PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Griffith (ranked 2542 p4p, 104 weight class) and Aulis Homelius (ranked 1596 p4p, 28 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Griffith
vs
Homelius

225 cm
26
265 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

181 cm
23
196 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

RESISTANCE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aulis Homelius!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Homelius tries to counter it with a takedown but Griffith pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses.

Griffith gets a clinch.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Homelius can't break the clinch.
Griffith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Homelius's elbow.
Griffith lands an uppercut.
Griffith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Griffith.
Griffith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Homelius wants to take the fight to the mat but Griffith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith is struggling to control the position.
Homelius is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griffith is defending well.
Anthony Griffith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aulis Homelius.
Griffith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Homelius wants the takedown. Griffith is fighting it off but Homelius persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Griffith's guard against the cage.
Griffith keeping moving, preventing Homelius from controlling successfully.
Griffith is pulling down on Homelius's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homelius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith pulls Homelius in close to prevent any damage.
Homelius wants to control from the top but Griffith keeps moving.
Griffith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Homelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Homelius fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith tries a head kick but it misses.

Homelius changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Griffith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Homelius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffith keeps working.
Griffith wants to get back to his feet.
Homelius misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Homelius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Homelius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Griffith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homelius trying to control the action but Griffith is working from the bottom.
Griffith wants to control but Homelius postures up.
Griffith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Homelius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Homelius lands strikes from half guard.
Homelius drops an elbow to the side of Griffith's head.
Griffith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Homelius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Griffith dominated that round.
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.

Homelius throws a leg kick but Griffith moved away.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
Griffith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Homelius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Homelius's head backwards.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Homelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith throws a nice head kick!
Griffith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Homelius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffith throws a jab but it's blocked by Homelius.
Homelius looks to land a combination but Griffith avoids it well.
Griffith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony Griffith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Homelius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.
Homelius connects with a nice looking jab.
Homelius misses with a wild body shot.
Homelius slips under a jab from Griffith.
Homelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Homelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anthony Griffith is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffith is looking to land body kicks.
We've been told by Griffith's head coaches at The Elite Strikehouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Griffith is looking to wear down Homelius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Homelius scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Homelius tries to counter it with a takedown but Griffith pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Homelius tries to land a leg kick but Griffith saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Griffith misses its target.
Homelius swings for the body but Griffith moves out of range.
It looked like Griffith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Homelius.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses.
Homelius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Griffith defends it well.
Griffith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffith throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Homelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homelius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Homelius darts in looking for a takedown but Griffith gets double underhooks and turns Homelius into the cage.
Griffith lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Homelius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griffith throws a sloppy head kick and Homelius moves out of range easily.
Griffith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Homelius.
And Homelius tries to counter it with a takedown but Griffith pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big right from Griffith misses.

Homelius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Griffith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Homelius is in Griffith's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Homelius scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Griffith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Homelius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Griffith is trying to defend but Homelius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Homelius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aulis Homelius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Homelius.
Homelius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffith is holding on to half guard well.
Griffith is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homelius thows a huge punch but Griffith dodges it nicely.
Homelius is looking to take a break and control but Griffith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Homelius might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Griffith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Homelius looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Homelius moves out of range of the body kick.
And Homelius tries to counter it with a takedown but Griffith pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Homelius takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Griffith gets caught napping as Homelius dives in and scores a takedown. Griffith manages to retain guard.
Griffith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Homelius can do to turn this around?
Homelius sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Homelius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Griffith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Homelius has managed to get both his arms back between Griffith's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Homelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Homelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffith working a defensive guard here.
Homelius wants to control from the top but Griffith keeps moving.
Griffith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Homelius.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Homelius throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Griffith was covering up waiting for the punch and Homelius finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Homelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Homelius postures up.
Griffith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Homelius working some strikes from top position.
Aulis Homelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffith wants to improve his position but instead Homelius has moved into half guard.
Griffith tries to roll over but Homelius keeps him under control.
Anthony Griffith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Homelius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Homelius wants to take a breather but Griffith is having none of it.
Homelius throwing shots but Griffith is blocking nicely.
Homelius wants to pass the guard but Griffith is defending well.
Homelius throwing shots but Griffith is blocking nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffith is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Homelius fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aulis Homelius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Griffith!
Anthony Griffith bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.