PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Timmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen "Don't Waste My Time" by Jim Johnston as his entrance music. Marlon Griffin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Timmer
vs
Griffin

167 cm
19
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
26
135 lbs
0 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Timmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marlon Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmer scores with a hook.

Timmer gets a clinch.
Timmer wants to break free but Griffin has control.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Timmer breaks the clinch.

Timmer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Timmer is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Timmer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Timmer manages to break the clinch.

Timmer closes the distance and pushes Griffin back into the cage.
Griffin keeps control of Timmer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Timmer breaks from the clinch.
Timmer throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Timmer tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Timmer.
Timmer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griffin's head.
Some wild striking there from Timmer.
Timmer misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - Timmer circles away.
Timmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffin rushes Timmer and presses him up against the cage.
Timmer taking a breather.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Timmer has him pressed against the cage.
Timmer keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffin.
Griffin looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Timmer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Timmer tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Timmer's efforts to push away.
Timmer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Timmer tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Griffin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Timmer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Timmer fails with the takedown.

Griffin closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Timmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Griffin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Timmer moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Timmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timmer connects with an inside leg kick.
Timmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin stalks Timmer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Timmer's face. Timmer staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Griffin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Timmer on his heels. He'll look to pass Timmer's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Timmer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Timmer is working an open guard so Griffin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmer misses with a jab, cross combination.

Griffin pushes Timmer up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin pushes Timmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Timmer breaks the clinch.
Timmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Timmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Timmer.
Griffin wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmer won't allow it.

Timmer breaks from the clinch.
Timmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Timmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Griffin looking to score a takedown here. Timmer is defending well but Griffin drives through and ends up in Timmer's guard.

Griffin gets to his feet - Timmer follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin tries to clinch up but Timmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Timmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Timmer dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Timmer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.

Griffin moves into the clinch.
Timmer is trying to force a seperation but Griffin has the dominant position.

Timmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Timmer.

Griffin forces Timmer back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin with a nice cross.
Timmer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marlon Griffin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Timmer tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Marlon Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Timmer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Timmer has managed to clinch.
Griffin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Timmer wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffin won't allow it.
Griffin wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmer won't allow it.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Timmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Timmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Griffin trying to control but Timmer is working from the bottom.
Timmer wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marlon Griffin.
Timmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Timmer persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Timmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Griffin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Timmer!
Griffin prevents Timmer from escaping the position.

Griffin decides to stand back up. Griffin steps back and let's Timmer get back to his feet.
Kyle Timmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Timmer.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmer tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.

Griffin gets tackled into the cage by Timmer. Timmer maintains the clinch.

Timmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Griffin clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Timmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Timmer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Griffin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Griffin stands up and waves to Timmer to follow him.
Timmer throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmer throws a right and a left that both miss.

Timmer tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Timmer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Timmer is trying to break free.
Timmer tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timmer works over Griffin's head and body with a nice combination.
Timmer tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Timmer tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Timmer has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Timmer has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Timmer is avoiding it.

Griffin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Timmer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Timmer being controlled here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marlon Griffin.

Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Griffin showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Timmer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Griffin looks to move to half guard but instead Timmer has passed into mount! Damn!

Timmer stands up from mount. Strange move.
Timmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timmer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Timmer tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Timmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Timmer tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmer wants to clinch.
Timmer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Timmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Timmer sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Timmer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Timmer circles away.
Timmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Griffin forces Timmer back against the cage and clinches.
Timmer is trying to push Griffin away but Griffin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Griffin prevents Timmer from breaking the clinch.

Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Timmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Timmer.
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kyle Timmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Griffin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Timmer, as that shot connected.
Timmer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin shoots in but Timmer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Timmer.
Timmer lands with a kick to the temple. Griffin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Timmer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Timmer misses.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Timmer connects with a looping right hand.
Timmer tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timmer tries to clinch up.
Timmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Timmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Timmer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Griffin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Griffin stops Timmer from standing up.
Marlon Griffin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marlon Griffin.
Timmer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Kyle Timmer is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kyle Timmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Timmer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Griffin!
A determined Marlon Griffin didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!