PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MJ Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ford
vs
Williams

170 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albert Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MJ Williams!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Ford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Ford lands an uppercut.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.

Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams cracks Ford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ford clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Ford has him pressed against the ropes.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Ford tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Ford swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ford moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams being controlled against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford is stalling here.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ford drops back down to his feet.

Ford ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ford no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ford tries to get out of the position.
Ford wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Williams passes into half guard.
Williams is thwarting Ford's attempts to control the position.
Ford is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ford throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.

Ford moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams is trying to push Ford away but Ford has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ford fails to pull guard.
Ford fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Ford.
Ford is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Ford into the ropes.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ford jumps guard but Williams turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Ford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ford tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Ford wants to clinch.

Ford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Ford tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Williams prevents a body shot from Ford.
Ford stalling in the clinch.
Ford prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Albert Ford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ford fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ford has him pressed against the ropes.

Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ford tries to clinch up.
Ford wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
MJ Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ford wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Williams.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Williams lands.
Ford tries to clinch up.
Ford throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Ford walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford misses the body punch
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ford is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ford.

Ford has Williams up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ford has Williams pressed against the ropes.

Ford breaks the clinch.
Williams throws a right and a left that Ford avoids nicely.
Williams cracks Ford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams works the jab nicely.

Ford has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ford manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Ford drives through and clinches with Williams against the ropes.

Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MJ Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams lunges at Ford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ford's hand.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford wants to clinch.

Ford gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MJ Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.
Ford tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ford pushes Williams up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Ford won't allow it.
Ford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.

Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams thuds his right hand into Ford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Williams scores with a jab. Ford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ford.

Ford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Ford is keeping the position.
Ford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ford wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams slips under a jab from Ford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford lands with a shot to the body.
Ford tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ford is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ford tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Ford's head back.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ford tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ford with a hook.
Ford 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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Williams is rocked!
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Ford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.

Ford jumps guard.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to MJ Williams.
I think Williams 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Albert Ford!