PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Pyne (ranked 4361 p4p, 4398 weight class) and Duane Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 541 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pyne
vs
Foreman

185 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Pyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Foreman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Pyne.
Foreman tries a head kick but it misses.
Pyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Foreman scores with a takedown into Pyne's guard.
Pyne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foreman is one step ahead there.
Foreman wants to control from the top but Pyne keeps moving.
Foreman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyne gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Foreman controlling his opponent.
Pyne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pyne tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman lands a big shot there that rocks Pyne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Foreman is landing with some decent strikes but Pyne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Foreman punching from mount but Pyne doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Foreman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foreman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foreman with good strikes from the mount here!
Foreman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Foreman with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman trying to control but Pyne is having none of it.

Foreman has control of Pyne's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pyne regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Foreman lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Foreman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pyne to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pyne shrugs it off.
Foreman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman with a couple of short strikes.
Foreman working the ground and pound effectively.
Pyne is bucking up trying to escape but Foreman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pyne tries to hold on but Foreman postures up.
Pyne is bucking up trying to escape but Foreman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Foreman controlling the position easily from mount.
Pyne taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyne is squirming around, avoiding Foreman's attempts to control the action.
Pyne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Foreman on the ground.
Pyne squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Foreman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pyne?
Foreman trying to control but Pyne is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Foreman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duane Foreman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pyne connects with a single shot there.
Bobby Pyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pyne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Foreman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foreman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pyne misses with a looping left.
Foreman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Pyne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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

Foreman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Foreman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Foreman passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pyne keeps working.

Foreman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Pyne.
Foreman shoots in but Pyne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foreman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pyne lands with a hook. Foreman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pyne cracks Foreman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foreman ducks right into an uppercut from Pyne.
Pyne scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Pyne. No joy for Foreman on that attempt.
Bobby Pyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane Foreman.
Pyne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Foreman. Foreman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pyne scores with a nice right hand.
Pyne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pyne moves away from the strike by Foreman.
Pyne lands the left hand.
Bobby Pyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Pyne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Foreman shoots in looking for a takedown. Pyne tries to sprawl out of it but Foreman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pyne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foreman throws out the jab.
Pyne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman blocks the body kick.
Foreman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pyne misses the shot to the body.
Pyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foreman fails with a takedown attempt.
Pyne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Foreman's head.
Foreman slips a jab from Pyne.
Pyne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pyne misses with an uppercut.
Foreman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pyne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Foreman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Foreman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Foreman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Foreman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pyne has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Foreman decides to stand back up.
Foreman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pyne's waist but Pyne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foreman off to one side.
The fighters circling - Pyne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pyne throws a shot to the body.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Foreman wants to clinch.
Pyne digs a good hook to Foreman's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Pyne dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice cross by Pyne.
Foreman moves forwards but Pyne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Foreman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pyne sprawls well. Pyne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Pyne throws a chopping leg kick but Foreman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Foreman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Foreman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foreman throws a jab but it's blocked by Pyne.
A jab from Pyne misses.
Pyne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pyne to score with a decent uppercut.
Pyne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Foreman at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pyne sprawls well. Pyne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Foreman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman checks a leg kick.
Foreman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pyne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bobby Pyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane Foreman.
Pyne misses with a straight left.
Pyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Foreman needs to keep his hands up - Pyne had a free shot at his head there.
Pyne throws a leg kick
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pyne throws out a leg kick but Foreman moves out of range and Pyne only half commits.
Pyne jabs Foreman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pyne tests Foreman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pyne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Foreman has time to react.
Pyne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pyne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pyne scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Foreman is rocked!
Foreman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foreman is still on wobbly legs! Can Pyne finish him?
Pyne circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Foreman to the canvas! Foreman doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pyne keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Pyne!