PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Revan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Darth Revan enters the cage!

Forman
vs
Revan

175 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Forman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darth Revan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revan tries to clinch up but Forman circles away and keeps his distance.
Forman takes a swing at Revan's ribcage but misses.
Revan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forman.
Revan slips under a jab.
Forman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revan.
Nice body punch from Forman.
Revan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forman.
Revan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Forman but Forman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Revan shoots in looking for a takedown. Forman tries to sprawl out of it but Revan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Forman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Forman throwing a counter right hand but Revan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revan dives in for a single leg takedown but Forman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan.
Forman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Revan throws a head kick that misses.
Revan closes the distance and clinches up with Forman, looking for a takedown. Revan pushes Forman against the cage but Forman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Forman tries to avoid it but Revan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Forman to the ground. Forman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Forman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Revan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Forman counters with a three punch combo that has Revan backing up. Revan nods at Forman to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Forman. That snapped Revan's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Forman. Those never looked like landing.
Revan fails with a takedown attempt.
Forman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Revan tries to clinch there but Forman circles away.
Nice body punch from Forman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Revan wants to counter the offense by Forman and move into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Forman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Revan somewhat.
Nice uppercut lands for Forman. That snapped Revan's head back.
Revan moves away from the strike by Forman.
Revan slips under a jab from Forman.
Forman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Revan moves out of range as Forman strikes.
Revan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Forman takes a swing at Revan's ribcage but misses.
Revan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forman.
Forman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Revan misses with a takedown
and Revan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Forman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Revan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Revan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Revan lands with a slapping head kick.
Forman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Forman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Revan on the side of the head.
Revan cracks a nice hook into Forman's ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Revan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Forman has got the better of the exchanges.
Revan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Forman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Revan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Forman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Revan slips a jab and a cross from Forman.
No joy there for Forman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Forman throws a jab but it's blocked by Revan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman misses with an uppercut. Revan saw that one coming.
Forman misses with a wild body shot.
Revan goes for a double leg but Forman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Forman continues to drive forward.
Revan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Revan is looking to clinch but Forman is avoiding it.
Revan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Forman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Forman.
Revan misses with a takedown attempt

and Forman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan.

Revan decides to pull guard.
Forman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Revan wants to stand up but Forman is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Revan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Forman is aware though and is defending well.
Forman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Revan working a defensive guard here.

Revan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Forman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Forman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Revan on the ground.

Revan is looking for a triangle but Forman pushes his legs off easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Forman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Forman scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Forman.
Red Forman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Forman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Forman wants it to stay on the feet.
Revan tries to clinch but Forman moves out of range.
Forman tries to counter by clinching up but Revan breaks away and moves out of range.
No luck for Revan with that takedown attempt.
Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revan tries to clinch but Forman moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Revan.
Revan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Forman.
Revan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Forman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Revan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Forman throws a body shot but no joy.
Revan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Forman throws out a loose jab but Revan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forman lands a right hook to the body.
Forman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Revan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Revan.
Horrible takedown attempt by Revan or perhaps it was just good defense by Forman, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman tries to bum rush Revan with a series of wild strikes but Revan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Revan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Revan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Revan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Revan misses
and Forman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Revan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Forman to counter with a crisp jab.
Forman fails to land with a series of punches.
Forman scores with a body shot.
Red Forman is winning the standup battle so far.
Forman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Revan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Forman connects with a body shot that sends Revan's belly button to the back.
Revan throws a big shot that misses.
Forman misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Forman clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Forman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Revan.
Forman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Revan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Revan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Forman stuffs the takedown attempt from Revan. Revan gets slowly back to his feet.
Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan.
Forman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Revan counters with a big head kick but Forman shrugs it off.

It looks like Red Forman has been cut.
Revan misses with a takedown

and Forman counters by moving into the clinch.
Revan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Revan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Revan shoots in but no luck this time.
Forman misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman lands with a good body shot.
Revan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revan shoots in for a takedown but Forman shows good takedown defense.
Revan slips a jab and a cross from Forman.
Despite the aggression on Revan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Revan fails to land the takedown.
Forman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Revan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forman lands a really nice looking cross but Revan seems unphased.
Forman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Forman as Revan shoots in.
Revan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Forman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Red Forman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman misses the shot to the body.
Forman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Forman jabs at Revan's body.
Red Forman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forman just misses with a punch to the body.
Forman throws an overhand right that lands on Revan's shoulder, as Revan tries to avoid the shot.
Revan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forman throws a series of punches but Revan moves out of range.
Forman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Revan.
Forman scores with a jab. Revan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Revan fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Forman had his way with Darth Revan in that round.
The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Revan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forman.
Revan feints the counter takedown.
Red Forman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Forman fails to land with a series of punches.
Revan wants to counter the offense by Forman and move into the clinch position.
Revan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Forman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revan.
Revan tries to clinch but Forman moves out of range.
Revan tries for a takedown but Forman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Revan looks to move away, Forman throws a big counter combo but Revan just gets out of the way.
Revan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forman.
Revan fails with the takedown
and Forman counters with a series of strikes. Revan will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revan fails with the takedown.
Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Revan.
Forman misses with a shot to the body
and Revan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Revan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Forman throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman digs a good hook to Revan's body.
Forman misses with a body shot.
Forman misses with a wild combination.
Forman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Revan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revan moves in looking to clinch but Forman pushes him off.
Revan shoots and misses
and Forman counters with a nice uppercut.
Forman throws a one two combo.
Forman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revan can do to turn this around?
Forman throws a nice looking combination but Revan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Forman misses with a wild combination.
Revan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Forman's waist but Forman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Revan off to one side.
Forman lands an overhand right.
Revan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forman misses with a looping left.
Forman throws a body punch but Revan moves out of range.
Forman cracks Revan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Forman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Revan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Forman avoids it really well and circles away.
Darth Revan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Forman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Forman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Red Forman!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Red Forman!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Red Forman!

Red Forman wins by unanimous decision!
Red Forman retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Red Forman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.