PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Eralesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will ForFame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eralesson comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Eralesson
vs
ForFame

186 cm
21
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niklas Eralesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will ForFame!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eralesson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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.
Eralesson is looking to advance position but ForFame won't allow it.
Eralesson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed ForFame's head.
Eralesson controlling the action here.
Eralesson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eralesson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
ForFame slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ForFame avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eralesson stops ForFame from standing up.
Eralesson sitting in guard here, content to control.
ForFame keeping moving, preventing Eralesson from controlling successfully.

ForFame uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eralesson throws a sloppy head kick and ForFame moves out of range easily.

Eralesson closes the distance and clinches.
ForFame drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eralesson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice shot by ForFame.
ForFame bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eralesson's head.

ForFame scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eralesson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
ForFame gets to his feet - Eralesson follows without any prompting.
ForFame looks gassed!
ForFame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eralesson closes the distance and clinches up with ForFame, looking for a takedown. Eralesson pushes ForFame against the cage but ForFame circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ForFame shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Eralesson is working to get back to half guard.
ForFame avoids the attempt from Eralesson to control.
ForFame is in the full mount, landing strikes.
ForFame has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eralesson's face.
ForFame lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
ForFame prevents Eralesson from getting the reversal.
Eralesson wants to control but ForFame is having none of it.
ForFame fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ForFame landing strikes from the mount and Eralesson is in trouble!
Eralesson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
ForFame scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eralesson?
ForFame raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! ForFame connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Eralesson tries to hold on but ForFame postures up.
ForFame breaks from Eralesson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Eralesson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
ForFame working Eralesson over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will ForFame dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

ForFame is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Eralesson's half guard.
ForFame is nestled in close to Eralesson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
ForFame throwing shots but Eralesson is blocking nicely.
Eralesson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ForFame.
Eralesson trying to control here.
Eralesson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ForFame.
Eralesson manages to get to full guard.
Eralesson is trying to keep ForFame in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eralesson wants to stand and escape but ForFame is having none of it.
Eralesson trying to keep a closed guard but ForFame is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ForFame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ForFame lands a nice shot to the body.
ForFame tries to close the distance and clinch but Eralesson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ForFame fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Eralesson pushes ForFame up against the cage in a clinch.

ForFame has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Eralesson uses from the top position.
ForFame has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
ForFame looking for a sweep. Not yet ForFame, not yet.
Eralesson trying to control the position from guard on top but ForFame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eralesson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ForFame working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eralesson.
Eralesson preventing the sweep.
ForFame has his hands on Eralesson's head, controlling the position.
Eralesson is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ForFame controlling Eralesson's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eralesson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eralesson trying to control the position from guard on top but ForFame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eralesson looking to pass the guard.
ForFame pulls Eralesson in to control the position.
ForFame tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eralesson tries to free his leg and advance position but ForFame is retaining full guard.

ForFame uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ForFame tries for a takedown but Eralesson circles away easily

and Eralesson counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will ForFame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

ForFame is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eralesson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Eralesson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eralesson tries to pass to full mount but ForFame defends it.

ForFame has one foot on Eralesson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

ForFame forces Eralesson back against the cage and clinches.

Eralesson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ForFame misses with a takedown attempt

and Eralesson moves into the clinch.
ForFame lands a hook that snaps the head of Eralesson backwards.
Eralesson is working for takedown but ForFame is calmly controlling the position for now.

ForFame jumps guard.
Eralesson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ForFame is keeping the position for now.
Eralesson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eralesson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eralesson trying to control but ForFame is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
ForFame bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eralesson's guard.
Eralesson looking to hit a scissor sweep but ForFame is one step ahead there.

ForFame gets to his feet - Eralesson follows without any prompting.
ForFame has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from ForFame there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eralesson with a lazy takedown attempt

and ForFame counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eralesson!
ForFame working the ground and pound effectively.
ForFame with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eralesson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Will ForFame has got the better of the ground game so far.
ForFame dominating with strikes here.
Eralesson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
ForFame landing strikes from the mount and Eralesson is in trouble!
ForFame working away from the top, dropping strikes.
ForFame scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eralesson?
ForFame throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eralesson is looking to improve his position but ForFame isn't that keen on the idea.
ForFame pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Will ForFame is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ForFame lands a nice shot to the head.
ForFame avoids the attempt from Eralesson to control.
ForFame looking to finish Eralesson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eralesson!
Eralesson is trying desperately to improve position.
ForFame scoring with strikes but Eralesson is staying in there.
Eralesson is in a horrible position here. ForFame smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Niklas Eralesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ForFame working Eralesson over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will ForFame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ForFame winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will ForFame!