PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kameron Forbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gracie
vs
Forbs

180 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kameron Forbs!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbs connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Renzo Gracie has been cut.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Forbs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Renzo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forbs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Forbs sprawls well.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Forbs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Forbs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Forbs showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forbs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Forbs.
Forbs not doing much here.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Forbs is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Forbs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Forbs from controlling successfully.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Forbs trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Forbs is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Forbs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Forbs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Forbs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Forbs looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Forbs looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Forbs!
Forbs working the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Forbs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead Forbs has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Forbs prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Forbs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Forbs looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Forbs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Forbs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Forbs looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kameron Forbs just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Forbs lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.

Forbs closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the ropes.

Forbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Forbs counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Forbs gets a clinch.

Forbs has hold of one of Gracie's legs. Gracie is fighting the takedown attempt but Forbs gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Forbs wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Forbs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Forbs trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Forbs's guard.
Gracie stops Forbs from standing up.
Forbs is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Forbs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Forbs from controlling successfully.
Forbs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Gracie has his foot on Forbs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Forbs works his way back into a safe position though.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Forbs defends well.
Forbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Forbs trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Gracie has his foot on Forbs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Forbs works his way back into a safe position though.
Forbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Forbs is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Forbs is stalling in the full guard.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Forbs pushes his legs off easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Forbs controls the pace.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Forbs pushes his legs off easily.
Forbs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Forbs stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Forbs cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Forbs landing with the ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Forbs slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Forbs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Forbs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Forbs is stalling in the full guard.
Forbs trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kameron Forbs just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Forbs throws a one two combo.
Gracie walks into a jab.

Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kameron Forbs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renzo Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie misses with a takedown

and Forbs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Forbs jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Forbs wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Forbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forbs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Forbs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Forbs sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbs is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gracie has his foot on Forbs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Forbs works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Forbs controlling him for the moment.
Forbs chips away with some ground and pound.
Forbs trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Forbs controlling him for the moment.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Forbs from controlling successfully.
Forbs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Forbs trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Forbs misses with a looping right.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Forbs circles away easily
and Forbs counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Forbs counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forbs throws a one two combo.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Forbs is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.

Gracie goes for an armbar but Forbs turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Forbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Forbs from controlling successfully.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Forbs defends it easily.
Forbs landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbs 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.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Forbs pushes his legs off easily.
Forbs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Forbs pushes his legs off easily.
Forbs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Forbs from controlling successfully.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Forbs throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Forbs's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Gracie passes Forbs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Forbs wants to control the action here but instead Gracie manages to pass to full mount!
Forbs is trying to stand.

Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Forbs has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Forbs is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Forbs is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Forbs and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Forbs has escaped the position, nice work there.
Forbs is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Forbs is not content to let Gracie control the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Forbs keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Forbs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Forbs keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Forbs scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Forbs counters by clinching up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Forbs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Forbs pulls Gracie into guard.
Gracie is pushing down on Forbs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Forbs is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Forbs is trying to stand.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Forbs wants to try and get back to his feet.

Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Forbs has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Forbs is looking to get to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Forbs is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Forbs bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renzo Gracie.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Kameron Forbs!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Kameron Forbs!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Kameron Forbs!

Kameron Forbs wins by unanimous decision!