PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Forsyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shobum Pooa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shobum Pooa looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Forsyth
vs
Pooa

187 cm
23
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Forsyth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shobum Pooa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pooa throws a head kick but Forsyth moves out of range.
Pooa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Forsyth misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forsyth. Pooa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Pooa. Those never looked like landing.
Pooa throws a head kick but Forsyth moves out of range.
Pooa throws a leg kick but Forsyth checks it.
Forsyth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pooa pinned against the ropes. Pooa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pooa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pooa throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooa takes a swing at Forsyth's ribcage but misses.

Pooa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Forsyth wants to control from the top but Pooa keeps moving.
Pooa keeping full guard, as Forsyth tries to pass.
Forsyth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pooa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forsyth trying to control but Pooa is working from the bottom.
Forsyth with a flurry of punches that miss.

Forsyth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Forsyth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Forsyth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Forsyth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pooa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Forsyth controls the pace.

Forsyth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forsyth throws a big right hand that misses.
Forsyth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Forsyth looking to sit in guard and control but Pooa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Forsyth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Forsyth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Forsyth is looking for a kimura but Pooa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Forsyth to get the leverage.

Forsyth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pooa has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forsyth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Forsyth dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Forsyth shoots in and bounces Pooa off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Forsyth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pooa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Forsyth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Forsyth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Forsyth throws a strike but Pooa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pooa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Forsyth has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pooa is looking to defend but Forsyth has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pooa! Forsyth pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pooa taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bruce Forsyth!
A victorious Bruce Forsyth thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.