PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Heyward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman Heyward looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Heyward
vs
Griffin

187 cm
20
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herman Heyward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin clinches up against the cage.

Griffin breaks the clinch.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Griffin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Griffin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Heyward is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Heyward sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heyward circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin throws a right hand that Heyward ducks under and follows up with a left that Heyward also avoids with ease.
Heyward misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Heyward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heyward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heyward scores with a three punch combo!
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heyward counters with a one-two to the body.
Heyward circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Heyward counter with a right hand.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Herman Heyward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heyward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Heyward is avoiding it.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body
and Heyward counters with a body kick that stops Griffin in his tracks momentarily.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heyward misses with a double jab

so Griffin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Heyward is breathing heavily.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Heyward keeps moving.

Griffin stands up from Heyward's guard - Griffin perhaps looking for a knockout.

Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Heyward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Griffin fails to land.
Heyward goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffin prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Heyward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin gets underhooks to prevent Heyward's takedown attempt.
Griffin landing knees to the head.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a body punch
and Heyward counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heyward misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herman Heyward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Griffin has Heyward up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Heyward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Heyward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heyward misses with a double jab.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heyward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heyward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Heyward looks to land a combination. Griffin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Heyward misses with a two punch combination.
Heyward throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin lands a jab to Heyward's midsection.
Griffin throws a head kick but Heyward moves out of range.
Griffin clinches but Heyward breaks the clinch
and Heyward counters with a left and a right that stings Griffin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heyward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heyward misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Heyward saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Griffin clinches.
Griffin pushes off an throws an elbow but Heyward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Heyward looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heyward doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Heyward keeps it at a distance.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heyward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Heyward.
Heyward throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Heyward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heyward blocks a head kick by Griffin.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heyward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griffin drops his hands momentarily and Heyward takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griffin lands with a kick to the temple. Heyward shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Heyward throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Griffin moves into the clinch.
Heyward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heyward can't break the clinch.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Heyward has double underhooks.
Heyward trying to stall but Griffin improves his position.
Heyward can't break the clinch.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heyward misses with a double jab.
Heyward lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heyward throws a head kick that misses.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heyward.
Heyward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heyward misses with a wild combination.
Heyward lands a jab-cross combination.
Heyward misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Griffin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heyward looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
Heyward circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heyward throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heyward counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griffin's knee momentarily.
Heyward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heyward throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Heyward circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Heyward.
Heyward scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyward falls off balance throwing a combination

and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch.

Griffin breaks the clinch.
Heyward goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Herman Heyward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heyward misses with a wild combination.

Griffin closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heyward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Herman Heyward is winning the standup battle so far.
Heyward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heyward counters with a body kick that stops Griffin in his tracks momentarily.
Heyward slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Heyward misses with a two punch combination.
Heyward misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heyward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heyward tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heyward avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Heyward throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Heyward throws a half hearted mid kick.

Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Heyward in a clinch.
Heyward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heyward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heyward keeps the fight on the outside.
Heyward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Griffin tries to clinch but Heyward is having none of it.
Heyward throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyward throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heyward paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heyward connects with a high kick.
Griffin throws a lazy head kick
and Heyward counters with a nice body shot.
Heyward throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Heyward lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin tries to move into range but Heyward moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heyward misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Griffin throws the left hand but Heyward avoids the punch easily.
Griffin misses with a double jab
and Heyward counters with a nice uppercut.
Heyward lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
Heyward throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heyward throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heyward goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but Heyward moved out of range.
A combination from Heyward does no damage.
Heyward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
A punch combination from Heyward misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heyward works over Griffin's head and body with a nice combination.
Heyward throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Heyward throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heyward lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Heyward does no damage.
Griffin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Heyward moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Heyward.

Griffin clinches up against the cage.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.

Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Griffin.
Nice body punch from Griffin.

Griffin has clasped his hands together around Heyward's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Griffin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Heyward taking a bit of punishment here - Griffin scoring with strikes.
Heyward taking punishment in the form of punches.
Griffin is putting a hurting on Heyward here, landing some big shots from side control.
Heyward is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Heyward is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Heyward down.
Oh Heyward is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin scoring with punches and elbows.
Heyward taking punishment in the form of punches.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Griffin lands some shots froms side control.
Griffin scoring with punches from side control.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Griffin scoring with punches from side control.
Griffin cracks Heyward with a big right hand but Heyward just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Griffin grinds an elbow into Heyward's temple.
Griffin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Heyward will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heyward takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Griffin cracks Heyward with a big elbow.
Heyward is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A head kick misses from Heyward.
Heyward seems to have got his legs back now.
Heyward lands a two punch combo.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heyward misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Heyward, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heyward throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with Heyward, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes Heyward against the cage but Heyward circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heyward scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Heyward dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Heyward looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Griffin swinging wilding here.
Heyward throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Heyward slips a straight right by Griffin.
Heyward lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heyward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.

Griffin gets a clinch.
Heyward is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
Griffin pushes off an throws an elbow but Heyward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Griffin throws a head kick but Heyward moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyward throws a head kick that misses

and Griffin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Griffin breaks the clinch.
Heyward swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.

Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Heyward keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Heyward misses.
Nice sprawl there from Heyward as Griffin shoots in.
Heyward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Heyward does no damage.
Heyward scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Heyward displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heyward throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Heyward misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin misses with a double jab
and Heyward counters with a three punch combo that has Griffin backing up. Griffin nods at Heyward to acknowledge the strikes.
Griffin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Heyward.
Heyward lands a head kick. Griffin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyward swinging wilding here.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Heyward is avoiding it.
Heyward lands a two punch combo.
Heyward throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Heyward throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Heyward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heyward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heyward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin tries to clinch up
and Heyward counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Griffin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Heyward staying out of range there.
Heyward misses with a wild combination.
Heyward ducks right into an uppercut from Griffin.
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!
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heyward tries to avoid it but Griffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heyward to the ground. Heyward escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Herman Heyward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Griffin.
Nice body punch from Heyward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Heyward blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heyward throws a nice head kick!
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
Heyward staying out of range there.
Heyward tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Heyward throws a left and a right that both miss

and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Heyward taking some punishment here, with Griffin in his half guard.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin stops Heyward from getting back to his feet.
Heyward is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Griffin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heyward with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heyward is staying active underneath Griffin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Griffin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Griffin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Griffin working Heyward over with strikes here.
Herman Heyward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin looking to finish Heyward with some ground and pound. This is bad for Heyward!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin lands a heavy elbow.
Heyward throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Heyward is trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

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