PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janos Prohaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes to the cage accompanied by Mötley Crüe - Wild Side . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jo Ford
vs
Prohaska

194 cm
28
198 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

186 cm
29
195 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josie Jo Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Janos Prohaska!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prohaska looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.
Prohaska fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Prohaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prohaska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ford can pounce on him.
Ford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Prohaska lands a nice hook to Ford's body. Ford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ford avoids the head kick by Prohaska.
Ford misses with a jab to the body
and Prohaska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prohaska throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Ford scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prohaska throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
Prohaska loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
A slow jab from Prohaska misses its intended target.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prohaska fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ford on the side of the head.
Ford misses with a hook to the body
and Prohaska counters with a two punch combo.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Prohaska scores with a jab to the body.
Ford with a jab.
Prohaska connects with a leg kick. Ford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prohaska swinging wildly here.

Prohaska looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Prohaska postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prohaska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prohaska throwing strikes but missing.
Prohaska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ford is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska throws a big right hand that misses.
Prohaska is looking to work some ground and pound but Ford has wrist control.
Prohaska looking to sit in guard and control but Ford gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Prohaska managing to control the position.
Ford preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford wants to control from the top but Prohaska keeps moving.
Prohaska looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prohaska controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prohaska is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Prohaska throwing shots but Ford is blocking nicely.
Prohaska thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ford's head.
Prohaska passes the guard and advances to mount!
Prohaska lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ford hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Prohaska.

It looks like Josie Jo Ford has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prohaska lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ford hang on?
Prohaska throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Prohaska punching from mount but Ford doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Prohaska fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prohaska with a couple of short strikes.

Josie Jo Ford's cut is getting worse.
Prohaska raining down shots from the mount!
Prohaska unloads with some shots from mount but Ford bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janos Prohaska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josie Jo Ford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Prohaska throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ford tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Prohaska is in Ford's guard.
Prohaska wants to pass the guard but Ford is keeping the position.
Prohaska in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prohaska wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Prohaska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prohaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prohaska throws an elbow that misses. Ford uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Prohaska's guard. Nice move by Ford!
Prohaska has Ford pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prohaska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ford manages to get himself to full guard.
Prohaska postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ford keeping full guard, as Prohaska tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska throws a big right hand that misses.
Prohaska is in close to Ford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Prohaska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prohaska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prohaska throws a strike but Ford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Prohaska wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Prohaska has a closed guard, preventing Ford from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska wants to sweep here but Ford controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prohaska is on top in guard.
Prohaska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prohaska throws a big elbow that misses.
Prohaska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prohaska looking to pass the guard.
Prohaska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prohaska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Prohaska lands a couple of digs.
Prohaska advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prohaska scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ford to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janos Prohaska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josie Jo Ford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ford misses with a hook. Prohaska ducked under it nicely.
Prohaska throws a series of punches but Ford avoids them all with ease.

Prohaska closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Prohaska lands in his opponent's guard.
Prohaska postures up.
Prohaska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Prohaska in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prohaska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prohaska throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prohaska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prohaska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prohaska.
Prohaska lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Prohaska postures up in Ford's guard and throws a big left but Ford blocks it.
Prohaska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prohaska landing some decent shots from guard.
Josie Jo Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska advances to half guard.
Prohaska lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Prohaska missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prohaska throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Prohaska.
Prohaska seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Prohaska working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Josie Jo Ford's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prohaska throwing shots but Ford is blocking nicely.
Prohaska content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Prohaska.
Prohaska trying to pass the guard but Ford defending well.
Prohaska works his way into side control.
Janos Prohaska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is trying to escape the position but Prohaska is controlling the position.
Janos Prohaska has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janos Prohaska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prohaska has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janos Prohaska!
Janos Prohaska really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.