PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pow
vs
Ford

180 cm
16
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bam Pow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Ford!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pow lands with a right hand.
Pow stuffs the takedown attempt from Ford. Ford gets slowly back to his feet.
Billy Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford looks for a takedown but Pow sprawls well.
Bam Pow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Ford.
Ford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pow tries to clinch there but Ford circles away.
Pow chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Ford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ford won't allow Pow to sweep him here.
Ford throws a big elbow that misses.
Ford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Pow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford passes into half guard.
Ford looks winded!
Ford working over Pow with some ground and pound. Pow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ford should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ford has eaten all the pies!
Ford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pow keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pow wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford working Pow over with strikes.
Ford is trying to control the action in half guard but Pow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pow gets back to full guard.
Ford postures up in Pow's guard and throws a big left but Pow blocks it.
Pow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ford on the ground.
Ford wants to control from the top but Pow keeps moving.
Ford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ford is fighting to break Pow's control of his arms but Pow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ford.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pow scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Pow clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.

Pow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Danga de danga de dang - Pow scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pow scores with a kick to the body.
Pow is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Pow tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Pow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Pow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pow.
Pow lands a jab-cross combination.
Pow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pow looks to land a combination. Ford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Pow has Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ford's sensitive parts.
Ford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Pow dominated that round.
That's time! Pow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pow wants to clinch.

Ford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ford is trying to control the action in half guard but Pow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ford looks to land a strike but Pow avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ford wants to control from the top but Pow keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Pow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ford.
Pow has control of Ford's left arm, preventing Ford from doing any damage.
Ford is in close to Pow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pow keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
Pow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ford.
Pow keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
Pow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ford is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ford looking to pass the guard.
Ford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ford trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Pow stopping the sweep attempt from Ford.
Pow has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ford is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow preventing the sweep.

Ford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pow 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pow takes the fight into the clinch.
Ford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Pow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ford throwing strikes from guard but Pow blocks nicely.
Ford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ford looking to sit in guard and control but Pow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ford looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pow has picked Ford up and slammed him! Ford can't keep hold of the triangle and Pow manages to pass to side control!
Ford tries to buck Pow off but Pow is having none of it.
Ford is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pow tries to stand but Ford is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford is trying to work for a sweep but Pow has mounted him!
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.
Pow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ford is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pow trying to control but Ford is having none of it.
Pow content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow trying to control but Ford is having none of it.
Ford can't escape the position.
Pow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Pow is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Pow.
Pow tries to clinch there but Ford circles away.
Ford shoots in and drives through. Pow sprawls well.
Bam Pow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Ford.
Pow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pow is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Pow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pow tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Pow is looking to clinch.

Pow closes the distance and pushes Ford back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ford as Pow tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Pow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Pow!