PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hi Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Forsythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hi Ken has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ken
vs
Forsythe

185 cm
27
184 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hi Ken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Forsythe!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forsythe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ken was well out of range. Poor timing from Forsythe.
A jab from Forsythe does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Ken there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Forsythe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Donk. Forsythe catches Ken right on the button with a cross.
Ken misses with a two punch combination.
Ken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forsythe.
Ken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forsythe cracks Ken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ken walks into a stiff left hand from Forsythe.
Forsythe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Forsythe. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forsythe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forsythe cracks Ken with a good jab.
Forsythe lunges at Ken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ken's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forsythe throws a shot to the body.
Ken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Forsythe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ken blocks a jab.
Ken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Forsythe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ken.
Forsythe lands a slapping body shot.
Ken throws an overhand right that lands on Forsythe's shoulder, as Forsythe tries to avoid the shot.
Forsythe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Forsythe just misses with a punch to the body.
Forsythe tries to bum rush Ken with a series of wild strikes but Ken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good standup being displayed there by Ken as he connects with a hook.
Ken looks to land a combination but Forsythe avoids it well.
Ken is looking to clinch but Forsythe is avoiding it.
Forsythe avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forsythe scores with a hook to the body. Ken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Forsythe misses with a few strikes there.
Forsythe swings widly with a right hand
and Ken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Forsythe throws a lazy right hand but Ken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Forsythe throws an off balance right hand
and Ken counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ken fails to land with a series of punches.
Ken throws a series of punches but Forsythe avoids them all with ease.
Forsythe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ken.
Ken takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Forsythe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Forsythe coming out on top.
Ken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheers as Forsythe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ken doesn't seem phased though.
Ken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forsythe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Forsythe connects with a single shot there.
Forsythe punishes Ken's body with a nice straight punch.
Ken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ken ducks right into an uppercut from Forsythe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forsythe looks to land a combination but Ken avoids it well.
Forsythe scores with a hook to the body. Ken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ken takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Forsythe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ken fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ken misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Forsythe.
Forsythe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Forsythe.
Ken avoids the body shot from Forsythe.
Ken throws a big counter combination but Forsythe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Forsythe fails to land with a series of punches.
Forsythe lands a jab to Ken's midsection.
Ken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Forsythe misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forsythe throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Forsythe misses.
Ken throws a series of punches but Forsythe avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Forsythe 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.

Ken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ken ducks right into an uppercut from Forsythe.
Forsythe cracks Ken with a good jab.
Forsythe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Ken is rocked!
Forsythe lands a slapping body shot.
Forsythe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Forsythe lands with a straight right. Ken didn't see that one coming.
Oh Ken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forsythe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Forsythe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ken.
Ken seems to have got his legs back now.
Forsythe scores with a decent looking hook.
Ken throws the left hand but Forsythe avoids the punch easily.
Ken moves in looking to clinch but Forsythe pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forsythe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Forsythe avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forsythe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Forsythe tests Ken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ken drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Forsythe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ken's head.
Nice shot by Forsythe.
Forsythe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forsythe lands a nice shot to the body.
Ken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Forsythe throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ken does no damage.
As Ken backs off Forsythe throws a huge counter combo but Ken manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forsythe throws a series of punches but Ken avoids them all with ease.
Forsythe throws a nice looking combination but Ken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Forsythe.
Nice shot lands for Forsythe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forsythe. Ken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forsythe scores with a body shot.
Elvis Forsythe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Forsythe.
Elvis Forsythe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forsythe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Forsythe throws a big shot that misses.
Forsythe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ken's head.
Ken swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken looks to land a combination. Forsythe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ken walks into a jab.
Forsythe lands a body shot.
Ken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Forsythe scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Forsythe does it's job there.
Forsythe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Ken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Ken misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forsythe thuds his right hand into Ken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ken misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forsythe scores with a hook.
Forsythe jabs at Ken's body.
Forsythe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Forsythe lands a nice shot that snaps Ken's head back.

It looks like Hi Ken has been cut.
Forsythe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forsythe.
Forsythe moves into range and connects with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ken might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Forsythe scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Forsythe. Those never looked like landing.
Forsythe throws the left hand but Ken avoids the punch easily.

Forsythe lands a big uppercut and Ken crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ken looks OK. Forsythe waves Ken back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forsythe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forsythe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forsythe lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Forsythe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hi Ken's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Forsythe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Forsythe connects with a crisp jab.
Forsythe swings for the body but Ken moves out of range.
Forsythe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ken.
Forsythe scores with a jab.
Ken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Forsythe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forsythe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forsythe just misses with a punch to the body.
Forsythe lands with an uppercut that bounces Ken off the cage and back into range.
Forsythe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Forsythe looks to move away, Ken throws a big counter combo but Forsythe just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forsythe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forsythe catches Ken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Forsythe misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Forsythe does it's job there.
Forsythe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ken slips under a jab.
Ken throws a big counter combination but Forsythe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ken throws a series of punches but Forsythe avoids them all with ease.
Forsythe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Forsythe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ken went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Forsythe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ken was well out of range. Poor timing from Forsythe.
Ken misses with a wild combination.
Ken looks to land a combination but Forsythe avoids it well.
Forsythe swings for the body but Ken moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forsythe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forsythe throws a shot from downtown. Ken moves away and avoids it.
Ken throws a right hand that Forsythe ducks under and follows up with a left that Forsythe also avoids with ease.
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!
Forsythe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ken moves away from the strike by Forsythe.
Ken throws a nice looking combination but Forsythe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forsythe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Forsythe's corner calls for a 1-2. Forsythe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Forsythe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ken was well out of range. Poor timing from Forsythe.
Forsythe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hi Ken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forsythe throws a shot to the body.
Forsythe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Forsythe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ken scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Forsythe misses.
Forsythe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ken at a distance.
Forsythe lands with an overhand left.
Forsythe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Forsythe lands with a nice body punch.
Forsythe misses with a hook. Ken ducked under it nicely.
Forsythe lands with a nice body punch.
Forsythe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hi Ken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken throws a right and a left that Forsythe avoids nicely.
It seemed like Forsythe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ken throws a nice looking combination but Forsythe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Forsythe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forsythe dips to his left and cracks Ken with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ken misses with a two punch combination.
Forsythe works over Ken's head and body with a nice combination.
Forsythe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ken. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Forsythe.
Ken walks into a stiff left hand from Forsythe.
Ken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forsythe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Forsythe jabs Ken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Forsythe punishes Ken's body with a nice straight punch.
Elvis Forsythe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ken takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Forsythe catches Ken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Forsythe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Forsythe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Forsythe!