PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Torttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaska Torttu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Torttu
vs
Gump

215 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaska Torttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Forest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump looks to land a right hand but Torttu moved out of range.

Torttu drives through and clinches with Gump against the cage.
Torttu lands a body shot.
Torttu slows down the pace here.
Torttu misses with some punches.
Torttu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gump pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torttu.
Torttu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torttu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaska Torttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torttu tries to work over Gump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torttu.

Torttu has picked Gump up - he's going for a ride! Torttu dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gump is trying to stand back up but Torttu is controlling him
Torttu is trying to control. Gump wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torttu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torttu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torttu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Torttu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gump defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torttu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gump's head.
Torttu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Torttu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Torttu takes the fight into the clinch.
Torttu prevents Gump from breaking the clinch.
Torttu tries to throw a body punch but Gump avoids it by throwing Torttu back against the cage.
Torttu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gump up against the cage.
Torttu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torttu can't get the takedown.
Torttu prevents Gump from breaking the clinch.
Torttu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gump pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Torttu is breathing heavily.
Torttu is trying to break the clinch but Gump has him pressed against the cage.
Torttu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gump is trying to force a seperation but Torttu has the dominant position.
Torttu keeps control of Gump as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torttu goes for a takedown attempt but Gump pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gump keeps the fight on the outside.
Torttu dodges the punch combination from Gump.

Torttu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Torttu prevents Gump from escaping the position.

Gump throws Torttu to one side and escapes!
Torttu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torttu.
Torttu walks into a jab.
Gump scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torttu avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump scores with a one two! Torttu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gump lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Gump.
Gump stuns Torttu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gump lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Gump.
Torttu slips a jab and a cross from Gump.
Torttu tries to bum rush Gump with a series of wild strikes but Gump uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gump lands with a nice combination. Torttu backs away looking to recover.
Torttu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gump.
Gump scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torttu doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torttu tries for a takedown but Gump sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Gump does no damage.
Gump clobbers Torttu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gump throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gump leaves Torttu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torttu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gump defends it nicely.
Torttu slips a jab and a cross from Gump.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torttu takes the fight into the clinch.
Gump tries to break the clinch but Torttu is controlling the position.
Torttu tries to score a body lock takedown but Gump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gump tries to circle away but Torttu has him pinned against the cage.
Gump tries to break free but Torttu pushes him back against the cage.
Torttu tries to break the clinch but Gump is controlling the position.
Torttu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gump's efforts to push away.
Gump has had enough of the clinch but Torttu keeps him there for the moment.
Gump is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torttu can't find room to land a body shot as Gump controls the action.
A short uppercut from Torttu.
Gump is trying to break the clinch but Torttu is controlling him.

Torttu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forest Gump dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torttu.
Torttu shoots in and drives through. Gump sprawls well.
Torttu fails to land the takedown.
Gump swinging wilding here.
Torttu walks into a straight right hand from Gump.

Gump drops Torttu with a nice combination! Gump dives into Torttu's guard, looking to finish!
Gump tries to stand but Torttu is controlling from the bottom.
Gump really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torttu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gump stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gump lands a glancing blow to the side of Torttu's head.
Gump scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Torttu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torttu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaska Torttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Torttu or perhaps it was just good defense by Gump which made him look bad.
Torttu is looking to clinch but Gump is avoiding it.
Torttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torttu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump thows a body shot but no joy.
Torttu slips a jab and a cross from Gump.
Torttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gump.
Forest Gump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gump leaves Torttu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torttu shoots for a takedown but Gump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Torttu shoots in looking for a takedown. Gump tries to sprawl out of it but Torttu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gump manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torttu.
Torttu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gump stuffs the takedown.
Torttu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gump fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown by Torttu or perhaps it was just good defense by Gump which made him look bad.
Gump throws a right and a left that Torttu avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torttu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gump stuffs the takedown attempt from Torttu. Torttu gets slowly back to his feet.
Gump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gump throws a shot from downtown. Torttu moves away and avoids it.
Jaska Torttu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gump takes a swing at Torttu's ribcage but misses.
Forest Gump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torttu slips under a jab from Gump.
Gump defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torttu.
Gump scores with a jab to the head.
Torttu looks for a takedown but Gump sprawls well.
Torttu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gump defends it nicely.
Gump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Torttu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torttu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torttu stops Gump from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Torttu.
Torttu not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gump kicks Torttu off and gets back to his feet.

Torttu gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gump is looking to escape.
Torttu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Torttu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torttu throwing shots but Gump is blocking nicely.

Gump pushes Torttu off and gets back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Gump.
Torttu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gump sprawls well. Gump wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torttu gets slowly back to his feet.
Gump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torttu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torttu is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump lands with a right hand.
Gump scores with a jab to the body.
Gump throws a series of punches but Torttu avoids them all with ease.
Torttu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gump.
Torttu moves forwards but Gump connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torttu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gump defends it nicely.
Gump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torttu dodges the punch combination from Gump.
Gump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torttu.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Torttu darts in and clinches Gump up against the cage.
Gump has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torttu. Gump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gump lands with a shot to the body.

Torttu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gump is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forest Gump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Torttu shoots in but no luck this time.
Gump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gump tries to bum rush Torttu with a series of wild strikes but Torttu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Torttu clinches with his opponent.
Gump gets underhooks to prevent Torttu's takedown attempt.
Gump is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gump tries to break free but Torttu pushes him back against the cage.

Torttu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gump scores with a nice strike.
Torttu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Gump. No joy for Torttu on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaska Torttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torttu shoots in for a takedown but Gump shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torttu is defended easily by Gump.
Torttu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gump is fending him off so far but Torttu persists. Nope, Gump circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gump.
Gump throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Gump.
Gump lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Gump.
Horrible takedown by Torttu or perhaps it was just good defense by Gump which made him look bad.
Gump fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torttu shoots in for a double leg but Gump sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torttu circles away quickly and effectively.
Gump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gump cracks Torttu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gump leaves Torttu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gump cracks Torttu with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Gump finds it's target.
Gump leaves Torttu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Torttu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Torttu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gump's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torttu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gump misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torttu takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Torttu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Torttu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gump is trying to stand up here but Torttu is controlling him well.
Gump has hold of Torttu's hands but Torttu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gump looks like he's trying to stand up.
Torttu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gump's head.
Torttu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gump with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torttu prevents Gump from standing back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torttu circles away quickly and effectively.

Torttu has Gump up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torttu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Torttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Gump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaska Torttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torttu tries a body shot but Gump blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gump can't break the clinch.
Gump wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gump wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Torttu fails to land.
Torttu has Gump pressed against the cage, preventing Gump from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torttu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gump tries to break the clinch but Torttu is controlling the position.
Gump is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Torttu fails to land.
Torttu keeps control of Gump as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gump.
Torttu can't break the clinch.
Torttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torttu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Torttu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gump's efforts to push away.
Gump is looking to break free of the clinch but Torttu has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Torttu fails to land.
Forest Gump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torttu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gump's elbow.
Gump is looking to break free of the clinch but Torttu has double underhooks.

Gump's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gump digs a good body shot into Torttu's ribs.
A punch combination from Gump misses.
Gump tests Torttu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gump throws a combination. Torttu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice jab there from Gump.
Gump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torttu circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Forest Gump.
I've got Gump winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forest Gump!