PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew White told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Griswold
vs
White

178 cm
28
147 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

174 cm
24
154 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew White!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Griswold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
White with a jab.
White misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Griswold tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
White lands with a cross.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griswold checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griswold throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Griswold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Griswold tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Matthew White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griswold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
That kick from Griswold tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griswold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griswold. White shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griswold dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
Griswold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
Griswold wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griswold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griswold throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Griswold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Griswold.
Griswold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griswold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Griswold looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Griswold scores with a nice right hand.
White scores with a nice head shot.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griswold.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griswold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griswold moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Griswold throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griswold misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
Griswold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griswold blocks the body kick.
Griswold throws a leg kick
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griswold thinking.
Griswold tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White lands a nice hook to Griswold's body. Griswold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griswold with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from White.
Griswold works the jab nicely.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griswold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White slips a straight right by Griswold.
Griswold checks a low kick from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Griswold finds it's target.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griswold throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White misses with a low kick as Griswold jumps back.
White misses with a body shot.
Griswold throws a head kick that misses.

Griswold clinches with his opponent.
White is looking to control Griswold's arms but Griswold gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the ropes.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White takes a shot to the head.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griswold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griswold backwards.
White avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
White misses with a body punch.
White blocks an uppercut.
White lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griswold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White avoids the elbow strike from Griswold, against the ropes.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griswold gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griswold works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Griswold lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griswold.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White tries to land a leg kick but Griswold saw it coming and moves away.
White misses with a left hand
and Griswold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Griswold pushes White away with a front kick.
White cracks a nice hook into Griswold's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griswold.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griswold. Griswold obviously looking to wear him down.
White misses with a low kick.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griswold throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Griswold throws a hook but White blocks it.
Griswold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White misses with a looping left.
White throws a push kick but Griswold slaps the foot to one side.
Griswold throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White moves away from the strike by Griswold.
White misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Griswold thumps White with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griswold manages to avoid it.
Griswold throws a body kick that misses.
Griswold's corner calls for a 1-2. Griswold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Griswold slips a straight right by White.
Griswold throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Griswold misses.
Griswold throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griswold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griswold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Griswold tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griswold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griswold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Griswold. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White looks for the body kick but Griswold saw that one coming.
White connects with the punch.
Griswold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White misses with an uppercut
and Griswold counters with a straight right hand.
Matthew White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Griswold coming out on top.
A leg kick checked by White.
A left lands for Griswold.
White slips under a jab.
White throws a solid leg kick but Griswold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griswold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White throws a jab when Griswold was well out of range.
White misses with a low kick.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White throws the left hand but Griswold avoids the punch easily.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griswold scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White thows a leg kick but Griswold checks it
and Griswold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Griswold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Griswold.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griswold.
White slips under a jab from Griswold.
White throws a low kick, looking for Griswold's leg but Griswold calmly moves out of range.
Griswold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Griswold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A leg kick checked by Griswold.
Griswold misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Griswold chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griswold missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griswold swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griswold moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Griswold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griswold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griswold with a hook.
Griswold misses with a straight left.
White misses with a body shot.
Griswold misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White tries to score with a low kick but Griswold moves his leg out of the way.
Griswold loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griswold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Griswold misses with a head kick.
Griswold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some bone on bone action there as Griswold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Griswold is predictable there
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from White.
Griswold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White delivers a nice body kick.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griswold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White slips under a jab from Griswold.
Griswold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griswold avoids a kick to the body.
White thows a leg kick but Griswold checks it
and Griswold counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Griswold throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
Griswold tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
A cross from White lands.
White lunges at Griswold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griswold's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Griswold down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griswold lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids a kick to the body.
Griswold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griswold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Griswold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White misses with a low kick.
Griswold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Griswold lands with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from White
and Griswold counters with a left to the body.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griswold.
Griswold misses with an uppercut.
Griswold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griswold looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Griswold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Griswold rushes White and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Griswold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White manages to break the clinch.
White throws a shot from downtown. Griswold moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griswold. That's going to slow White down.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Griswold throws a nice head kick!
Griswold checks a low kick from White.
White throws a low kick but Griswold moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Griswold.
A leg kick checked by White.
Griswold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griswold ducks under a wild hook from White.
Griswold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Griswold's shoulder, as Griswold tries to avoid the shot.
Griswold throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold slips a jab from White.
Griswold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griswold under the eye.
Griswold is looking to chop away at White's legs.
Griswold throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White misses with a body kick.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Griswold throws a head kick that misses.
Griswold tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Griswold.
Griswold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White throws out a powerful jab.
White scores with a leg kick.
Griswold explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Griswold blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
White connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griswold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griswold is looking to score with low kicks.
Griswold cracks the inside of White's front leg.
White throws a leg kick but Griswold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White misses with a hook. Griswold ducked under it nicely.
White lands a head kick. Griswold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griswold lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Griswold sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griswold throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White tries to land a front kick but Griswold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Matthew White just about did enough to take it.
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.

White moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Griswold lands but White takes it in his stride.
Griswold moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Griswold misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Griswold's shoulder, as Griswold tries to avoid the shot.
White loads up on a big right hand but Griswold slips the punch.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griswold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
White throws a wild body kick that Griswold sees coming a mile off.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White slips under a jab from Griswold.
Griswold fails with an attempt to clinch.
White throws a head kick but Griswold moves out of range.
White wants to slow Griswold down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Griswold misses the target.
Griswold misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
White lets loose with a powerful body kick. Griswold will feel that in the morning.
Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griswold fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
Griswold gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griswold.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griswold.
White throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griswold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White swings for the body but Griswold moves out of range.
Griswold throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griswold can pounce on him.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Griswold catches White right on the button with a cross.
Griswold lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Griswold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White cracks the inside of Griswold's front leg.
Griswold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griswold.
Griswold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White jabs Griswold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griswold.
Griswold looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Griswold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griswold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White moves out of range as Griswold strikes.
That kick from Griswold tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Griswold crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from White - the referee stops the clock and Griswold gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says White. Griswold manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
White defending well as Griswold loads up on a big left hand.
Griswold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griswold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Griswold with a hook.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griswold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griswold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griswold scores with a push kick.
White throws a leg kick which misses Griswold's front leg but catches the back leg as Griswold tries to avoid it.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griswold.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griswold.
White scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a low kick.
Griswold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griswold just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
Griswold looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Griswold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Griswold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griswold is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Griswold counters with a thumping low kick.
Griswold with a hook.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griswold was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Clark Griswold will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Griswold throws a head kick that half lands.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Griswold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White moves forwards but Griswold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Griswold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Griswold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White checks a leg kick.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griswold looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Griswold tries to clinch up.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griswold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griswold.
A low kick from Griswold is predictable there
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griswold moves out of range as White throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Griswold counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griswold lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
White slips under a jab from Griswold.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White blocks a leg kick.
White scores with a hook to the body. Griswold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White is looking to slow Griswold down with leg kicks.
Griswold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White avoids the head kick by Griswold.
Griswold scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griswold misses with a low kick.
White connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold scores with a kick to the body.
White needs to keep his hands up - Griswold had a free shot at his head there.
White fakes the leg kick and cracks Griswold in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griswold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White wants to slow Griswold down by chopping away at his legs.
Griswold throws a low kick but White avoids it.
Griswold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griswold lets loose with a powerful body kick. White will feel that in the morning.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by White.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White tries to land a leg kick but Griswold saw it coming and moves away.
Griswold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a low kick but Griswold avoids it.
White tries to work over Griswold's front leg with a kick but Griswold checks it.
Crunch! White slams his shin into Griswold's torso.
White avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
Griswold throws a low kick but White moves out of range easily.
Griswold throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Griswold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
A lazy body kick from White
and Griswold counters with a slapping leg kick.
White throws a body punch but Griswold moves out of range.
Griswold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
A jab from White misses.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Griswold counters with an inside leg kick.
Griswold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griswold scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griswold tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
Griswold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griswold looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
Nice shot by White.
White loads up on a big right hand but Griswold slips the punch.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griswold. Griswold obviously looking to wear him down.
White checks a leg kick.
Griswold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White throws a big shot that misses.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griswold counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griswold tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Griswold throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griswold's calf.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griswold's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew White.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew White!