Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: RSE : Just Some Fights 3
Date: Jul 15, 2023

#R1#
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Forde tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Forde to the ground. Forde escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Forde half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Forde as he jumps to the side.
Hughes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Forde throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Hughes misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Forde, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Forde against the cage but Forde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joshua Forde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Hughes.#TD#
Forde shoots in and bounces Hughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Forde controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Forde is in close to Hughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Forde works over Hughes with some ground and pound from guard.
Hughes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Forde landing with the ground and pound.
Forde postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Forde scoring with punches to the head and body.
Forde lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
Hughes looking to control.
Hughes wants to stand but Forde is controlling the position.
Forde with a nice head shot there.
Forde is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Forde defends easily. #SUB2#
Hughes is looking for a triangle but Forde pushes his legs off easily.
Forde really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T3#
Forde chips away with some ground and pound.
Forde with a nice head shot there.
Forde controlling from the top position.
Forde postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Forde is now in half guard. #T4#
Forde lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Forde slips a nice elbow through Hughes's hands, connecting with Hughes's forehead.
Forde is looking to advance position but Hughes won't allow it.
Forde working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Forde trying to control from Hughes's half guard. Hughes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Forde wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes controls Forde momentarily but Forde frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Forde dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Forde closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hughes's guard.#SUB2#
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Forde is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Forde's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Forde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hughes is trying to keep Forde in close.
Forde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Forde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forde makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Forde keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Forde is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Forde stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.#T1#
Forde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Forde 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.
Forde is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Forde landing some decent shots from guard.
Forde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Forde haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Forde works over Hughes with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Forde content to stall in guard here.
Forde is working Hughes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hughes trying to keep a closed guard but Forde is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Forde manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Forde is keeping the position.
Forde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Forde wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T3#
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Forde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forde looking for a sweep. Not yet Forde, not yet.
Forde on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Forde tries to get out of the position.
Forde pulls Hughes in close to prevent any damage.
Forde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Forde keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Joshua Forde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Forde manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T4#
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forde.
Forde managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes has a couple of punches blocked by Forde.
Hughes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Forde dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Forde misses with a takedown
and Hughes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Forde, which made it look bad.
Forde throws a big counter combination but Hughes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Forde misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forde slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Hughes looks to move away, Forde throws a big counter combo but Hughes just gets out of the way.#T1#
Forde doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Forde. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Forde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Forde scores with punches from side control.
Hughes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hughes is not content to let Forde control the position.
Forde scoring with punches and elbows. #T2#
Forde scores with punches from side control.
Forde scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hughes to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forde is working Hughes over with some ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #ROC#Hughes is rocked!
Forde working the ground and pound.
Hughes is still in real trouble! Can Forde finish him?
Forde scoring with punches and elbows.
Forde scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hughes to see if he's OK.
Forde working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Forde in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hughes looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Forde turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Forde!
Joshua Forde decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: RSE : Just Some Fights 2
Date: Jun 26, 2023

#R1#
Forde throws a series of punches but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Forde looking to score a takedown here. Kuznetsov is defending well but Forde drives through and ends up in Kuznetsov's guard.
Forde stands up over Kuznetsov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Forde cracks Kuznetsov with a solid left hand.
Forde landing with the ground and pound. #ROC#Kuznetsov is rocked!
Kuznetsov being controlled here, momentarily.
Kuznetsov is still in real trouble! Can Forde finish him?
Forde makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Forde's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Forde scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Forde is in close to Kuznetsov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Forde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Forde working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Forde lands a couple of elbows.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA St Petersburg inform us that Kuznetsov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Forde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Forde wants to pass the guard but Kuznetsov is keeping the position.
Kuznetsov has momentary wrist control but Forde slips an elbow through the middle.
Forde looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Forde is working Kuznetsov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T2#
Forde passes Kuznetsov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Forde lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Forde is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Forde sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kuznetsov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T3#
Forde perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Forde takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Forde really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Forde working the head and body with strikes.
Forde working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Forde looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuznetsov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Forde takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
Forde content to control rather than advance.
Kuznetsov has hold of Forde's hands but Forde slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuznetsov trying to hold on to Forde's head to control him but Forde postures up.
Kuznetsov taking some punishment here, with Forde in his half guard.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Forde lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kuznetsov quite badly. Kuznetsov pulls Forde in close trying to recover. Forde postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kuznetsov on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kuznetsov doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Forde!

Event: QFC Tournament 1145 Round 2
Date: Jun 13, 2023

#R1#
Lo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forde displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Forde lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Forde.
Forde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Forde.
Forde lands a two punch combo.
Lo closes the distance and clinches up with Forde, looking for a takedown. Lo pushes Forde against the cage but Forde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Lo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Forde tries to clinch #TD2#
and Lo counters with a single leg into guard. Forde didn't expect that.

