PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Ford (ranked 1020 p4p, 116 weight class) and Frankie Doms (ranked 1966 p4p, 214 weight class). Frankie Doms has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Landon Ford's chin.

Ford
vs
Doms

177 cm
21
161 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Ford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Doms!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doms throws a head kick that misses.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Ford as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Ford.
Doms throws a chopping leg kick but Ford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doms connects with an inside leg kick.
Doms on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been told by Ford's head coaches at McGrady FT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doms throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doms.
Ford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Ford tenderised Doms's leg. Doms is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Ford misses.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Doms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doms blocks a head kick by Ford.
Doms misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ford misses the target.
Ford misses with a leg kick
and Doms counters with a leg kick.
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doms throws a leg kick but Ford moved away.
Ford throws a leg kick but Doms sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ford avoids a kick to the body.
Ford checks a leg kick.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doms tries a low kick but Ford avoids it.
Doms throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ford connects with a jab.
Ford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That kick from Ford tenderised Doms's leg. Doms is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doms!
Doms fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ford checks it well.
Ford throws a head kick but Doms moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doms lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doms moves away.
Ford thuds his right hand into Doms's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ford misses with a straight right.
Landon Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doms misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
and Doms counters with a good, hard body kick but Ford shrugs it off.
Doms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
Doms has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ford blocks the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Ford.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doms is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Doms moves out of range easily.
Doms throws a low kick but Ford moves out of range easily.
A big right from Ford misses.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Ford throws a nice head kick!
Doms misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Doms.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Ford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doms.
Doms throws a body kick that misses.
Ford blocks a head kick by Doms.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doms checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Ford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doms thinks about the counter body kick.
Ford thumps Doms with a low kick.
Doms cracks the inside of Ford's front leg.
Doms tries to land a front kick but Ford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doms fakes the leg kick and cracks Ford in the body.
Ford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doms swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doms misses with a head kick.
Doms pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doms throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ford throws a head kick that misses
and Doms counters with a nice body kick.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doms. That did some damage!
Doms avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doms.
Doms misses with a head kick.
Ford is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Doms misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ford!
Doms fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doms misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Ford dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doms lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms throws a push kick but Ford slaps the foot to one side.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick from Doms.
Ford lands a jab to the nose.
Ford throws a series of punches but Doms moves out of range.
Doms throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ford's head.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doms can do to turn this around?
Doms connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Doms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Ford.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat.
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford feints and then cracks Doms's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doms down.
Doms lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford scoring well with a low kick there.
Landon Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford blocks a head kick by Doms.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doms.
Ford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Ford blocks a head kick by Doms.
Doms gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doms misses with the body kick
and Ford counters with a nice leg kick.
Doms is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Ford.
Ford throws a head kick but Doms moves out of range.
Doms misses with a low kick as Ford jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Ford misses the target.
Donk. Ford catches Doms right on the button with a cross.
Ford throws a combination. Doms tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Doms is rocked!
Doms lands a front kick.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doms tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doms blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford scores with a nice strike.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Doms might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ford has got the better of the exchanges.
A head kick from Ford lands but Doms takes it in his stride.
Doms is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Doms takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford moves out of range of the leg kick from Doms.
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.
Doms seems to have recovered his senses.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ford will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Doms's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ford.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doms walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
Doms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Ford.
Doms throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ford feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Doms on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Doms tenderised Ford's leg. Ford is trying to keep his angry face on.

Ford lands a high kick to the side of Doms's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Ford dives into guard, looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford loads up on a big left hand. Doms felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ford looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Doms can't hide his disappointment, as Ford celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Ford!
Landon Ford retains his lightweight title!