PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 1202 p4p, 157 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 1035 p4p, 137 weight class). Mikhail Bakunin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Bakunin
vs
Ford

181 cm
29
178 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

179 cm
30
175 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Bullet Proof System

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Bakunin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakunin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bakunin moves to clinch but Ford breaks away
and Ford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bakunin is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Bakunin clinches up against the cage.
Ford told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
Ford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bakunin's defenses.

It looks like Mikhail Bakunin has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bakunin's brow.
Bakunin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Bakunin lands an uppercut.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bakunin backwards.
Bakunin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fords head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Bakunin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ford.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Bakunin.
Bakunin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Bakunin.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford digs a right hand underneath Bakunin's ribcage. Bakunin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Bakunin on the inside.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
Bakunin misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Bakunin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Bakunin.
Bakunin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford lands an elbow that stopped Bakunin in his tracks for a moment.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
Bakunin misses with a body punch.

Ford breaks the clinch.

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

Bakunin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakunin sizes up Ford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Bakunin has managed to clinch.
Ford blocking some punches.
Bakunin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford scores with a hook to the body.
Bakunin is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Bakunin avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
Bakunin throws a head punch that misses.
Ford lands an elbow just above Bakunin 's eye.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford tries to work over Bakunin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bakunin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Bakunin sizes up Ford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Ford sends Bakunin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ford is motioning to the referee to let Bakunin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Bakunin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bakunin out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alan Ford!
A victorious Alan Ford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.