PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ambrose Forbes (ranked 5254 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Coutinho (ranked 5370 p4p, 0 weight class). Coutinho has chosen Lose yourself as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Forbes
vs
Coutinho

166 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ambrose Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Coutinho!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Coutinho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Forbes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Coutinho misses with a double jab.
As Coutinho tries to get set, Forbes tries to push him back and clinch up but Coutinho manages to avoid the attempt.
Coutinho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coutinho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Forbes circles away quickly and effectively.

Coutinho has Forbes up against the cage in a clinch.

Forbes jumps guard and drags Coutinho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Coutinho gets to his feet. Forbes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Coutinho throws a series of punches but Forbes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Forbes rushes Coutinho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Coutinho breaks from the clinch.
Coutinho pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Forbes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Forbes tries to pull guard but Coutinho won't allow it.
Coutinho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Coutinho breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Coutinho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho scores with a one two! Forbes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Forbes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Forbes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forbes is looking to counter the offense by Coutinho and move into the clinch.
Coutinho misses with a head kick.

Forbes drives through and clinches with Coutinho against the cage.
Forbes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coutinho to keep the fight standing.
Forbes tries to pull guard but Coutinho won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ambrose Forbes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho is trying to break free.
Forbes takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coutinho.
Coutinho stalling against the cage.
Forbes tries to pull guard but Coutinho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Coutinho pressing his opponent against the cage.

Coutinho breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes dodges the punch combination from Coutinho.
Forbes stuffs the takedown.
Forbes throws a shot from downtown. Coutinho moves away and avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Coutinho.
Forbes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Coutinho throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Coutinho 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.

Forbes avoids the head kick by Coutinho.
Forbes is looking to counter the offense by Coutinho and move into the clinch.
Coutinho leaves Forbes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Coutinho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Forbes has Coutinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Forbes jumps guard but Coutinho stands there with Forbes around his waist. Forbes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ambrose Forbes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes tries to pull guard but Coutinho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Coutinho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Forbes tries to pull guard but Coutinho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Forbes wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coutinho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Forbes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two 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.

Coutinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Forbes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coutinho.
Coutinho lands with a hook. Forbes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Forbes shoots in looking for a takedown but Coutinho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Forbes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coutinho!
A head kick misses from Coutinho.
Coutinho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forbes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Forbes closes the distance and clinches.
Forbes fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Forbes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Coutinho uses from the top position.
Forbes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coutinho forces his way into half guard.
Coutinho wants to get back to his feet.
Coutinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forbes keeps working.
Coutinho trying to control the pace.
Coutinho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Forbes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes gets back to full guard.
Forbes is trying to keep Coutinho in close.
Coutinho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Forbes keeping moving, preventing Coutinho from controlling successfully.
Forbes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coutinho wants to stand but Forbes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Forbes is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Coutinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Coutinho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Forbes's head backwards.
Coutinho throws a right hand that Forbes ducks under and follows up with a left that Forbes also avoids with ease.
Coutinho scores with a head kick. Forbes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coutinho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Forbes is looking to counter the offense by Coutinho and move into the clinch.
Coutinho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forbes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coutinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coutinho throws a sloppy head kick and Forbes moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Coutinho.
As Coutinho looks to move away, Forbes throws a big counter combo but Coutinho just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho throws a head kick but Forbes moves out of range.
Forbes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Coutinho.

Coutinho closes the distance and pushes Forbes back into the cage.
Coutinho wants to get back to striking at distance but Forbes won't allow it.
Forbes is trying to pull guard but Coutinho turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Forbes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coutinho to keep the fight standing.
Forbes tries to pull guard but Coutinho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ambrose Forbes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes is trying to pull guard but Coutinho has him pressed against the cage.
Forbes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Coutinho lands an elbow that stopped Forbes in his tracks for a moment.
Coutinho just leaning against Forbes, taking a breather.

Coutinho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coutinho scores with a hook.
Coutinho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Forbes rushes Coutinho and presses him up against the cage.
Coutinho misses with the head strike.

Forbes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Forbes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Forbes keeping full guard, as Coutinho tries to pass.
Ricardo Coutinho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coutinho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Coutinho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Forbes has a closed guard, preventing Coutinho from standing up.
Coutinho trying to control but Forbes is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Coutinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Forbes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coutinho content to stall in guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Forbes gets a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coutinho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Coutinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coutinho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Coutinho!
Ricardo Coutinho tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.