PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrewt Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whyte
vs
Griffin

196 cm
26
250 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

193 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Outkast Clothing Line

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Forrewt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte tries to clinch up.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whyte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Whyte gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Whyte is controlling him well.
Whyte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whyte stops Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Whyte content to control rather than advance.

Whyte is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffin sees it coming and defends easily.
Whyte thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Griffin is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to escape back to his feet but Whyte uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Whyte controls the position.

Whyte decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Griffin with a poor takedown

and Whyte counters by clinching up.
Frank Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrewt Griffin.
Whyte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffin looks gassed!
Whyte gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Whyte gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Whyte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whyte is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte is standing up over Griffin. Griffin looks to escape but Whyte dives into side control.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.

Whyte decides to stand back up. Whyte steps back and let's Griffin get back to his feet.

Whyte clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Griffin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whyte gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.

Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Whyte gets a clinch.

Whyte manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whyte wants to clinch.
Griffin shoots in but Whyte avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Whyte rushes Griffin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Whyte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Griffin shoots and misses

and Whyte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whyte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Whyte has picked Griffin up - he's going for a ride! Whyte dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Whyte working Griffin over with strikes.
Griffin is trying to escape back to his feet but Whyte uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Griffin tries to escape but Whyte is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte cracks Griffin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whyte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Griffin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Whyte scoring with punches and elbows.
Whyte working the head and body with strikes.

Whyte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.

Whyte thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griffin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Whyte has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Whyte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Whyte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Griffin is pushing Whyte's head away, looking to escape. Whyte manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Whyte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whyte counters with a three punch combo that has Griffin backing up. Griffin nods at Whyte to acknowledge the strikes.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Whyte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frank Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrewt Griffin.
Whyte is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a good low kick that Griffin was not able to check.

Whyte shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Whyte lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whyte has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whyte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whyte is defended easily by Griffin.
Whyte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Forrewt Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Whyte fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Griffin to the ground. Whyte is now in Griffin's guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Whyte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whyte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but Whyte is having none of it.
Whyte keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Whyte wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Whyte won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Whyte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte scoring with some ground and pound.
Whyte trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Whyte isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffin can't keep his opponent in guard - Whyte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Whyte decides to stand and escape the position.

Whyte rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.

Griffin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Griffin is trying to work for a kimura but Whyte is defending well.

Griffin is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Griffin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Whyte is just riding it out for now. Griffin eventually gives up the hold.

Griffin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whyte doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Griffin.
Whyte works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griffin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Whyte looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Whyte looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Whyte!
Whyte happy to just control the position for now.
Griffin tries to escape but Whyte is in control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whyte landing strikes.

Griffin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Whyte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin tries to score a body lock takedown but Whyte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Whyte dominated that second round.
That's time! Whyte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Whyte rushes Griffin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Griffin can't get the takedown.
Whyte working Griffin over with knees to the body.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whyte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frank Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrewt Griffin.
Whyte gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.

Whyte gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Whyte is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffin sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte wants to pass to mount but Griffin is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whyte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griffin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whyte.
Griffin tries to kick Whyte off but Whyte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Whyte 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.
Griffin is trying to stand.
Whyte passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Griffin!

Whyte is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Griffin is surviving well by controlling Whyte's body position as best he can.
Whyte dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Griffin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Whyte with a couple of short strikes.
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 is trying to stand.

Griffin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Whyte.
Whyte with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Whyte with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Whyte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whyte breaks from Griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffin somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?

Griffin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whyte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Whyte prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.

Whyte stands up from Griffin's guard - Whyte perhaps looking for a knockout.
Whyte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Whyte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Whyte stands up from half guard.

Whyte gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Whyte - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Griffin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whyte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whyte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Whyte manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Griffin on his heels. He'll look to pass Griffin's guard now, I'm sure.
Whyte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whyte wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.

Whyte decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whyte shoots in but no luck this time.
Forrewt Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Whyte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whyte tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whyte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Whyte!