PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ward might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Converge - No Heroes. Josie Jo Ford will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ward
vs
Jo Ford

165 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

[JMFC] Less Than Legal Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josie Jo Ford!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ward's calf.
Ward throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ward shoots in but Ford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ward lands with a nice body punch.
Ward cracks a nice hook into Ford's ribs.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt - Ford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Ward swinging wilding here.
Jack Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Ford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch up.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Ward with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford slips a jab and a cross from Ward.
Ward throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ford has closed the distance and engaged Ward in a clinch.

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.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Ward avoids the damage to the body.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward misses with some punches.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ward tries to pull guard but Ford holds him up against the cage and eventually Ward drops back down to his feet.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ward wants to get back to striking at distance but Ford won't allow it.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Ford looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
Ford keeps control of Ward as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ward wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Ford landing knees to the body.
Ford lands a knee to the head.
Ward avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ford landing knees to the head.
Ford looks gassed!
Ward tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
A knee to the head by Ford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is pressed up against the cage. Ward has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ford down to the mat. Ford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ward tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ford moves into the clinch.
Ward has had enough of the clinch but Ford keeps him there for the moment.
Ward goes for a takedown attempt but Ford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Josie Jo Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward tests Ford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ward fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ford on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ford counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josie Jo Ford dominated that round.
That's time! Ward's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ward throws a series of punches but Ford moves out of range.
Ward tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ward's knee momentarily.
Ward waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ford.

Ford drives through and clinches with Ward against the cage.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Ford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ward tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford keeps control of Ward as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ford missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Ward can't break the clinch.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ward avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Ward avoids the damage to the body.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ford looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Ward avoids the damage to the body.
Ward avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ward tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ward is trying to break free.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ward wants to break free but Ford has control.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ford walks away with a smile on his face. Ward gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circling - Ward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ford counters by clinching up.
Ward wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Ward drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ward is looking to break free of the clinch but Ford has double underhooks.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ward can't break the clinch.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ward tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Ward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ford connects with a knee to the head.
Ford looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ward wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Ford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward looking to slow down the pace here.
Ward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ford prevents Ward from breaking the clinch.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ward wants to break free but Ford has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josie Jo Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ford ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Ward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ward throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Ward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward misses with a double jab.
Ward fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ward tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ford finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Ward.
Ward closes the distance and clinches up with Ford, looking for a takedown. Ward pushes Ford against the cage but Ford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Ward tries to clinch but Ford moves away

and Ford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ford lands a knee to the body.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ford crunches a lovely knee into Ward's ribcage.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ford with a knee to the head.
Josie Jo Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ford scores a nice knee to the body.
Ward takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ford landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ford connects with a knee to the head.
Ward tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ward avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
Ward wants to get back to striking at distance but Ford won't allow it.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ward is trying to break free.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ward is trying to stall.
Ford missing with knees to the body.

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.
Ward is trying to maintain a safe position but Ford gets an underhook and turns Ward into the cage.
Ford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ward has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ford is pressed up against the cage. Ward has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ford down to the mat. Ford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ward with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.
Ford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ward's head.
Ward moves out of range as Ford throws a body kick.
Ward tries for a takedown but Ford circles away easily
and Ford counters with a good, hard body kick but Ward shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josie Jo Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josie Jo Ford!