PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emeritus Forge (ranked 22992 p4p, 6810 weight class) and Sss Sss (ranked 649 p4p, 0 weight class). Forge comes to the cage accompanied by Cirice. Sss Sss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Forge
vs
Sss

170 cm
37
140
8 - 16 - 1

165 cm
19
143
8 - 11 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 8 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeritus Forge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forge with a hook.
Forge throws a combination. Sss tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Forge throws out a powerful jab.
Emeritus Forge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Forge as he connects with a hook.
Forge throws a head kick but Sss moves out of range.
And Sss tries to counter it with a takedown but Forge pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Forge misses.
Sss throws a counter combo.
Forge closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Forge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sss's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forge misses with a body kick.
Sss looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Forge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Forge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Forge's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Forge duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Forge misses the target.
Forge misses with a few strikes there.
Sss counters with a body kick.
Forge misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sss shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Forge wants to stand back up but Sss manages to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Forge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Forge is looking to reverse the position.
Sss wants to control but Forge is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Forge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Forge tries to bench press Sss off him but Sss keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sss wants to control but Forge is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forge tries to bench press Sss off him but Sss keeps the position.
Forge is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sss missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forge misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Forge looking for subs from the bottom but Sss mounts him!
Forge tries to hold on but Sss pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Forge throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sss looking to control and managing it successfully.
Forge is wriggling around trying to escape.
Forge on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Forge tries to get out of the position.
Forge swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Forge is desperately trying to improve his position but Sss has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sss looking to finish Forge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Forge!
Forge is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Forge wants to hold on but Sss pushes him away.
Forge is working to get back to half guard.
Forge throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sss blocks Forge's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Forge can't escape the position.
Forge tries to hold on but Sss postures up.
Sss cracks Forge with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emeritus Forge dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Forge misses with a combination
and Sss counters with a nice body kick.
Forge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sss tries a quick counter leg kick but Forge is wise to it.
Forge throws a head kick that misses
and Sss finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
No joy there for Forge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sss shapes to counter with a head kick.
Forge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sss circles away quickly and effectively.
Forge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sss replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Forge blocks it well.
A combination from Forge does no damage.
Forge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sss can do to turn this around?
Forge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sss leaves Forge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Forge drives through with a takedown into Sss's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Forge drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sss dives on top into guard.

Forge working for submissions but it's allowed Sss to get to half guard.
Sss lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Forge wants to get back to full guard but Sss has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forge throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Sss is looking to take a break and control but Forge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sss throws a strike aimed at the side of Forge's head but Forge avoids it well.
Forge tries to buck Sss off but Sss is having none of it.
Sss Sss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sss controlling the position from side mount.
Forge tries to buck Sss off but Sss is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forge is working hard here to advance position.
Forge manages to get back to half guard.
Sss trying to control the action but Forge is working from the bottom.

Forge looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Forge is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sss jumps into side control!
Forge is looking to regain half guard here but Sss keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sss is looking to take a break and control but Forge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Forge throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Forge is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sss is controlling him well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Forge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sss backs up against the cage.
Sss dives in and grabs Forge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Forge pushes down on Sss's head and hops out.
Forge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sss thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sss circles away quickly and effectively.
Sss has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Forge throws a wild body kick that Sss sees coming a mile off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emeritus Forge dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Forge misses with a straight left.
Sss follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

Forge tries to sprawl but Sss drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Forge trying to control but Sss postures up.
Forge is not content to let Sss control the position.
Forge missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forge is controlling Sss's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Forge throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Sss manages to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forge tries to improve position but can't.
Sss misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Forge is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sss landing a few strikes.
Forge is not content to let Sss control the position.
You can see the frustration on Forge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Forge is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sss is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Forge tries to improve position but can't.
Sss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forge keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Emeritus Forge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forge lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Forge misses with a double jab
and Sss counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sss misses with a takedown attempt - Forge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Forge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Forge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Forge misses with a few strikes there.
Sss is trying to counter with his kicks.
Forge throws a nice looking combination but Sss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Forge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sss on the side of the head.
Sss dodges the punch combination from Forge.

Sss gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forge tries to bench press Sss off him but Sss keeps the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sss wants to control but Forge is keeping him busy.
Forge tries to bench press Sss off him but Sss keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Forge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sss Sss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forge is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sss avoids the strikes from the bottom by Forge.
Emeritus Forge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sss wants to control but Forge is keeping him busy.

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 Emeritus Forge.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Forge, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emeritus Forge!
After the fight, Emeritus Forge was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.