PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tzvetvan Todorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Forbes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Todorov
vs
Forbes

170 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

189 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tzvetvan Todorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todorov tries for a takedown but Forbes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Forbes.
Forbes misses with a wild combination.

Todorov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Forbes is trying to defend but Todorov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Todorov misses with a head shot. Forbes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Todorov throws an elbow that misses. Forbes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Todorov's guard. Nice move by Forbes!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Forbes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Todorov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forbes on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todorov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Forbes stands up from Todorov's guard - Forbes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Forbes throws a right and a left that Todorov avoids nicely.
Todorov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forbes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Todorov or perhaps it was just good defense by Forbes which made him look bad.

Oooooh!!! Forbes has knocked Todorov down with a huge combo! Forbes steps away and waves a wobbly Todorov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Todorov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forbes throws a combination that misses

and Todorov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Todorov prevents Forbes from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todorov throwing strikes but missing.
Forbes is looking to stand up but Todorov isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todorov looking to sit in guard and control but Forbes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Forbes won't allow Todorov to sweep him here.
Forbes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Todorov's guard.
Todorov keeping moving, preventing Forbes from controlling successfully.
Forbes won't allow Todorov to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todorov is working hard here to advance position.

Forbes 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.
Forbes trying to control the position from guard on top but Todorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Forbes postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Todorov shoots and misses
and Forbes counters with a three punch combo that has Todorov backing up. Todorov nods at Forbes to acknowledge the strikes.
Forbes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Forbes has closed the distance and engaged Todorov in a clinch.

Forbes wants the takedown. Todorov is fighting it off but Forbes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Todorov's guard against the cage.
Todorov keeping moving, preventing Forbes from controlling successfully.
Todorov wants to sweep here but Forbes controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Forbes with a nice head shot there.
Todorov is trying to control the position but Forbes postures up.
Todorov wants to sweep but no luck.
Todorov is pulling down on Forbes's head to control his posture.
Todorov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tzvetvan Todorov wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Forbes clinches up with Todorov and pushes him back against the cage.

Forbes has picked Todorov up - he's going for a ride! Forbes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Forbes is trying to work for a kimura but Todorov is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes wants to control but Todorov is keeping him busy.
Todorov is looking to get back to full guard here but Forbes has managed to pass to side control instead.
Todorov defending against the ground and pound.
Todorov wants to control but Forbes postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Forbes tries for a kimura but Todorov is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Todorov is avoiding damage well.
Todorov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Forbes.

Forbes decides to stand back up. Forbes steps back and let's Todorov get back to his feet.
Todorov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Forbes leaves Todorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tzvetvan Todorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forbes throws a low kick but Todorov avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Forbes has managed to clinch.

Forbes manages to break the clinch.
Edward Forbes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todorov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Forbes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Todorov ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
Forbes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Todorov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Forbes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todorov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todorov unloading with bombs!
Todorov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Todorov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Forbes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Forbes misses with a double jab.
Todorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Forbes.
Forbes misses with a series of wild punches.
Forbes throws a right and a left that Todorov avoids nicely.
Todorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Forbes defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Todorov or perhaps it was just good defense by Forbes which made him look bad.
Forbes falls off balance throwing a combination

and Todorov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Todorov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Forbes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Todorov misses with a head shot. Forbes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Todorov throws an elbow that misses. Forbes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Todorov's guard. Nice move by Forbes!
Forbes stopping the sweep attempt from Todorov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes throwing strikes but missing.
Todorov wants to stand and escape but Forbes is having none of it.

Forbes drops back looking for a leg! Todorov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Todorov manages to kick Forbes off! Forbes jumps back into Todorov's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes preventing the sweep.
Tzvetvan Todorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forbes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Forbes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Forbes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Todorov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Todorov working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todorov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Todorov tries to get out of the position.

Tzvetvan Todorov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Forbes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Forbes.
Edward Forbes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Todorov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Forbes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tzvetvan Todorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forbes scores with a jab. Todorov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Todorov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tzvetvan Todorov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Forbes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Forbes!
A very excited looking Edward Forbes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.