PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Forney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sakuraba
vs
Forney

192 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry Forney!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Forney closes the distance and pushes Sakuraba back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Forney - that landed with a thud.
Sakuraba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Forney backwards.
Sakuraba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sakuraba lands a good knee to the midsection. Forney won't want to take too many of those.
Sakuraba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sakuraba - that landed with a thud.
Forney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakuraba lands an elbow that stopped Forney in his tracks for a moment.
Forney takes an elbow to the temple.
Sakuraba lands a hook that snaps the head of Forney backwards.
Sakuraba works on Forney's body with a couple of short punches.
Forney looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
Nice body punch from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forney.
Sakuraba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sakuraba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Forney backwards.
Sakuraba lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sakuraba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Forney backwards.
Sakuraba works on Forney's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sakuraba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakuraba obliges.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sakuraba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakuraba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Sakuraba - that landed with a thud.
Sakuraba lands an elbow inside.
Sakuraba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forney.
Forney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sakuraba scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakuraba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Sakuraba.
A shot in the inside from Sakuraba.
Forney takes a shot to the head.
Forney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakuraba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sakuraba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sakuraba lands a body shot.
Sakuraba is working Forney over against the cage.
Sakuraba working Forney over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a shot to the body.
Sakuraba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakuraba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sakuraba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakuraba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Forneys head.
Forney throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Forney is blocking nicely.
A short right from Forney on the inside.
Forney digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Forney lands an uppercut.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Forney blocks it.
Forney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakuraba's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Forney.
Forney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakuraba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Forney has Sakuraba pushed against the cage.
Sakuraba swings wildly with an uppercut but Forney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forney lands a nice shot to the body.
Forney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Forney misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Forney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Forney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forney trying to stall but Sakuraba improves his position.
Sakuraba misses with a body punch.
Forney tries to work over Sakuraba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Sakuraba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Forney forces Sakuraba back against the cage and clinches.
Forney is trying to break free.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the body.
Sakuraba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Sakuraba as the two fighters clinch.
Sakuraba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakuraba scores with a hook to the body.
Forney misses with the head strike.
Sakuraba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Forney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Forney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Forney's face.
Sakuraba with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakuraba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakuraba presses Forney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forney tries to stall but Sakuraba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba cracks Forney with a nice body shot.
Sakuraba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sakuraba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Forney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakuraba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Forney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Forney can't find room to land a body shot as Sakuraba controls the action.
Sakuraba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Forney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakuraba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forney can do to turn this around?
Sakuraba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sakuraba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Forney backwards.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the body.
Sakuraba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Forney tries a body shot but Sakuraba blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands an elbow just above Forney 's eye.
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!
Sakuraba prevents a body shot from Forney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forney misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Forney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakuraba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Forney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Still in the clinch, Forney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Forney tries a body shot but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sakuraba tries to throw a body punch but Forney avoids it by throwing Sakuraba back against the cage.
Sakuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Forney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forney lands a left hand.
Forney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Forney tries to pull guard but Sakuraba holds him up against the cage and eventually Forney drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Forney - that landed with a thud.
Forney lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Forney.
Forney works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.

Forney pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Sakuraba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Forney, up you get!
Forney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sakuraba tries to avoid it but Forney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sakuraba to the ground. Sakuraba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Forney gets caught flat footed, as Sakuraba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sakuraba stops Forney from standing up.

Sakuraba decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Forney rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forney lands a shoulder strike.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sakuraba fails to land.
Sakuraba lands with a left to the head.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Forney misses with a body punch.
Forney misses with a punch to the body.
Forney misses with a punch to the body.
Forney tries to work over Sakuraba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakuraba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Forney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forney's elbow.
Sakuraba tries to work over Forney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Forney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Sakuraba dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Forney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carlos Sakuraba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sakuraba lands a body punch.
Forney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Forney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forney misses with some punches.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Sakuraba on the inside.
Sakuraba lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands an elbow that stopped Forney in his tracks for a moment.
Sakuraba landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sakuraba.
A knee to the head by Sakuraba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forney's defenses.
Sakuraba works on Forney's body with a couple of short punches.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Forney has had enough of the clinch but Sakuraba keeps him there for the moment.
Forney lands with a short shot to the head.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakuraba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakuraba landing knees to the head.
Forney can't find room to land a body shot as Sakuraba controls the action.
Sakuraba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Forney blocking some punches.
Forney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Forney tries to break the clinch but Sakuraba is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Forney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Nice elbow from Sakuraba.
Nice body punch from Forney.
Forney lands with a right to the head.
Sakuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forney is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sakuraba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forney's elbow.
Forney tries to pull guard but Sakuraba holds him up against the cage and eventually Forney drops back down to his feet.
Sakuraba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forney.
Forney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Forney lands with a light punch inside.
Forney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Forney pushes Sakuraba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sakuraba misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Forney.
Forney is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakuraba has double underhooks.
Forney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sakuraba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sakuraba with a knee to the head.
Forney scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Forney is struggling to control the position.
Sakuraba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Forney presses Sakuraba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sakuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forney is defending well for now.
Sakuraba misses with some punches.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Forney to work.
Sakuraba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forney.
Forney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakuraba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlos Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Forney.
Forney scores with a shoulder strike.
Forney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba misses with an elbow over the top.
Forney lands a body punch.
Forney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sakuraba tries to land knees in the clinch but Forney avoids the damage to the body.
Larry Forney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forney misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos Sakuraba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Forney blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Sakuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sakuraba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Sakuraba!
Carlos Sakuraba decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.