PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Private Donut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Donut
vs
Forman

165 cm
25
132 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Private Donut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Forman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forman lands a high kick!
Donut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donut tries to clinch up but Forman circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Forman.
Donut throwing a counter right hand but Forman manages to avoid it.
Forman lands a jab to the nose.

Forman drops Donut with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Donut looks back up at him and smiles so Forman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Donut is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donut throws out a leg kick but Forman moves out of range and Donut only half commits.
Oh Donut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donut.
Eric Forman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donut is looking to chop away at Forman's legs.
A swing and a miss from Forman.
Donut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forman throws a poor cross that misses
and Donut counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Forman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donut seems to have got his legs back now.
Donut moves out of range as Forman strikes.
Donut half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Forman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donut.
Donut walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donut manages to avoid it.
Donut checks a leg kick.
Forman loads up on a big right hand but Donut slips the punch.
Forman misses with a left hand
enabling Donut to counter with a crisp jab.
Donut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Forman doesn't seem bothered though.
Donut takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Forman fails with the takedown.
Donut throwing a counter right hand but Forman manages to avoid it.
Forman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donut.
Donut stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donut seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Forman throws a body kick that misses
and Donut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donut.
Donut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forman.
Donut thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman punishes Donut's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forman misses with a wild body shot.
Forman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forman throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Forman.
Donut looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Forman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donut counters with a straight right hand.
Donut misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donut misses with a leg kick.
As Donut backs off Forman throws a huge counter combo but Donut manages to avoid it all.
Forman throws a combination that misses
and Donut makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Forman really felt that one!
Donut throws a right and a left that Forman avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Forman dominated that round.
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.

Donut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forman.
Forman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donut.
Forman swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Donut counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Donut.
Forman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Forman blocks it with crossed arms.
We've been informed that Forman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Forman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donut does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Forman with the counter takedown but Donut avoids it easily.
Forman throws a leg kick but Donut sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Forman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Forman moves out of range of the body kick from Donut.
Forman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donut blocks a low kick nicely.
Forman lands a high kick!
Donut stuns Forman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donut!
Forman throws a lazy uppercut

and Donut counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Forman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donut throws a one two combo.
Eric Forman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Forman lands a body shot.
Forman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forman darts in looking for a takedown but Donut gets double underhooks and turns Forman into the cage.
Forman throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Donut misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Forman is out of range and Donut settles back down.
Forman digs a good hook to Donut's body.
Donut misses with a leg kick
and Forman counters with a left and a right that stings Donut.
Eric Forman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donut slips under a jab.
Forman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forman.
Forman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donut.
Forman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Forman misses with an uppercut. Donut saw that one coming.
Forman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Forman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Donut scores with a punch to the head.
Forman swings widly with a right hand
and Donut counters with an inside leg kick.
Donut scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donut avoids the head kick by Forman.
Donut scores with a kick to the midsection.
Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Donut is just out of range.
Forman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donut seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forman missing with a left hand there. Donut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forman throws an off balance right hand
and Forman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donut feints and then cracks Forman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Forman down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman misses with an uppercut. Donut saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Donut misses the target.
Forman misses with a left hand
and Donut counters with a good low kick that Forman was not able to check.
Donut scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donut connects with an inside leg kick.
Donut throws a right hand that Forman ducks under and follows up with a left that Forman also avoids with ease.
Donut throws a hook to the side of Forman's head but Forman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Forman.
Donut looks to land a right hand but Forman moved out of range.
Forman sizes up Donut with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Donut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forman lands a leg kick that knocks Donut off balance momentarily.
Forman avoids the body shot from Donut.
Forman throws a head kick but Donut moves out of range.
Forman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donut as he jumps to the side.
Forman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Donut slips a jab and a cross from Forman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Forman.
Forman connects with a body shot.
Forman throws an off balance right hand
and Forman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donut moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Private Donut clearly takes that round.
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.

Donut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forman throws out the jab.
Forman throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Forman misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Forman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donut - the referee stops the clock and Forman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donut. Forman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A combination from Forman does no damage.
Donut wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Forman! But no joy.
Forman tries to score with a low kick but Donut moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donut moves away.
Donut went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Forman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Donut has closed the distance and engaged Forman in a clinch.
Donut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donut misses with a punch to the body.
Donut goes for a takedown in the clinch but Forman prevents it.
Donut throws a head punch that misses.
Donut is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Donut taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Donut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donut working aggressively here.
Donut taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Donut lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donut lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Forman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forman effectively controlling the action here.
Forman stalling in the clinch but Donut improves position.
Donut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forman blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donut effectively controlling the action here.
Donut misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Private Donut had his way with Eric Forman in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Donut scores with a push kick.
Forman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Forman backs away, Donut returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Forman throws a body punch but Donut moves out of range.
Donut lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Forman misses.
Donut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donut wants to clinch up but Forman keeps it at a distance.
Forman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donut has a takedown stuffed.
Forman throws an off balance right hand
and Donut counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donut throws a shot from downtown. Forman moves away and avoids it.
Forman scores with a three punch combo!
Forman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donut can pounce on him.
Forman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Forman throws an overhand right that lands on Donut's shoulder, as Donut tries to avoid the shot.
Donut throws a body punch but Forman moves out of range.
Forman misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Forman.
Donut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donut throwing a counter right hand but Forman manages to avoid it.
Donut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forman just misses with a punch to the body.
Donut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Forman misses with a lunging right hand
and Donut counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Donut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forman.
Forman swings for the body but Donut moves out of range.
Forman throws a sloppy head kick and Donut moves out of range easily.
As Forman tries to get set, Donut tries to push him back and clinch up but Forman manages to avoid the attempt.
Forman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donut.
Donut appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Forman.
I think Forman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Eric Forman!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Eric Forman!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Eric Forman!

Eric Forman wins by unanimous decision! Eric Forman retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Eric Forman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.