PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Celsius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celsius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prodigy - No Good. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Celsius
vs
Forcover

175 cm
30
164 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

185 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kelvin Celsius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Forcover. No joy for Celsius on that attempt.
Forcover misses with a body kick.
Celsius misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Celsius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forcover is looking to clinch.
Celsius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forcover.
Some bone on bone action there as Celsius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Forcover moves into range and clinches up with Celsius.
Forcover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Celsius stalling in the clinch but Forcover improves position.
Celsius tries to circle away but Forcover has him pinned against the ropes.
Celsius jumps guard but Forcover turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Celsius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Celsius blocks an elbow strike from Forcover.
Celsius is trying to break free.
Celsius stalling in the clinch but Forcover improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Celsius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Forcover's brow.
Celsius avoids a wild elbow strike from Forcover.
Celsius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Forcover gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Celsius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Celsius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Celsius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Forcover avoids the elbow strike from Celsius, against the ropes.
Celsius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Forcover walks away with a smile on his face. Celsius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover throws a jab when Celsius was well out of range.
Celsius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Forcover throws a wild body kick that Celsius sees coming a mile off.
Forcover lands a front kick.
Celsius tries to bum rush Forcover with a series of wild strikes but Forcover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Forcover walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Celsius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Celsius misses.
Celsius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Celsius pushes Forcover up against the ropes in a clinch.
Celsius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Celsius is trying to break the clinch but Forcover is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celsius wants to break free but Forcover has control.
Forcover is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Forcover trying to stall but Celsius improves his position.
Forcover keeps control of Celsius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Celsius misses with an elbow strike.
Forcover is looking to control Celsius's arms but Celsius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Forcover has his back to the ropes.
Celsius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Celsius stalling in the clinch but Forcover improves position.
Forcover connects with a nasty looking knee right to Celsius's face.
Forcover avoids a wild elbow strike from Celsius.
Celsius tries to break free but Forcover pushes him back against the ropes.
Forcover blocks the elbow strike.
Celsius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Celsius manages to break the clinch.

Celsius dives in and scores a takedown into Forcover's guard.
Celsius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Celsius looking to sit in guard and control but Forcover gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Celsius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Forcover has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Celsius is proving hard to escape from.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Forcover is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Celsius looking to control.
Celsius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Celsius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Celsius takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Forcover scores with a nice short uppercut.
Forcover avoids a wild elbow strike from Celsius.
Celsius taking a breather.
Celsius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Forcover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Celsius's defenses.
Celsius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Celsius fails to pull guard.
Celsius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Forcover pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Celsius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Forcover is keeping busy.
Celsius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Forcover is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Celsius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Celsius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Forcover has him pressed against the ropes.
Celsius trying to control the position but instead, Forcover has worked for underhooks and has pushed Celsius into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Celsius can't get the takedown.
Celsius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forcover avoids it.
Celsius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Celsius misses with some punches.
Forcover with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Celsius throws an elbow but misses.
Forcover has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Celsius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Forcover can turn it around.
Celsius managing to block the knees to the body from Forcover.
Celsius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forcover avoids it.

Celsius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Forcover clinches up with Celsius and pushes him back against the ropes.
Forcover lands an elbow inside that Celsius shrugs off.
Celsius is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Forcover gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover misses with a knee strike.
Forcover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Celsius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Forcover misses with an elbow over the top.
Kelvin Celsius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Celsius stalling in the clinch but Forcover improves position.
Celsius has Forcover pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Forcover manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Celsius looking to slow down the pace here.
Celsius is trying to break the clinch but Forcover is controlling him.
Celsius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Forcover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Celsius can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Celsius avoids a wild elbow strike from Forcover.
Celsius trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forcover tries to work over Celsius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Celsius tries to pull guard but Forcover forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Celsius avoids the elbow strike from Forcover, against the ropes.
Forcover blocks an elbow strike from Celsius.
Celsius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Celsius tries to pull guard but Forcover won't allow it.
Celsius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Celsius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Forcover scores with a shoulder strike.
Forcover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Celsius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Forcover is keeping busy.
Celsius fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Celsius tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Forcover smiles and moves away.

Celsius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Celsius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Forcover walks away with a smile on his face. Celsius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Celsius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Forcover quickly recovers to half guard.
Forcover is not content to let Celsius control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Celsius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forcover trying to control here.
Celsius tries to pass to full mount but Forcover defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Celsius dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Forcover clinches up with Celsius and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Forcover as Celsius tries to tie him up.
Celsius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Forcover blocks an elbow strike from Celsius.
Celsius tries to pull guard but Forcover holds him up against the ropes and eventually Celsius drops back down to his feet.
Forcover avoids the elbow strike from Celsius, against the ropes.
Forcover content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Celsius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Celsius tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Forcover smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Celsius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Forcover.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Celsius moves into the clinch.
Forcover avoids the elbow strike from Celsius, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Forcover.
Celsius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Forcover is keeping busy.
Forcover is looking to control Celsius's arms but Celsius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Forcover has his back to the ropes.
Celsius with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Celsius lands an elbow inside that Forcover shrugs off.
Celsius pushes off an throws an elbow but Forcover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celsius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Forcover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Forcover leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Celsius pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Forcover trying to land knees to the body.
Forcover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Celsius misses with a punch to the body.
Celsius misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Celsius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Forcover lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celsius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forcover lands an elbow just above Celsius 's eye.
Celsius has had enough of the clinch but Forcover keeps him there for the moment.
Celsius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Celsius takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Celsius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forcover is defending well for now.
Forcover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Celsius misses with an elbow strike.
Celsius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Celsius looking to slow down the pace here.
Forcover scores with a knee to the head.
Celsius tries to score a body lock takedown but Forcover shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Run Forcover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Celsius looking to slow down the pace here.
Celsius can't get the takedown.
Forcover stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Forcover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Forcover is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Celsius is keeping busy.
Celsius is stalling here.
Forcover lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forcover.
A body shot lands from Forcover.
Kelvin Celsius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Celsius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kelvin Celsius.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Celsius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Celsius!