PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hardy Montez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woods Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods Griffin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Montez
vs
Griffin

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hardy Montez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Woods Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Montez moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montez.
Griffin misses the jab.
Montez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Montez.
Griffin lunges at Montez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montez's hand.
Griffin works Montez's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montez tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Montez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Griffin coming out on top.

It looks like Hardy Montez has been cut.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
Montez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montez moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin throws a right hand that Montez ducks under and follows up with a left that Montez also avoids with ease.
Montez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Montez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Montez doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin throws a body punch but Montez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin lands a jab.
Montez doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Montez misses the shot to the body.
Griffin takes a swing at Montez's ribcage but misses.
Woods Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montez.
Montez walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
Montez is looking to wear down Griffin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Montez digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montez.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Montez counters with a left to the body.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Montez saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montez.
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Montez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griffin on the side of the head.
Montez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez lands a right hook to the body.
Montez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin misses with a shot to the body
and Montez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montez moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montez.
Griffin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Montez wants to clinch.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Montez.
Montez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffin lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Montez ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montez manages to avoid it.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montez circles away quickly and effectively.
Montez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griffins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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 throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin looks gassed!
Montez tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montez.
Montez tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montez. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montez slips under a jab.
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!
Montez scores with a body shot.
Montez connects with a crisp jab.
Montez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Montez doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Montez connects with a crisp jab.
Griffin throws a body punch but Montez moves out of range.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Montez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Montez.
Montez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hardy Montez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hardy Montez'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.

Montez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Montez scores with the left hand. Griffin knows he should have avoided that one.
Montez lunges at Griffin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griffin's hand.
Montez misses with a wild body shot.
Montez sizes up Griffin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Woods Griffin has been cut.
Montez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Montez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montez walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
Griffin throws a jab when Montez was well out of range.
Montez moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Montez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montez misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin jabs Montez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Montez is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin throws a right hand that Montez ducks under and follows up with a left that Montez also avoids with ease.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Montez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Montez is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Montez.
Montez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin throws a body punch but Montez moves out of range.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montez moves away.
Montez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy Montez is winning the standup battle so far.
Montez jabs Griffin right on the nose. Griffin blinks but takes it well.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Montez.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Griffin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Griffin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Montez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montez tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Montez wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Griffin scores with a four punch combination!
Griffin misses with a hook. Montez ducked under it nicely.
Montez connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Montez lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Montez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Montez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez lands a nice shot that snaps Griffin's head back.
Woods Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montez lands a body shot.
Montez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffin's hands.
Montez jabs Griffin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montez with a hook.
Montez throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Montez misses with a body shot.
Griffin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Montez. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Montez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Montez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Montez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Griffin eats them both and turns towards Montez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Montez throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montez blocks a jab.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montez was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Montez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws a jab when Montez was well out of range.
Montez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montez.
Montez thuds a left hand into Griffin's body.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montez manages to avoid it.
Montez lands a nice shot that snaps Griffin's head back.
Nice defenses there by Montez.
Montez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Montez is out of range.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hardy Montez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Montez cracks Griffin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montez throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Montez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montez misses the body punch
and Griffin counters with a three punch combo that has Montez backing up. Montez nods at Griffin to acknowledge the strikes.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montez.
Montez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Montez lands with a good body shot.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montez cracks Griffin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Montez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Montez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Montez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Griffin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montez's corner calls for a 1-2. Montez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Montez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Montez didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Montez.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Montez.
Nice body punch from Montez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Montez.
Woods Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws a right hand that Montez ducks under and follows up with a left that Montez also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montez counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Montez.
Montez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montez ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
Griffin throws a body punch but Montez moves out of range.
Montez scores with a jab to the body.
Montez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montez misses with a body shot.
Montez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montez lands a body shot.
Montez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Griffin swings for the body but Montez moves out of range.
Montez lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montez. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montez scores with a hook to the body. Griffin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Montez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montez is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Montez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffin's hands.
Montez is looking to clinch.
Montez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Montez is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Montez.
Montez lands a lovely overhand right.
Montez avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Hardy Montez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montez slips a straight right by Griffin.
Montez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Montez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montez staying out of range there.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montez tries to clinch up.
Montez catches Griffin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Montez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hardy Montez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hardy Montez!