PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Van der Laan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. Ford has chosen Drop the World as his entrance music. Ryan Ford told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Van der Laan
vs
Ford

185 cm
25
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

192 cm
21
190 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van der Laan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ford is able to avoid easily.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Van der Laan throws a front kick aimed at Ford's knee but Ford avoids it well.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Van der Laan should have avoided that one.
Van der Laan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van der Laan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van der Laan checks a low kick from Ford.
Ryan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van der Laan avoids the head kick by Ford.
Ford scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick from Ford lands but Van der Laan takes it in his stride.
Van der Laan is looking to slow Ford down with leg kicks.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van der Laan wants to clinch up but Ford keeps it at a distance.
Ford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van der Laan wants to slow Ford down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan slips under a jab.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ford thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van der Laan pushes Ford away with a front kick.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick
and Van der Laan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van der Laan misses with a body punch
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van der Laan's knee momentarily.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Van der Laan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van der Laan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ford is out of range and Van der Laan settles back down.
Van der Laan is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford throws a right and a left that Van der Laan avoids nicely.
Van der Laan checks a leg kick nicely.
Ford throws a lazy head kick
and Van der Laan counters with a good low kick that Ford was not able to check.
Van der Laan tries to score with a low kick but Ford moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick by Van der Laan misses
and Ford counters with an outside leg kick.
Van der Laan scores with a kick to the body.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van der Laan scoring well with a low kick there.
Van der Laan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ford throws a combination that misses
and Van der Laan counters with a leg kick.
Ford looks gassed!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van der Laan checks a leg kick.
Ford misses with an uppercut. Van der Laan saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van der Laan.

Van der Laan clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ford blocks an elbow strike.
Ford is looking to break free of the clinch but Van der Laan has double underhooks.
Van der Laan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van der Laan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ford is looking to break free of the clinch but Van der Laan has double underhooks.
Ford tries to break free but Van der Laan pushes him back against the cage.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Ford is trying to break the clinch but Van der Laan is controlling him.
Van der Laan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van der Laan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van der Laan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van der Laan.
Ford blocks an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ford's face.
Ford tries to break the clinch but Van der Laan is controlling the position.
Van der Laan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van der Laan keeps control of Ford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Ford's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ford avoids a wild elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
Ford is trying to break free.
Van der Laan throws an elbow that misses.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside.
Ford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ford is trying to break free.
Van der Laan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van der Laan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van der Laan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van der Laan misses with an elbow strike.
Ford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van der Laan has him pressed against the cage.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow.

Ford manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Ford lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ford!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Van der Laan clinches with his opponent.

Ford breaks from the clinch.
Ford lands with a right hand.
Van der Laan throws a low kick but Ford avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan dominated that 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.

Ford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a head kick. That will keep Van der Laan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van der Laan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van der Laan wants to slow Ford down by chopping away at his legs.
Van der Laan throws a push kick but Ford slaps the foot to one side.
Van der Laan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van der Laan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van der Laan throws a push kick but Ford slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Ford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ford as he connects with a hook.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van der Laan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van der Laan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ford.
Van der Laan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van der Laan if he has to take too many more of those.
Ford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van der Laan throws a body kick the misses
and Ford counters with a straight right hand.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Ford to counter with a crisp jab.
Ford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van der Laan momentarily.
Van der Laan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Ford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good leg kick by Ford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Laan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ford motions for Van der Laan to come forward. Ford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van der Laan throws a sloppy head kick
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van der Laan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van der Laan throws a sloppy head kick
and Van der Laan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Ford lands a jab to the head.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Ford moves away
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van der Laan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van der Laan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van der Laan throws a lazy head kick
and Ford counters with a stiff right hand.
Van der Laan dodges the punch combination from Ford.
A low kick from Ford is predictable there
and Van der Laan counters with an inside leg kick.
Van der Laan tries to land a body kick
and Ford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Ryan Ford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Van der Laan's shoulder, as Van der Laan tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Ford - just one landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Ford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
Ryan Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Van der Laan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ford cracks Van der Laan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Van der Laan tries to clinch up
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Van der Laan is out of range.
Ford scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ford throws a right hand that Van der Laan ducks under and follows up with a left that Van der Laan also avoids with ease.
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Ford lands with a kick to the temple. Van der Laan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ford takes a swing at Van der Laan's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Van der Laan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
Ford scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Van der Laan misses
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Ford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van der Laan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van der Laan.
Ford throws a series of punches but Van der Laan avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ford does it's job there.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ford throws a leg kick which misses Van der Laan's front leg but catches the back leg as Van der Laan tries to avoid it.
Ford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ford checks a leg kick nicely.
Van der Laan looks to land a body kick but Ford moved away.
Van der Laan is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Van der Laan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ford.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van der Laan moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Van der Laan throws a wild body kick that Ford sees coming a mile off.
Van der Laan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van der Laan wants to clinch but Ford slips to the side
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a wild body kick that Ford sees coming a mile off.
Ford lands a really nice looking cross but Van der Laan seems unphased.
Ford throws a sloppy body shot
and Van der Laan counters with a nice body kick.
Van der Laan wants to slow Ford down by chopping away at his legs.
Ford has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van der Laan.
A low kick from Van der Laan misses
and Ford counters with a leg kick.
Ford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford throws a leg kick that misses.

