PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Feager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feager comes into the arena with eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. Ryan Feager could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaleb Forrest's chin.

Feager
vs
Forrest

168 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Feager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Forrest!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feager shoots in looking for a takedown. Forrest tries to sprawl out of it but Feager keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Forrest manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Feager shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Feager prevents Forrest from getting back to his feet.
Forrest is trying to keep Feager in close.
Feager thows a big elbow that misses.
Forrest seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Feager wanted to stand there but Forrest had control of the position.
Forrest manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Forrest.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest prevents Feager from getting the reversal.
Feager is breathing heavily.
Forrest controlling from the full mount.
Forrest landing strikes from the mount and Feager is in trouble!
Feager throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Forrest punishing his opponent with strikes.
Feager tries to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
Forrest working Feager over with strikes here.
Forrest has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Feager is in all sorts of trouble here.
Forrest looking to control but Feager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Feager is bucking up trying to escape but Forrest cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Feager might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Forrest wants to control the pace but Feager is squirming around nicely.
Feager tries to hold on but Forrest postures up.
Forrest has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Feager's face.
Forrest trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Forrest.
Forrest landing strikes from the mount.
Forrest wants to control the pace but Feager is squirming around nicely.
Forrest raining down shots from the mount!
Feager on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Feager tries to get out of the position.
Forrest trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Forrest cracks Feager with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feager is squirming around, avoiding Forrest's attempts to control the action.
Feager is in a horrible position here. Forrest smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Forrest tries to control but Feager wriggling away.
Feager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Feager is working hard here to advance position.
Forrest lands a big shot there that rocks Feager but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Feager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forrest throws some wild stikes that Feager manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Feager manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Feager tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Feager wants to control but Forrest is keeping busy.
Feager is pressing down on Forrest's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Forrest trying to stand up but can't free himself from Feager's guard.
Feager bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Forrest's guard.
Feager wants to control from the top but Forrest keeps moving.
Forrest is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Feager is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaleb Forrest dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Feager shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Forrest as he jumps to the side.
Feager is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Forrest. No joy for Feager on that attempt.
Forrest fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ryan Feager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feager gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Forrest counters with a left and a right that stings Feager.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Feager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forrest tries to clinch but Feager is having none of it.

Feager drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Forrest is not content to let Feager control the position.
Forrest is breathing heavily.
Feager scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Forrest to see if he's OK.
Feager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forrest keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feager tries to advance to mount but can't.
Feager controlling the position from side mount.
Feager throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Feager in side control, throwing shots but Forrest defends.
Forrest dodges the ground and pound from Feager.
Feager is trying to ground and pound but Forrest uses the momentary lack of control by Feager to regain half guard.
Forrest has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Feager is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Feager shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Feager was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Feager throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrest wants to control but Feager is having none of it.
Forrest keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Forrest takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Feager punching from mount but Forrest doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Forrest sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ryan Feager overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Forrest is staying active underneath Feager, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Feager landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Feager is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Feager wants to control but Forrest is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Feager stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Forrest to get to his feet.
Feager misses with a takedown

and Forrest counters with a takedown into side control.
Forrest trying to control the position but Feager is working away.
Forrest is working Feager over with some ground and pound from side control.

Forrest working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Feager gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Feager is squirming around, avoiding Forrest's attempts to control the action.
Feager knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forrest on the ground.
Forrest is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feager tries to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
Forrest trying to control but Feager is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feager wants to control but Forrest is having none of it.
Feager is wriggling around trying to escape.
Forrest cracks Feager with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Forrest with good strikes from the mount here!
Feager is trying desperately to improve position.
Feager wants to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Forrest.
BOOM! Forrest connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kaleb Forrest will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Forrest looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Feager tries to get to full guard but Forrest has control of the leg.
Forrest seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Feager does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Feager trying to hold on to Forrest's head to control him but Forrest postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Forrest in particular looking to stall.

Forrest seems to be looking for submissions.
Feager is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Forrest landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Forrest thows a huge punch but Feager dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Forrest throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Feager's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feager shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Forrest counters with a straight right hand.

Forrest scores a takedown into full mount!
Feager is looking to get to half guard.
Forrest wants to control the pace but Feager is squirming around nicely.
Feager is trying to escape the mount.
Feager regains half guard.
Feager wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feager is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Forrest.
Feager makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Feager.

Feager working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Forrest doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Forrest manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Forrest postures up.
Feager has a closed guard, preventing Forrest from standing up.
Feager bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Forrest's guard.
Forrest is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feager won't allow Forrest to sweep him here.

Forrest is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Feager wants to pass the guard but Forrest is keeping the position.

Forrest looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Forrest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Feager manages to get himself to full guard.
Feager keeping moving, preventing Forrest from controlling successfully.
Feager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forrest tries to free his leg and advance position but Feager is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrest distracts Feager with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Feager is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Forrest stands and steps away. Feager gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Forrest misses with a takedown

and Feager counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Feager.
Forrest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Forrest has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaleb Forrest.
Well Forrest has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaleb Forrest!