PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Forte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Rickett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rickett
vs
Forte

182 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

173 cm
24
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Rickett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Forte!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forte misses with a takedown attempt

and Rickett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Forte jumps guard but Rickett stands there with Forte around his waist. Forte gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Forte tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brad Rickett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Forte.
Rickett scores with a shot to the side of Forte's head.
Forte fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Forte lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Rickett manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Forte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rickett lands a nice shot to the body.
Rickett trying to land knees to the body.
Rickett is leaning against Forte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rickett digs a right hand into Forte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Forte's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Rickett.
Forte looks gassed!
Rickett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Rickett - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Rickett.
Forte tries to pull guard but Rickett holds him up against the cage and eventually Forte drops back down to his feet.
Forte fails to pull guard.
Rickett lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Rickett.

It looks like Jason Forte has been cut.
Rickett lands a body punch.

Rickett lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickett with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Rickett.

Rickett stands up out of the half guard.

Rickett closes the distance and clinches.
Forte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rickett fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Rickett rushes Forte and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Forte is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rickett is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Forte to the mat. Forte regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rickett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rickett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rickett controlling the pace.
Rickett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rickett seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Forte for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Brad Rickett just wasn't active enough.
Forte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rickett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rickett is leaning against Forte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Rickett has clasped his hands together around Forte's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rickett controlling from side mount.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rickett stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rickett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Forte on his heels. He'll look to pass Forte's guard now, I'm sure.
Rickett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Rickett stands up and waves to Forte to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rickett has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Rickett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Forte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rickett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Rickett stands up.

Forte rushes Rickett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rickett gets underhooks to prevent Forte's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Rickett as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Rickett.
Brad Rickett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Forte tries to pull guard but Rickett holds him up against the cage and eventually Forte drops back down to his feet.

Rickett has hold of one of Forte's legs. Forte is fighting the takedown attempt but Rickett gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Forte is breathing heavily.

Rickett gets to his feet - Forte follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rickett pushes Forte up against the cage in a clinch.
Rickett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rickett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rickett pushes Forte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rickett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forte.

Rickett turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rickett taking a breather here.
Brad Rickett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Rickett has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Rickett forces Forte back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickett pushes Forte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rickett pushes Forte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Rickett has picked Forte up - he's going for a ride! Rickett dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickett controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Forte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Rickett stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Forte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rickett counters by moving into the clinch.
Brad Rickett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Forte.
Forte takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Forte fails to pull guard.

Rickett is trying to trip Forte. He has hold of a leg but Forte is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rickett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rickett pushes down on Forte's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rickett performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rickett moves into full mount! Forte won't be happy about that!
Rickett controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickett prevents Forte from getting the reversal.
Rickett controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Rickett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Forte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Forte pushes Rickett up against the cage in a clinch.
Forte tries to pull guard but Rickett won't allow it.
Forte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rickett walks away with a smile on his face. Forte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Forte rushes Rickett and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Forte successfully pulls guard.
Forte keeping full guard, as Rickett tries to pass.

Rickett gets to his feet - Forte follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rickett has closed the distance and engaged Forte in a clinch.
Forte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brad Rickett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Forte.
Rickett lands a nice knee to the body.
Rickett digs a right hand into Forte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Forte's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Rickett.
Rickett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rickett lands a nice shot to the body.

Rickett is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Forte can't fight it off and eventually Rickett manages to take the fight to the floor. Forte looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rickett gets to his feet - Forte follows without any prompting.
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!

Forte moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickett landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Forte is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rickett is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Forte to the mat. Forte regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Rickett decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Forte has his takedown stuffed

and Rickett counters by moving into the clinch.
Forte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rickett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Rickett - that landed with a thud.
Rickett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rickett.
A short body shot lands from Rickett as the two fighters clinch.
Forte takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Rickett.
Forte drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rickett pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rickett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jason Forte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brad Rickett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte throwing strikes but missing.

Rickett wriggles free and stands up.
Forte misses with a double jab

and Rickett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Rickett stands up and beckons Forte to join him on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forte shoots and misses

and Rickett counters with a shoot takedown. Forte fights it but they end up in guard.
Forte keeping full guard, as Rickett tries to pass.
Rickett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Rickett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rickett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Rickett!