DON"T BUY IT FOR STAND-UP SPARRING. That bar below the eyes blocks a lot of your vision. If you're staring at their shoulders you won't be able to see their waist!
It's good quality construction; sturdy and fits well and comfortably (as comfortable as any headgear) and the heavy rubber/plastic bars provide good protection.
but you will get kicked a LOT with this headgear; can't see below their hips!
I don't do ground fighting, but it would work there. I'm pretty sure you won't need the face mask.  

I have used this with light sparring for about 2 months and it looks brand new it absorbs most of the shock and is easy to put on i am a green belt and would recomend this to brown belt and down after that i dosent absorb enough of the shock to do much my karate instructor has let kids use his for 4 years and they still look new and they are very easy to cleen this is by far worth the extra money definetly get this it's great  

I wont get a black eye from the punch I cant see coming.  

The integrated face protection has a better feel than sloppy attachments that some other brands use. A little less padding than some headgear probably explains the rating for light sparring. Knowing that my face is protected gives me extra confidence and the headgear fits perfectly.