PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gryphen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tompkins comes to the cage accompanied by Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill. Gryphen has chosen Tubthumping as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tompkins
vs
Gryphen

215 cm
34
277 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

191 cm
27
216 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Gryphen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tompkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gryphen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gryphen misses the jab.
Gryphen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Gryphen.
Gryphen throws a leg kick which misses Tompkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Tompkins tries to avoid it.
Tompkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tompkins throws a looping overhand right but Gryphen ducks down to avoid it.
Tompkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tompkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gryphen can pounce on him.
Tompkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Tompkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gryphen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gryphen tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Tompkins.
Tompkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Gryphen's head.

It looks like Forrest Gryphen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tompkins throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gryphen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gryphen.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tompkins avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gryphen landing knees to the body.
Tompkins tries to circle away but Gryphen has him pinned against the cage.

Tompkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gryphen clinches with his opponent.
Gryphen misses with an elbow strike.
Gryphen missing with knees to the body.
Gryphen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Tompkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Gryphen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steve Tompkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gryphen tries to clinch up.
Tompkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tompkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Gryphen throws a leg kick which misses Tompkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Tompkins tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tompkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gryphen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gryphen throws a right hand that Tompkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Tompkins also avoids with ease.
Tompkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gryphen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tompkins tests Gryphen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tompkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gryphen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gryphen connects with a solid leg kick.
Gryphen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tompkins's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins throws a shot from downtown. Gryphen moves away and avoids it.
Tompkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gryphen.
Gryphen walks into a left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gryphen.
A low kick from Tompkins is predictable there

and Gryphen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gryphen.
Tompkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gryphen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tompkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Tompkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tompkins tries to throw a body punch but Gryphen avoids it by throwing Tompkins back against the cage.
Tompkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tompkins managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Tompkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gryphen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Tompkins has had enough of the clinch but Gryphen keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Tompkins avoids the damage to the body.
Gryphen throws an elbow that misses.
Tompkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Gryphen won't allow it.
Tompkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gryphen tries a knee to the head but Tompkins blocks it.
Tompkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gryphen's elbow.
Tompkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gryphen prevents Tompkins from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gryphen has Tompkins pressed against the cage, preventing Tompkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tompkins avoids the elbow strike from Gryphen, against the cage.
Gryphen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tompkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gryphen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gryphen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tompkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gryphen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tompkins is defending well for now.
Gryphen tries a knee to the head but Tompkins blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Forrest Gryphen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gryphen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gryphen, right into the meat.
Tompkins throws a right hand that Gryphen ducks under and follows up with a left that Gryphen also avoids with ease.
Tompkins moves out of range as Gryphen strikes.
Gryphen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forrest Gryphen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tompkins misses with an uppercut. Gryphen saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tompkins. Gryphen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tompkins tries to land a leg kick but Gryphen saw it coming and moves away.
Gryphen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gryphen.
Gryphen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gryphen dodges the punch combination from Tompkins.
Tompkins throws a hook but Gryphen blocks it.
Tompkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen connects with a leg kick. Tompkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gryphen lands a jab.
Gryphen dodges the punch combination from Tompkins.
Tompkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gryphen. Gryphen obviously looking to wear him down.
Tompkins looks to land a right hand but Gryphen moved out of range.
Tompkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Tompkins. Those never looked like landing.
Gryphen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gryphen.
Tompkins lands a nice shot that snaps Gryphen's head back.
Steve Tompkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tompkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gryphen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gryphen connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins ducks under a wild hook from Gryphen.
Gryphen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tompkins throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gryphen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gryphen.
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!
Tompkins working hard to break the clinch.
Gryphen prevents Tompkins from breaking the clinch.
Tompkins is trying to break free.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the head but Tompkins blocks with his arms.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gryphen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gryphen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Tompkins avoids the damage to the body.
Gryphen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tompkins.
Tompkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tompkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Gryphen has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tompkins working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Gryphen has double underhooks.

Tompkins manages to break the clinch.
Tompkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tompkins misses with a left hand

and Gryphen counters by clinching up.
Gryphen scores a nice knee to the body.
Gryphen keeps control of Tompkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tompkins has had enough of the clinch but Gryphen keeps him there for the moment.
Gryphen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tompkins's face.
Gryphen crunches a lovely knee into Tompkins's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gryphen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gryphen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tompkins looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tompkins tries to break the clinch but Gryphen is controlling the position.
Tompkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tompkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gryphen lands a hook that snaps the head of Tompkins backwards.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the head but Tompkins blocks with his arms.
Gryphen throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Tompkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tompkins misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tompkins stuns Gryphen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tompkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Tompkins misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Gryphen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gryphen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tompkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tompkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gryphen manages to avoid it.
A jab from Tompkins misses.
Gryphen throws a head kick that misses.
Tompkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gryphen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gryphen.
Tompkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gryphen is looking to slow Tompkins down with leg kicks.
Gryphen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tompkins. That did some damage!
Gryphen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tompkins to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tompkins throws a shot to the body.
Tompkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gryphen throws a leg kick which misses Tompkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Tompkins tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gryphen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gryphen throws a leg kick which misses Tompkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Tompkins tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Gryphen.
Gryphen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tompkins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gryphen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tompkins.
Gryphen connects with an inside leg kick.
Gryphen thumps Tompkins with a low kick.
Gryphen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tompkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gryphen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Tompkins looks to throw the jab but Gryphen is out of range.
Gryphen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tompkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gryphen.
Gryphen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gryphen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gryphen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gryphen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tompkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gryphen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gryphen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gryphen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gryphen moves away from the strike by Tompkins.
Tompkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Gryphen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tompkins misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins throws a lazy body kick

and Gryphen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gryphen lands a knee to the body.
Tompkins is trying to break the clinch but Gryphen has him pressed against the cage.
Tompkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Gryphen.
Gryphen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tompkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Tompkins wants to break free but Gryphen has control.

Tompkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tompkins misses with a kick to the body.
Gryphen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gryphen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tompkins misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tompkins.
Tompkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gryphen.
A good leg kick by Gryphen.
Tompkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gryphen wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Gryphen.
Forrest Gryphen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gryphen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gryphen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gryphen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tompkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steve Tompkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gryphen throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Gryphen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gryphen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Gryphen!
Forrest Gryphen very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.