PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between One Forty (ranked 9674 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quick Joe (ranked 8893 p4p, 0 weight class). One Forty has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Forty
vs
Joe

222 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

160 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Forty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quick Joe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forty looks to clinch

and Joe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Forty's guard.
Joe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Joe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe pushing down on Forty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forty tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Joe has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe controlling from the full mount.
Forty is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Joe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Forty is trying to stand.
Joe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Joe might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Forty is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling his opponent.
Forty wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Forty is trying desperately to improve position.
Joe controlling the pace for now.
Forty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joe controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quick Joe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Joe tries to keep at a distance but Forty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Forty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forty trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Forty.
Joe is trying to stall.
Forty lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forty misses with a knee strike.
Forty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is trying to stall.
Forty tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it.
Forty tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe is looking to control Forty's arms but Forty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joe has his back to the cage.
Forty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Forty tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Forty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Forty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Forty throws an elbow but it misses.
Forty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Forty is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe is trying to maintain a safe position but Forty gets an underhook and turns Joe into the cage.
Forty working Joe over with knees to the body.
Forty misses with a punch to the body.
Forty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to maintain a safe position but Forty gets an underhook and turns Joe into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Quick Joe.
Forty swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
One Forty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forty.
Forty looks to clinch

and Joe counters with a shoot takedown. Forty fights it but they end up in guard.
Joe pushing down on Forty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Joe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe passes to side control.
Joe taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Forty dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Forty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe blocks a head kick by Forty.
Forty misses with a leg kick

and Joe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Forty is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Joe dives into side control.

The referee asks Joe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Joe prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forty bucks up and tries to throw Joe off but instead Joe has got his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Forty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forty is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Forty trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Good control from Joe.
Well, with Joe on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Forty is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Forty rolls, trying to escape but Joe keeps control of the position.
Forty has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
I would not like to be Forty right now.
Quick Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forty trying to get back to his feet but Joe is in full control for now.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe controlling the position well here. Forty rolled but Joe kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Forty wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joe has the hooks in. Forty is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Joe really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Forty.
Joe is hanging on to Forty's back as he tries to escape.
Forty is trying to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe is riding his opponent, not letting Forty buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quick Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joe 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quick Joe!
One Forty was interviewed post fight and said 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.