Ford tries to keep at a distance but Van der Laan has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan misses with a low kick.
Ford lands a head kick. Van der Laan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van der Laan pushes Ford away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a jab-cross combination.
Van der Laan misses with a body kick.
Ford motions for Van der Laan to come forward. Ford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford throws a sloppy body shot
and Van der Laan counters with a nice leg kick.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Van der Laan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van der Laan takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Ford.
Van der Laan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Ford misses.
Van der Laan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Van der Laan moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ford is predictable there
and Van der Laan counters with a thumping low kick.
Ford stalks Van der Laan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van der Laan's face. Van der Laan staggers backwards, shaken.
Van der Laan takes one on the button.
Ford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van der Laan throws a front kick aimed at Ford's knee but Ford avoids it well.
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van der Laan. That did some damage!
Van der Laan throws a sloppy body shot
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van der Laan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ford's calf.
Ford avoids the head kick by Van der Laan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Ford.
Van der Laan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van der Laan slips a jab and a cross from Ford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ford really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ford throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van der Laan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van der Laan wants to clinch.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford thows a body shot but no joy.
Van der Laan tries to clinch up.
Van der Laan thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van der Laan's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van der Laan dodges the punch combination from Ford.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ford checks a leg kick.
Van der Laan slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ford can pounce on him.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van der Laan tries to land a body kick
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Van der Laan misses
and Ford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van der Laan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van der Laan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan throws a low kick but Ford avoids it.
Van der Laan blocks a head kick by Ford.
Van der Laan tries to land a body kick
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ford is looking to chop away at Van der Laan's legs.
Ford throws a nice head kick!
Ford lands with an overhand left.
Ford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van der Laan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ford checks a leg kick.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van der Laan's knee momentarily.
Van der Laan throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy body kick from Van der Laan
and Ford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van der Laan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
Ford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ford keeps Van der Laan at a distance using the push kick.
A low kick from Van der Laan is predictable there
and Ford counters with a low kick, right behind Van der Laan 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford looks to land a combination but Van der Laan avoids it well.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Van der Laan.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van der Laan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Van der Laan tries to close the distance and clinch but Ford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ford checks a leg kick nicely.
Van der Laan is looking to land body kicks.
Ford takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van der Laan. That did some damage!
Ford throws out a powerful jab.
Ford sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van der Laan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the leg kick from Ford.
Van der Laan misses with the body kick
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van der Laan misses with a kick to the body.
Ford with a nice cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ford!
Van der Laan throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ford throws a combination that misses
and Van der Laan counters with a good, hard body kick but Ford shrugs it off.
Ford lands a lovely overhand right.
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van der Laan. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford blocks the body kick.
Van der Laan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ford dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van der Laan. Ford shrugs it off though.
Good work by Ford as he checks the leg kick.
Ford throws a head kick that misses
and Van der Laan counters with a head kick. That will keep Ford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van der Laan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van der Laan throws a lazy head kick
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van der Laan.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
Van der Laan misses with a leg kick
and Ford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van der Laan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Ford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick by Van der Laan misses
and Ford counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van der Laan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van der Laan.
Ford misses with the combination.
Ford wants to slow Van der Laan down by chopping away at his legs.
Van der Laan blocks a low kick nicely.
Van der Laan checks a leg kick.
Ford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van der Laan's head.
Van der Laan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good work by Ford as he checks the leg kick.
Ford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van der Laan tries to clinch
and Ford counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van der Laan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ford finds it's way round the side to connect with Van der Laan's head.
Ford cracks the inside of Van der Laan's front leg.
Van der Laan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ford throws a jab but it's blocked by Van der Laan.
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Van der Laan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van der Laan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ford throws a good cross that connects.
Van der Laan thows a body kick. Ford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ford feints and then cracks Van der Laan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van der Laan down.
Van der Laan throws a lazy head kick
and Ford counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a right and a left that Van der Laan avoids nicely.
Van der Laan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ford is out of range and Van der Laan settles back down.
Ford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Van der Laan
and Ford counters with a low kick, right behind Van der Laan 's knee.
Ford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van der Laan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van der Laan thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford counters with a left to the body.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Van der Laan slips a jab and a cross from Ford.
Van der Laan throws a chopping leg kick but Ford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van der Laan checks a leg kick.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Van der Laan gets a clinch.
Ford avoids a wild elbow strike from Van der Laan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van der Laan misses with an elbow over the top.

Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van der Laan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ford counters with a two punch combo.
Ryan Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ford counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ford.
Ford throws a head kick that half lands.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van der Laan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ford. That did some damage!
Van der Laan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ford counters with a left and a right that stings Van der Laan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van der Laan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andre Van der Laan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Ford.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Ford!
Ryan Ford is the new middleweight champion!