PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Forky Fork (ranked 4501 p4p, 2325 weight class) and Adim Bulb (ranked 216 p4p, 137 weight class). Bulb has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fork
vs
Bulb

168 cm
22
140
2 - 3 - 0

169 cm
22
138
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forky Fork!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adim Bulb!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fork scores with a body shot.
Bulb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fork.
Bulb ducks under a wild hook from Fork.
Fork thuds a left hand into Bulb's body.
Bulb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.

Bulb moves into range and clinches up with Fork.
Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bulb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fork blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fork lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bulb fails to land.
Bulb lands a nice uppercut.
Bulb misses with the head strike.
Bulb blocks a body shot from Fork.
Bulb tries a body shot but Fork blocks it.
Bulb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fork breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fork lands an overhand right.
Bulb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Bulb misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Bulb misses the target.
Fork throws a poor cross that misses
and Bulb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fork misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bulb.
Fork keeps the fight on the outside.
Bulb blocks a jab.
Fork looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fork swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fork scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fork will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fork moves away.
Fork ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulb moves away.
Bulb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fork throws a hook to the side of Bulb's head but Bulb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fork scores with a jab. Bulb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bulb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bulb moves in looking to clinch but Fork pushes him off.
Forky Fork seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fork misses with a body shot.
Bulb throws a hook to the side of Fork's head but Fork sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fork digs a good body shot into Bulb's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bulb scores with the left hand. Fork knows he should have avoided that one.
Fork defending well as Bulb loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb takes a swing at Fork's ribcage but misses.
Fork thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulb is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Bulb.
Bulb connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fork's hands.
Bulb tries to clinch there but Fork circles away.
Fork circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bulb slips a straight right by Fork.
Fork thuds his right hand into Bulb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fork avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Fork. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Bulb.
Bulb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bulb drops his hands momentarily and Fork takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Fork misses.
Bulb throws a lazy right hand but Fork sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Fork finds it's target.
Bulb dodges the punch combination from Fork.
Bulb moves out of range as Fork strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fork.
Fork cracks Bulb with a good jab.
Fork misses with a looping left.
Bulb avoids the body shot from Fork.
Bulb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fork takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fork throwing a counter right hand but Bulb manages to avoid it.
Bulb slips a jab and a cross from Fork.
The fighters circling - Fork throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fork throws a right hand that Bulb ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulb also avoids with ease.
Bulb wants to counter the offense by Fork and move into the clinch position.
Fork misses the jab.
Bulb staying out of range there.
Fork cracks Bulb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bulb misses with a hook. Fork ducked under it nicely.
Bulb scores with a shot to the body.
Bulb tries to clinch there but Fork circles away.
The crowd cheers as Bulb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fork doesn't seem phased though.
Bulb misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fork. Bulb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulb misses with a hook.
Fork throws a shot from downtown. Bulb moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Bulb on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bulb just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fork misses with a lunging right hand
and Bulb counters with a stiff right hand.
Fork looks to throw the jab but Bulb is out of range.
Fork throws out a loose jab but Bulb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fork was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
Fork lands a nice shot to the body.
Fork feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bulbs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bulb tests Fork's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bulb takes a swing at Fork's ribcage but misses.
Fork swinging wildly here.
Bulb misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Fork. Beautiful body shot.
Fork misses with a hook to the body
and Bulb counters with a series of strikes. Fork will be more careful next time no doubt.

Fork manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bulb on his heels. He'll look to pass Bulb's guard now, I'm sure.

Bulb pushes Fork off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fork throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Forky Fork will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fork jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulb dips to his left and cracks Fork with an uppercut!
Fork scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fork throws a series of punches but Bulb avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Fork finds it's way through Bulb's defenses.
Fork tests Bulb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fork.
Fork throws a body punch but Bulb moves out of range.
Bulb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bulb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bulb lands a head shot.
Bulb has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bulb throws a leg kick but Fork sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fork punishes Bulb's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fork misses the shot to the body.
Bulb throws out a counter right but Fork avoids it with no problem.
Bulb moves away from the strike by Fork.
It seemed like Bulb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bulb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fork throws out the jab.
Fork dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fork misses with a straight left.
Bulb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulb throws a jab when Fork was well out of range.
A big left from Bulb misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb tests Fork's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fork pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fork connects with a looping right hand.
Fork lands with a nice body punch.
Fork walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fork misses with a hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fork manages to avoid it.
Bulb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bulb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fork.
Fork bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forky Fork is winning the standup battle so far.
Bulb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bulb is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Fork. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fork.
Fork takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fork ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulb moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fork lands a really nice looking cross but Bulb seems unphased.
Fork throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Fork misses.
Bulb throws out a counter right but Fork avoids it with no problem.
Fork fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fork.
Bulb throws a right and a left that Fork avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Fork on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bulb misses with a body shot.
Bulb throws a hook but Fork blocks it.
Fork takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bulb throws an overhand right that lands on Fork's shoulder, as Fork tries to avoid the shot.
Fork throws a body punch but Bulb moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bulb! But no joy.
Bulb scores with a punch to the head.
Fork drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fork thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fork misses with an uppercut.
Fork throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fork lands the left hand.
Bulb slips a straight right by Fork.
Bulb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fork connects with a jab.
Fork takes a swing at Bulb's ribcage but misses.
Fork misses with a left hand
and Bulb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fork looks to land a left hand but Bulb moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fork missing with a left hand there. Bulb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bulb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Fork.
Bulb needs to keep his hands up - Fork had a free shot at his head there.

