PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Rage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alan Ford's chin.

Rage
vs
Ford

185 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Rage's shoulder, as Rage tries to avoid the shot.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ford stuffs the takedown attempt from Rage. Rage gets slowly back to his feet.
Ford takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Rage or perhaps it was just good defense by Ford which made him look bad.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rage.
Ford throws a jab when Rage was well out of range.
Ford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Rage blocks the leg kick.
Rage moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Ford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Ford misses.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage blocks a leg kick.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Rage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ford stuffs the takedown attempt from Rage. Rage gets slowly back to his feet.
Ford misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Ford.
Ford dips to his left and cracks Rage with an uppercut!
Rage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ford thuds his right hand into Rage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rage is defended easily by Ford.
Ford scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Ford does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a jab when Rage was well out of range.
Ford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rage.
Ford lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rage. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Rage is out of range.

Rage scores with a takedown into Ford's guard.

Rage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ford has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rage has managed to get both his arms back between Ford's legs - danger averted.
Ford is trying to keep Rage in close.
Ford manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ford scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ford looking for a guillotine from mount but Rage is having none of it.
Rage is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ford lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rage tries to hold on but Ford postures up.
Ford tries to control but Rage wriggling away.
Rage can't escape the position.
Rage flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ford tries to control but Rage wriggling away.
Rage tries to lock up and control but Ford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rage manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ford slows the pace down in half guard.
Ford not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is refusing to be controlled, as Ford sits in half guard.
Ford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Rage is defending against the submission attempts here by Ford.
Ford is looking to take a break and control but Rage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Rage manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Rage scores a takedown into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford is working to get back to half guard.
Rage avoids the attempt from Ford to control.
Ford takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ford slips under a jab.
Rage ducks right into an uppercut from Ford.
Rage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ford is looking to chop away at Rage's legs.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ford.

Rage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rage showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rage is working away from the top position though.
Ford missing with punches from the bottom.
Rage passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ford wants to control but Rage is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage scoring with strikes but Ford is staying in there.
Ford is trying desperately to improve position.
Ford regains half guard.
Ford gets back to full guard.
Ford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rage wants to get up but he can't break Ford's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rage throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Rage stopping the sweep attempt from Ford.
Rage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ford is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ford can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford pushes Rage away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rage gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rage moves into full mount!
Ford is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rage lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford can't escape the position.

Rage has hold of Ford's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ford manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rage working Ford over with strikes here.
Ford is desperately trying to improve his position but Rage has a good base and remains in mount.
Ford tries to hold on but Rage pushes him away.
Rage content just to control the position here.
Ford is squirming around, avoiding Rage's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rage breaks from Ford's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ford wants to hold on but Rage pushes him away.
Ford sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Ford wants to control but Rage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rage moves into full mount! Ford won't be happy about that!
Rage tries to control but Ford wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Rage dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but Ford shows good takedown defense.

Rage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ford's guard.
Ford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rage stands and throws Ford's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ford is looking for a sweep.

Rage tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ford can't do much from the bottom here.
Ford is not content to let Rage control the position.
Ford prevents Rage from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is trying to improve his position.
Rage prevents Ford from escaping the position.
Ford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Randy Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick from Ford misses.
Ford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ford misses the target.
Rage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ford scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alan Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rage throws a series of punches but Ford moves out of range.

Rage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Ford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ford is trying to maintain the position but Rage is very close to passing his half guard.
Ford wants to get back to full guard.
Ford is trying to stand.
Ford is trying to maintain the position but Rage is very close to passing his half guard.
Ford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ford lands a nice hook to Rage's body. Rage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ford. No joy for Rage on that attempt.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ford takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Rage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Ford coming out on top.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Rage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rage looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.
Ford takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Rage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horrible takedown by Rage or perhaps it was just good defense by Ford which made him look bad.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rage.
Ford connects with a single shot there.
Ford tries to land a front kick but Rage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ford misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Ford as he connects with a hook.
Ford misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.
Ford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Ford throws a hook to the side of Rage's head but Rage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Ford misses.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Rage is out of range.
Rage throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Ford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rage doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rage tried to score with a low kick but Ford checks it.
Ford thumps Rage with a low kick.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Ford misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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