PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Forrester Jr (ranked 2106 p4p, 2287 weight class) and Owen Styles (ranked 331 p4p, 360 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Forrester Jr
vs
Styles

180 cm
26
205
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
215
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Forrester Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Owen Styles!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles lands with a nice body punch.
Forrester Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Styles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Styles.

It looks like Thomas Forrester Jr has been cut.
Forrester Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forrester Jr feints a jab promting Styles to slip. Forrester Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Styles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forrester Jr manages to avoid it.
Forrester Jr moves away from the strike by Styles.
Forrester Jr misses with a looping right.
Forrester Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Styles is just out of range.
Styles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Forrester Jr misses with a body punch
and Styles counters with a nice body shot.
Forrester Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Styles.
Forrester Jr lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forrester Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Forrester Jr is looking to counter punch.
Styles scores with a shot to the body.
Forrester Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Forrester Jr misses the target.
Styles tries to clinch up.
Styles looks to clinch
and Forrester Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forrester Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forrester Jr throws a right and a left that Styles avoids nicely.
Forrester Jr misses with an uppercut. Styles saw that one coming.
Forrester Jr misses with a straight right.
Styles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Styles slips a straight right by Forrester Jr.
Styles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Forrester Jr rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrester Jr slips a jab from Styles.
Forrester Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Styles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Forrester Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Styles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Forrester Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forrester Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Forrester Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Styles slips under a jab.
Styles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Forrester Jr slips under a jab from Styles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrester Jr misses with a body punch
and Forrester Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Owen Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles wants to clinch but Forrester Jr slips to the side
and Forrester Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Styles misses the body punch
and Styles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Styles moves away from the strike by Forrester Jr.
Styles with a jab.
Styles moves out of range as Forrester Jr strikes.
A big left from Styles misses.
Forrester Jr jabs Styles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Forrester Jr misses with an uppercut. Styles saw that one coming.
Styles tries to counter with a clinch but Forrester Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Styles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Forrester Jr.
Forrester Jr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forrester Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrester Jr steps in with a hook that catches Styles right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Forrester Jr follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Styles looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Forrester Jr!
An out of breath and clearly excited Thomas Forrester Jr thanked Island clothing lite for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).