Forde has his feet on Lo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Forde throws a head kick that misses.
Lo with the counter takedown but Forde avoids it easily.
Forde fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lo! But no joy.
Lo shoots in looking for a takedown. Forde tries to sprawl out of it but Lo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Forde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Forde slips under a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Forde!
Forde ducks under a wild hook from Lo.
Forde scores with a one two! Lo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Joshua Forde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Forde.
Forde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Lo tries to counter it with a takedown but Forde pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A punch combination from Forde misses.
Forde moves away from the strike by Lo.
Forde seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Forde does no damage.
Lo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Forde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Forde looks to land a combination but Lo avoids it well.
And Lo tries to counter it with a takedown but Forde pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Forde wants to clinch.#T2#
Lo throws a hook to the side of Forde's head but Forde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Lo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Forde!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB2#
Lo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Forde knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lo is looking to take a break and control but Forde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Lo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forde is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lo is controlling him well.
Lo trying to control the action but Forde is working from the bottom. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lo wants to control for a moment but Forde uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Forde keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Forde wants to stand back up but Lo manages to pass into side control.
Lo trying to control the action but Forde is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Forde dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Forde throws a right and a left that Lo avoids nicely.
Forde works over Lo's head and body with a nice combination.
Forde misses with a few strikes there.
Forde lands with a nice combination. Lo backs away looking to recover.
Forde throws a head kick that misses.
Lo throws a body shot but no joy.
Forde throws a right hand that Lo ducks under and follows up with a left that Lo also avoids with ease.
Forde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lo can do to turn this around?
Forde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forde throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Lo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Forde!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Forde some visible discomfort. #SUB2#
Lo is trying to get an arm triangle but Forde is defending well.
Lo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forde keeps working. #T1#
An elbow from Lo crashes against the mat. #SUB2#
Lo has hold of Forde's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Forde seems comfortable defending it but Lo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Forde is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Forde is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Lo couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hung Wei Lo!
A very excited looking Hung Wei Lo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: QFC Tournament 1145 Round 1
Date: Jun 12, 2023

#R1#
Matveychuk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Forde's waist but Forde gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matveychuk off to one side.
Matveychuk misses with a two punch combination. #TD2#
Forde looking to score a takedown here. Matveychuk is defending well but Forde drives through and ends up in Matveychuk 's guard.
Forde content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forde trying to control the position from guard on top but Matveychuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Matveychuk wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Matveychuk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Forde gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Forde content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
Forde throws a big elbow that misses.
Forde wants to control from the top but Matveychuk keeps moving.
Forde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Forde wants to control from the top but Matveychuk keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Forde is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Forde.
Matveychuk is trying to buck Forde off.
Forde working the ground and pound. #T2#
Forde looks up at the clock and then as Matveychuk takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Forde smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Matveychuk tries to bench press Forde off him but Forde keeps the position.
Forde throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Forde wants to control but Matveychuk is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matveychuk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Matveychuk tries to escape but Forde is in control. #T3#
Forde grinds an elbow into Matveychuk 's temple.
Forde creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Matveychuk is trying to improve his position.
Forde tries to move into full mount but can't pass Matveychuk 's legs.
Forde trying to control the position but Matveychuk is working away.
Matveychuk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Matveychuk 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matveychuk throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so. #T4#
Forde misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Forde is working Matveychuk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Forde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Forde landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Forde trying to control the position but Matveychuk is working away.
Forde landing strikes.
Forde lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matveychuk holds on to Forde's head and controls the position momentarily.
Forde cracks Matveychuk with a big right hand but Matveychuk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Forde dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Forde shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matveychuk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Matveychuk tries to bench press Forde off him but Forde keeps the position.
Matveychuk is trying to get back to his feet.
Forde scoring with punches from side control.
Matveychuk tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Forde's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Matveychuk is trying to control Forde's posture but Forde avoids it.
Matveychuk is not content to let Forde control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Matveychuk 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Matveychuk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Forde looks like he's trying to stand up.
Matveychuk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Matveychuk wants to free his trapped foot but Forde is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
Forde is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #ES2#
Forde has one foot on Matveychuk 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Matveychuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Forde gets the takedown into side control.
What's Matveychuk going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Forde is working Matveychuk over with some ground and pound from side control. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Matveychuk 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Forde is looking to take a break and control but Matveychuk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Forde landing a few strikes.
Matveychuk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Forde's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB2#
Forde seems to be looking for submissions.
Forde wants to take a breather but Matveychuk is having none of it.
Matveychuk gets back to full guard.
Matveychuk keeping moving, preventing Forde from controlling successfully. #T4#
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.
Forde engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Forde stands up over Matveychuk , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Matveychuk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Forde trying to control but Matveychuk is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forde works over Matveychuk with some ground and pound from guard.
Forde lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Forde 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Matveychuk slips under a jab from Forde.
Matveychuk attempts a counter takedown but Forde avoids it well and moves away.
Forde avoids the head kick by Matveychuk .
Matveychuk tries to clinch but Forde moves away #TD2#
and Forde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Forde.
Forde scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Forde trying to control the position from guard on top but Matveychuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Matveychuk has his foot on Forde's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Forde works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Forde is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Matveychuk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Matveychuk has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Matveychuk stops Forde from standing up. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matveychuk throws a big right hand that misses.
Matveychuk throws a big right hand that misses.
Forde wants to get back to his feet but Matveychuk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matveychuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matveychuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Forde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matveychuk tries to clinch but Forde moves out of range.
Forde avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD2#
Forde closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Forde lands some shots froms side control.
Matveychuk takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Matveychuk manages to get back to half guard.
Forde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Forde passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Matveychuk !
Matveychuk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Forde avoids the attempt from Matveychuk to control.#T3#
Forde lands a big elbow.
Alexander Matveychuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forde cracks Matveychuk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Matveychuk is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Forde cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Matveychuk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC2#Matveychuk is rocked!
Forde lands a big shot there that rocks Matveychuk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Matveychuk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forde pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Forde cracks Matveychuk with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Forde!

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