PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karch Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noah Puckerman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Griffin
vs
Puckerman

190 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karch Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puckerman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Puckerman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puckerman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puckerman is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Puckerman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karch Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puckerman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puckerman swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin fails with the takedown
and Puckerman counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffin fails with the takedown
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puckerman. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puckerman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffin shoots in but Puckerman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puckerman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Puckerman feints and then cracks Griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffin down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Griffin is breathing heavily.

Griffin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Puckerman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Griffin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Puckerman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Griffin has Puckerman in his guard.
Puckerman controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Puckerman stands up from Griffin's guard - Puckerman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Griffin misses with a takedown
and Puckerman counters with a head kick. That will keep Griffin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Griffin fails with the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puckerman tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Griffin shoots and misses
and Puckerman counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puckerman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puckerman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffin misses with a takedown
and Puckerman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Puckerman cracks Griffin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Karch Griffin has been cut.
Griffin shoots in but Puckerman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karch Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Puckerman finds it's way through Griffin's defenses.
Puckerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Noah Puckerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puckerman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puckerman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puckerman.
Noah Puckerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puckerman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Puckerman throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
Puckerman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick by Puckerman misses

and Griffin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Puckerman!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman is working to get back to half guard.

Griffin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Puckerman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Puckerman!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puckerman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.

Puckerman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Puckerman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Puckerman controls the pace.

Noah Puckerman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Griffin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puckerman. Puckerman obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puckerman.
Griffin moves forwards but Puckerman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puckerman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
Puckerman misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puckerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Puckerman leaves Griffin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Noah Puckerman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puckerman.
Puckerman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puckerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin shoots and misses
and Puckerman counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karch Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Puckerman misses.
Griffin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Puckerman.
Griffin shoots and misses
and Puckerman counters with a low kick, right behind Griffin 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin shoots and misses
and Puckerman counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Griffin with that takedown attempt.
Puckerman is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Puckerman misses with a looping left.
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puckerman counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griffin's head.
Puckerman misses with a hook.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puckerman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Griffin eats them both and turns towards Puckerman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puckerman lands a body shot.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Puckerman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karch Griffin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puckerman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puckerman's waist but Puckerman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puckerman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puckerman misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin with a poor takedown
and Puckerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karch Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puckerman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puckerman cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
Puckerman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Puckerman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puckerman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puckerman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Puckerman!
Puckerman connects with a solid leg kick.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puckerman lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puckerman.
Puckerman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griffin's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puckerman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Puckerman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffin off the cage and back into rage.
Griffin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Puckerman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puckerman scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puckerman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Puckerman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Karch Griffin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Griffin walks into a straight right hand from Puckerman.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puckerman avoids it really well and circles away.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puckerman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puckerman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griffin.
Puckerman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puckerman. Puckerman obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Puckerman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Puckerman swinging wildly here.
Puckerman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Puckerman's corner calls for a 1-2. Puckerman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Puckerman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karch Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puckerman lunges at Griffin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griffin's hand.
Puckerman misses with the body kick

and Griffin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Puckerman!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Griffin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Puckerman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Puckerman!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puckerman forces his way into half guard.
Griffin tries to roll over but Puckerman keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Griffin gets back to full guard.
Puckerman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Griffin looking to control.

Puckerman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Griffin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puckerman has managed to get both his arms back between Griffin's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Puckerman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Puckerman controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Griffin is looking for a triangle but Puckerman pushes his legs off easily.
Puckerman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Puckerman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puckerman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 43:50
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 43:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Puckerman!
Noah Puckerman is the new light heavyweight champion!