PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacIntyre (ranked 1551 p4p, 221 weight class) and Gnarls Ford (ranked 3088 p4p, 431 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

MacIntyre
vs
Ford

199 cm
22
216 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

199 cm
21
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

King of Clothes

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert MacIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gnarls Ford!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ford tries to keep at a distance but MacIntyre has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacIntyre.
Ford misses with some punches.
MacIntyre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
Ford tries to work over MacIntyre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford pushes MacIntyre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacIntyre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
MacIntyre misses with a punch to the body.
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of MacIntyre backwards.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but MacIntyre uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as MacIntyre controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacIntyre or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
MacIntyre is breathing heavily.
Ford misses with some punches.
Ford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacIntyre working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from MacIntyre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
MacIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford presses MacIntyre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ford lands a body shot.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacIntyre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford lands a shoulder strike.
MacIntyre misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacIntyre.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacIntyre misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ford lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacIntyre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacIntyre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
MacIntyre stalls.
MacIntyre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ford lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford lands a left hand.
MacIntyre blocking some punches.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford works on MacIntyre's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ford.
A head punch on the inside from MacIntyre fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by MacIntyre.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ford blocking some punches.
Ford tries a body shot but MacIntyre blocks it.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but MacIntyre uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacIntyre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MacIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacIntyre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacIntyre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
MacIntyre blocking some punches.
Ford cracks MacIntyre with a nice body shot.
MacIntyre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but MacIntyre avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Ford pushes MacIntyre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacIntyre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacIntyre working aggressively here.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by MacIntyre.
MacIntyre struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
MacIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford is working MacIntyre over against the cage.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford digs a right hand underneath MacIntyre's ribcage. MacIntyre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ford lands a right hand.
MacIntyre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacIntyre.
A hook to the body from Ford.
Ford lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford gets through MacIntyre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford pushes MacIntyre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

MacIntyre is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Ford fails to land.
Oh MacIntyre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
MacIntyre seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford digs a right hand underneath MacIntyre's ribcage. MacIntyre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacIntyre blocks a body shot from Ford.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MacIntyre backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Ford dips a shoulder and cracks MacIntyre with a mighty uppercut! MacIntyre falls back against the cage and Ford unloads with a barrage of strikes! MacIntyre is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ford screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gnarls Ford!
Gnarls Ford thanked the fans post fight for their support.