PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choi Siwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michel Ford has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ford
vs
Siwon

210 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michel Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Choi Siwon!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Siwon.

Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ford successfully pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ford pulls Siwon in close to his closed guard and prevents Siwon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Siwon wanted to stand there but Ford had control of the position.
Ford is pulling down on Siwon's head. It's preventing any offense from Siwon, at least for the moment.

Michel Ford has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Siwon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Ford instigates a clinch.

Ford jumps guard and drags Siwon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Siwon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ford is pulling down on Siwon's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon 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.
Ford pulls Siwon in close to prevent any damage.

Michel Ford has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Siwon throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Siwon misses with a head kick.
Siwon throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Ford takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ford avoids the head kick by Siwon.
Siwon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siwon looks winded!
Siwon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ford avoids the head kick by Siwon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford blocks a head kick by Siwon.

Siwon gets tackled into the cage by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siwon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Siwon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Siwon blocks with his arms.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siwon backwards.
Siwon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ford pulls Siwon into guard.
Ford pulls Siwon in to control the position.
Ford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Siwon manages to get himself to full guard.
Ford lands a couple of digs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Siwon can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ford stands up from Siwon's guard - Ford perhaps looking for a knockout.

Ford closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ford jumps guard.
Ford is controlling Siwon's posture.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ford seems keen to control Siwon's posture.
Ford has a closed guard, preventing Siwon from standing up.

Ford kicks Siwon off and gets to his feet.
Siwon throws a head kick that misses.
Siwon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford avoids the head kick by Siwon.
Siwon misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siwon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ford.
Choi Siwon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Siwon's coach down at Rob's Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Siwon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siwon.
Siwon tries to break free but Ford pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Siwon's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Ford pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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.
Siwon being controlled here momentarily.
Siwon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ford is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Siwon manages to get himself to full guard.

Ford gets to his feet - Siwon follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Ford 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.

Siwon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Ford rushes Siwon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Siwon's head.
Siwon is trying to break the clinch but Ford is controlling him.

Ford jumps guard.
Ford controlling Siwon's posture.
Siwon preventing the sweep.
Siwon wants to stand and escape but instead Ford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Siwon wants to stand and escape but Ford is having none of it.

Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siwon is breathing heavily.
Siwon wants to stand but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford working over Siwon with some ground and pound. Siwon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

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.

Ford is looking for a kimura here.

Ford decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Siwon throws a head kick that misses.
Siwon misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siwon misses with a right hand

and Ford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Siwon wants to get back to striking at distance but Ford won't allow it.
Ford wants a takedown but no success here.
Siwon tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.

Ford drags the fight down to the ground.
Ford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Siwon tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ford manages to move to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford lands a big shot there that rocks Siwon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ford dominating with strikes here.
Siwon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ford scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Siwon?
Ford trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Siwon is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford landing strikes from the mount.
Ford postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Siwon looks a forlorn figure.

Ford is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Siwon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Siwon shrugs it off.

Ford is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Siwon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Ford looking for a guillotine from mount but Siwon is having none of it.
Siwon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Siwon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ford is working for a guillotine from mount but Siwon frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford scoring with strikes but Siwon is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford won't let Siwon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Siwon taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siwon tries to buck Ford off but Ford takes his back!
Siwon has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Siwon fending off the submission attempt from Ford.
Siwon holding both Ford 's hands and preventing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ford has managed to slip his arm under Siwon's chin. This could be all over... yep, Siwon is tapping out! Submission win for Ford.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michel Ford!