PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradford Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

James
vs
Forbes

190 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradford Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
James tries to clinch but Forbes is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James throws a right hand that Forbes ducks under and follows up with a left that Forbes also avoids with ease.
James tries to clinch up but Forbes circles away and keeps his distance.

James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Forbes lands a left hand.

Forbes jumps into guard, dragging James to the mat.
Forbes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Forbes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

James is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Forbes has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. James is looking to defend but Forbes has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for James! Forbes pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, James taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bradford Forbes!
Bradford Forbes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.