PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Stefaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Karl Stefaniak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stefaniak
vs
Griffin

185 cm
28
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
34
213 lbs
23 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Stefaniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefaniak lands with a nice combination. Griffin backs away looking to recover.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Griffin - that will leave a mark!
Stefaniak scores with a punch to the head.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefaniak looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Stefaniak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Griffin both land. Nice combination.
Griffin looks to land a combination. Stefaniak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Griffin cracks Stefaniak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Stefaniak cracks Griffin with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak takes one to the chin there.
Griffin tries to bum rush Stefaniak with a series of wild strikes but Stefaniak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stefaniak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Forrest Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin throws a hook but Stefaniak avoids it easily.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Stefaniak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stefaniak goes for a double leg but Griffin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffin continues to drive forward.
Knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin tries a body shot but Stefaniak blocks it.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stefaniak backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Stefaniak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stefaniak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stefaniak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Stefaniak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stefaniak avoids a wild elbow strike from Griffin.
Stefaniak throws an elbow but it misses.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Stefaniak avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Stefaniak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefaniak works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stefaniak tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stefaniak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Stefaniak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Griffin looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Stefaniak wants a takedown.
Stefaniak misses with some punches.

Stefaniak lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stefaniak is thwarting Griffin's attempts to control the position.
Stefaniak stops Griffin from getting back to his feet.

Stefaniak escapes and gets back to his feet.
Griffin wants to land a leg kick but Stefaniak is out of range.
Griffin is looking to slow Stefaniak down with leg kicks.
Griffin is looking to chop away at Stefaniak's legs.
Forrest Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stefaniak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffin punishes Stefaniak's body with a nice straight punch.
Stefaniak fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Stefaniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefaniak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Stefaniak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Griffin scores with a four punch combination!
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Stefaniak ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Griffin.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Griffin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stefaniak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stefaniak throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Karl Stefaniak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffin as he connects with a hook.
Stefaniak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin scores with a nice head shot.
Stefaniak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin takes a swing at Stefaniak's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Stefaniak misses its intended target.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefaniak misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffin scores with a jab. Stefaniak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Stefaniak is looking to clinch.
Griffin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Griffin.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Griffin swings for the body but Stefaniak moves out of range.
Forrest Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin tries to bum rush Stefaniak with a series of wild strikes but Stefaniak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin looks to land a combination. Stefaniak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin thuds a left hand into Stefaniak's body.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stefaniak throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffin off the cage and back into range.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Stefaniak down.
Stefaniak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefaniak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Stefaniak takes one on the button.
Stefaniak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stefaniak throws a leg kick but Griffin moved away.
Stefaniak tries to move into range but Griffin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Griffin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffin.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Stefaniak moves out of range.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stefaniak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stefaniak.
Stefaniak throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stefaniak misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stefaniak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Stefaniak avoids it well.
Stefaniak misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Stefaniak moves into the clinch.
Stefaniak tries to land a knee to the head but Griffin blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Stefaniak down.
Stefaniak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Griffin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stefaniak on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Stefaniak.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stefaniak backs up against the cage.
Stefaniak tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Stefaniak's head.
Griffin scores with a one two! Stefaniak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefaniak takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stefaniak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Griffin lands a glancing blow to the side of Stefaniak's head.
Stefaniak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Stefaniak throws a front kick aimed at Griffin's knee but Griffin avoids it well.
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Stefaniak's defenses.

Stefaniak is rocked!
Stefaniak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oh Stefaniak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin tries to bum rush Stefaniak with a series of wild strikes but Stefaniak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
and Griffin counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Stefaniak! He's just covering up as Griffin starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Griffin!
Forrest Griffin took some time post fight to say the following; 'Do you quack? Do you quak like a duck when you suck!!! Hey after party at my place- I need a blow job!!! Gina!! I know your out there come on baby!!!!'.