Bulb has Fork up against the cage in a clinch.
Fork lands a right hand.
A short right from Bulb on the inside.
Bulb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bulb looking to stall.
Fork lands a left hand.
Fork takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bulb scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Bulb cracks Fork with a nice body shot.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Bulb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fork backwards.
Bulb tries a body shot but Fork blocks it.

Fork breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fork avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fork throws a nice looking combination but Bulb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bulb throws a hook but Fork avoids it easily.
Fork throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bulb counters with a nice body shot.
Bulb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fork misses with a right hand
and Bulb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fork throws a hook to the side of Bulb's head but Bulb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulb misses with a straight left.
Bulb just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fork manages to avoid it.
Fork blocks a head kick by Bulb.
Bulb slips a straight right by Fork.
Bulb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Decent striking displayed by Fork there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulb misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Fork misses the target.
Bulb misses with a series of wild punches.
Fork throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Forky Fork will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bulb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fork throws out the jab.
Bulb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fork manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fork misses with a two punch combination.
Fork misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bulb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fork.
Fork looks to throw the jab but Bulb is out of range.
Bulb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fork scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bulb doesn't seem bothered though.
Bulb scores with a sloppy right hand. Fork should have avoided that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fork makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bulb misses with the head strike.
Bulb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bulb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fork.
Bulb slowing the pace effectively.
Fork tries to throw a body punch but Bulb avoids it by throwing Fork back against the cage.
Bulb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fork works on Bulb's body with a couple of short punches.
Bulb scores with a shot to the side of Fork's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb prevents a body shot from Fork.
Fork tries a body shot but Bulb blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fork tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fork creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adim Bulb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bulb lands an uppercut.
Fork misses with a body punch.

Bulb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bulb tries to clinch there but Fork circles away.
Fork is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulb.
Fork misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Fork misses.
Bulb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Bulb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bulb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fork throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Bulb releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fork circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Bulb.

Bulb has closed the distance and engaged Fork in a clinch.
Bulb is pushing Fork up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bulb digs a right hand underneath Fork's ribcage. Fork let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fork doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adim Bulb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bulb tries to throw a body punch but Fork avoids it by throwing Bulb back against the cage.
Bulb lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fork pushes Bulb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bulb misses with a punch to the body.
Fork lands a nice uppercut.
Fork tries a body shot but Bulb blocks it.
Bulb blocks a body shot from Fork.
Bulb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulb lands an uppercut.
Fork struggles to land a body shot inside as Bulb controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bulb.
Bulb prevents a body shot from Fork.
A short left from Bulb.
Bulb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fork tries to throw a body punch but Bulb avoids it by throwing Fork back against the cage.
Bulb prevents a body shot from Fork.
Fork tries to work over Bulb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fork blocking some punches.
Bulb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulb lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bulb.
A head punch on the inside from Fork fails to land.
Fork misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bulb.

Fork breaks from the clinch.
Bulb misses with an uppercut.
Fork keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fork throws a lazy uppercut
and Bulb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fork misses with a hook. Bulb ducked under it nicely.
Bulb connects with the punch.
Fork tests Bulb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bulb looks to land a right hand but Fork moved out of range.
Fork is looking to counter punch.
Bulb staying out of range there.
Bulb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fork waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulb.
Bulb is looking to clinch.
Bulb doesn't manage to clinch there - Fork circles away.
Bulb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fork.
Fork fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bulb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fork.
Fork blocks a jab.
Bulb moves out of range of the strikes.
Fork waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulb.
Bulb throws a lazy right hand but Fork sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fork.

Bulb has closed the distance and engaged Fork in a clinch.
A short left from Fork.
A short right from Bulb.
Fork tries to work over Bulb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fork creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fork fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fork blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bulb on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fork misses with a body punch.
Bulb presses Fork against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Bulb.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bulb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fork backwards.
Forky Fork is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulb.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adim Bulb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fork has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forky Fork!