PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bloodsport Unknown (ranked 4714 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Foster (ranked 6485 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bloodsport Unknown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Unknown
vs
Foster

188 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bloodsport Unknown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Foster!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foster takes the fight into the clinch.
Unknown stops a takedown attempt from Foster.
A frustrated look appears on Foster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Unknown is trying to maintain a safe position but Foster gets an underhook and turns Unknown into the cage.
Unknown misses with the head strike.
Unknown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unknown blocks an elbow strike.
Foster tries to pull guard but Unknown won't allow it.
Unknown tries a body shot but Foster blocks it.
Unknown misses with a knee to the head.
Unknown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Unknown walks away with a smile on his face. Foster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bloodsport Unknown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Foster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown misses the jab.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Foster has eaten all the pies!

Foster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Unknown misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Unknown.
Unknown tries a knee to the head but Foster blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown is trying to stall.
Foster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Unknown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Foster jumps guard.
Unknown wants to stand but Foster has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Unknown trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Foster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Unknown manages to get himself to full guard.

Unknown looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Foster passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Foster looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Unknown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Foster is staying tight to Unknown's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Foster lands an elbow.
Foster lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Unknown down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster taking a breather here.
Unknown is looking for a sweep.

Foster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Foster slows the pace down.
Unknown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Foster on the ground.

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.
Unknown tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Foster presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Foster controlling the pace for now.
Unknown is trying to escape the mount.
Foster controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Foster 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice elbow there by Foster.
Unknown tries to improve his position but instead Foster has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Foster dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Unknown tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Unknown wants to clinch up but Foster keeps it at a distance.
Unknown tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
Unknown doesn't manage to clinch there - Foster circles away.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.

Foster has managed to clinch.
Foster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foster has Unknown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Unknown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Unknown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foster's elbow.
Foster can't get the takedown.
Unknown taking a breather.
Unknown tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
Unknown tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.
Foster is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Unknown tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unknown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unknown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Foster jumps into guard, dragging Unknown to the mat.

Foster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Unknown defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster slips nicely into half guard.
Foster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Foster is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Foster connects with a nice short shot to Unknown's temple.
Foster keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Foster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Unknown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Foster wants to stand up but Unknown is controlling the position.
Foster winds up and cracks Unknown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foster is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foster uses his free foot to push down on Unknown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Unknown.

Foster jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Unknown manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Unknown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Foster is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Unknown has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Unknown hang on?
Foster takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foster punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Unknown tries to buck Foster off but Foster takes his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Foster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foster lands in his opponent's guard.

Unknown kicks Foster off and gets to his feet.

Foster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Unknown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Unknown wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Foster manages to pass to side control.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Foster looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Foster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Foster has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Foster jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Unknown manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unknown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Charlie Foster has got the better of the ground game so far.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Unknown wants to get back to his feet.
Unknown seems a little lost for a moment, as Foster dominates the positioning.

Foster wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Unknown, who protects the arm well.
Foster tries to stand but Unknown is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves into full mount!
Foster controlling from the full mount.
Foster with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Bloodsport Unknown has been cut.
Foster controlling the position easily from mount.

Foster is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Unknown to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Unknown shrugs it off.
Unknown has given up his back here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster has good solid back control here.

Unknown defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Foster biding his time, controlling Unknown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Foster is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Foster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Foster 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Foster!