PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Ford (ranked 3620 p4p, 3819 weight class) and Adan Washington (ranked 389 p4p, 406 weight class). Rogan Ford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adan Washington's chin.

Ford
vs
Washington

185 cm
19
196
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
185
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogan Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adan Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford tries to clinch but Washington moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Ford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ford passes Washington's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Washington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Washington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Washington is holding on to half guard well.
Ford prevents Washington from improving his position.

Ford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington is looking to control Ford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Washington avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ford is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ford is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Washington is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rogan Ford!
Rogan Ford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.