PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forbes's entrance music is My Old Kentucky Home. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Forbes
vs
Nguyen

201 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Forbes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
Forbes misses with a straight left.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forbes dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Forbes ducks under and follows up with a left that Forbes also avoids with ease.
Forbes with a nice cross.
Forbes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nguyen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Forbes avoids them all with ease.
Nguyen ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
Nice straight punches there by Forbes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Forbes.
The fighters circling - Forbes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Forbes misses with an uppercut.
Forbes slips a jab and a cross from Nguyen.
A swing and a miss from Forbes.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a wild combination.
Nguyen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nguyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nguyen swinging wildly here.
Nguyen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Bernard Forbes has been cut.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Forbes throws out a powerful jab.
Forbes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Forbes throws a looping overhand right but Nguyen ducks down to avoid it.
Forbes looks to land a right hand but Nguyen moved out of range.
Forbes cracks Nguyen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nguyen swinging wildly here.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Forbes avoids nicely.
Nguyen swinging wildly here.
Nguyen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Forbes.
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Bernard Forbes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
Forbes looks to land a right hand but Nguyen moved out of range.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Forbes moves out of range.
Forbes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forbes throws a hook but Nguyen avoids it easily.
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nguyen ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
Forbes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Forbes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nguyen. Nguyen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Forbes avoids it well.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Forbes avoids it well.
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Forbes.
Forbes throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
Forbes lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes lands with an overhand left.
Forbes throws an overhand right that lands on Nguyen's shoulder, as Nguyen tries to avoid the shot.
Forbes looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Forbes missing with a left hand there. Nguyen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forbes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Forbes.
Nice defenses there by Nguyen.
Forbes misses with a hook
and Nguyen counters with a series of strikes. Forbes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Forbes blocks a head kick by Nguyen.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Forbes's corner calls for a 1-2. Forbes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Forbes.
Nguyen walks into a left hand.
Nguyen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forbes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nguyen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forbes.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Forbes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Forbes ducks under and follows up with a left that Forbes also avoids with ease.
Nguyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Forbes with a series of wild strikes but Forbes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forbes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nguyen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nguyen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nguyen misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
The fighters circling - Forbes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Forbes throws out a loose jab but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nguyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Forbes.
Forbes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Forbes cracks Nguyen with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Forbes misses.
Nguyen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nguyen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Forbes.
Nguyen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Forbes throws a hook to the side of Nguyen's head but Nguyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Nguyen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nguyen misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Nguyen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forbes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forbes cracks Nguyen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Forbes clobbers Nguyen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Forbes sizes up Nguyen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Forbes scores with a nice strike.
Forbes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nguyen fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Nguyen. Those never looked like landing.
Forbes throws an off balance right hand
and Nguyen counters with a one-two to the body.
Nguyen looks gassed!
Forbes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Forbes.
Nguyen swinging wildly here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Nguyen.
Forbes slips a jab and a cross from Nguyen.
Donk. Forbes catches Nguyen right on the button with a cross.
Nguyen tries to move into range but Forbes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Forbes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nguyen in his tracks.
Forbes loads up on a big right hand but Nguyen slips the punch.
Nice cross by Forbes.
Forbes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.
Nguyen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Forbes with a nice cross.
Nguyen walks into a left hand.
Forbes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forbes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nguyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forbes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Forbes with a series of wild strikes but Forbes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Forbes circles away quickly and effectively.
Nguyen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Forbes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Forbes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Forbes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nguyen takes one on the button.
Forbes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Forbes avoids it well.
Forbes misses with an uppercut.
Forbes slips a jab and a cross from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a double jab.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Forbes moves out of range.
Forbes connects with the punch.
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Forbes catches Nguyen right on the button with a cross.
Forbes throws a shot from downtown. Nguyen moves away and avoids it.
Nguyen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Forbes throws the left hand but Nguyen avoids the punch easily.
Forbes throws an overhand right that lands on Nguyen's shoulder, as Nguyen tries to avoid the shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Forbes's corner calls for a 1-2. Forbes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Forbes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nguyen's hands.
Forbes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nguyen fails to land with a series of punches.
Forbes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nguyen.
Good shot there by Forbes.
Forbes scores with a jab. Nguyen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nguyen staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forbes tests Nguyen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Forbes keeps the fight on the outside.
Nguyen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Forbes connects with a single shot there.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nguyen moves out of range as Forbes strikes.
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Forbes lands with a straight right. Nguyen didn't see that one coming.
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forbes looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nguyen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Forbes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Forbes misses the target.
Forbes looks to land a right hand but Nguyen moved out of range.
Nice cross by Forbes.
Forbes dips to his left and cracks Nguyen with an uppercut!
Nguyen slips a jab from Forbes.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Forbes.
Forbes lands an overhand right.
Forbes's corner calls for a 1-2. Forbes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nguyen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Forbes lands with a straight right. Nguyen didn't see that one coming.
Forbes looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bernard Forbes.
Well Forbes 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Bernard Forbes!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Bernard Forbes!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Bernard Forbes!

Bernard Forbes wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bernard Forbes made sure he mentioned Valhalla Fight Wear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.