PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ford
vs
Driver

175 cm
26
218 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martyn Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Driver!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Driver. That snapped Ford's head back.
Driver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Driver misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Driver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Driver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ford or not.
Ford has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Driver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Driver digs a right hand underneath Ford's ribcage. Ford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Driver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Driver digs a right hand into Ford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ford's gas tank.
Driver slowing the pace effectively.
Driver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Driver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fords head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driver controlling the action here for a moment.
Driver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tries to pull guard but Driver won't allow it.
Driver digs a right hand into Ford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ford's gas tank.
Ford tries to pull guard but Driver won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Driver turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Driver lands a right hand.
Driver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford jumps guard but Driver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ford fails to pull guard.
Driver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Driver scores with a shoulder strike.
Driver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Driver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Driver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Driver pushes Ford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford looking to throw knees to the head but Driver is blocking nicely.
Ford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Driver lands a shoulder strike.
Driver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford jumps guard but Driver stands there with Ford around his waist. Ford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Driver on the inside.
Driver pushes Ford against the cage. Driver is working some dirty boxing. Driver pushes off with a quick right hook! Ford goes down! Ford tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Driver moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Driver!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ed Driver made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.