PBP Commentary

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

Sakata
vs
Ford

185 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

179 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akio Sakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakata gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sakata's knee momentarily.
Ford staying out of range there.

Ford lands a big head kick that sends Sakata tumbling to the mat! Ford takes a step backwards and waves Sakata back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sakata is rocked!

It looks like Akio Sakata has been cut.
Ford lands with a good body shot.
Oh Sakata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford fakes the leg kick and cracks Sakata in the body.
Sakata is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford finds Sakata's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Sakata flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Ford lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Sakata will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alan Ford!