PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hampton Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Bahamonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bahamonde comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ennio Morricone FT. Nas - Ecstasy of Gold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Forbes
vs
Bahamonde

215 cm
20
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

213 cm
21
274 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hampton Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Bahamonde!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Forbes clinches up with Bahamonde and pushes him back against the ropes.
Forbes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bahamonde backwards.
Forbes digs a right hand into Bahamonde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bahamonde's gas tank.
Forbes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bahamonde or not.
Forbes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bahamonde backwards.
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but Forbes blocks with his arms.
Bahamonde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bahamonde tries a knee to the head but Forbes blocks it.
Forbes stalling the fight.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Forbes.
Forbes presses Bahamonde against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bahamonde looks gassed!
Forbes lands with a short shot to the head.
Bahamonde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forbes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forbes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Forbes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Forbes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bahamonde controls his hands.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike.
Bahamonde with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes avoiding damage as Bahamonde throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Forbes.
Forbes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bahamonde is rocked!
Forbes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bahamondes head.
Bahamonde is still on wobbly legs! Can Forbes finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Forbes.
Forbes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Forbes - that landed with a thud.
Bahamonde seems to have recovered his senses.
Forbes taking a breather.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike.
Forbes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Forbes.
Forbes unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bahamonde! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Forbes is unloading with more strikes now! Bahamonde drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hampton Forbes!