos grinds an elbow into Griffin's temple.
Hornitos grinds an elbow into Griffin's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hornitos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Griffin is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Hornitos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hornitos landing strikes.
Hornitos scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornitos trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Hornitos working the head and body with strikes.
Hornitos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hornitos working the ground and pound but Griffin is defending the strikes.
Hornitos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hornitos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Hornitos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hornitos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hornitos working the strikes but Griffin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornitos thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Griffin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hornitos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hornitos.
Hornitos thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Griffin to regain full guard.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hornitos.
Hornitos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hornitos postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hornitos chips away with some ground and pound.
Hornitos is working Griffin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornitos throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.

Hornitos pushes Griffin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Hornitos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hornitos misses with a head shot. Griffin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Griffin has momentary wrist control but Hornitos slips an elbow through the middle.
Julio Hornitos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornitos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Hornitos from controlling successfully.
Hornitos throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Hornitos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hornitos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Hornitos!