PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ford (ranked 535 p4p, 270 weight class) and Vadim Golovkin (ranked 53 p4p, 31 weight class). Ford comes to the cage accompanied by Trivium - Strife . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ford
vs
Golovkin

178 cm
32
155
19 - 12 - 1

172 cm
38
146
36 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin tries a quick counter leg kick but Ford is wise to it.
Ford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Golovkin in his tracks.
Ford throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Golovkin has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Golovkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Golovkin pushes Ford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Golovkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Golovkin.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
Golovkin lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Ford looking to throw knees to the head but Golovkin is blocking nicely.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Golovkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fords head.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin digs a right hand into Ford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ford's gas tank.
A short right from Golovkin on the inside.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Golovkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Golovkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Golovkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin digs a right hand into Ford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ford's gas tank.
Golovkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford is trying to break the clinch but Golovkin has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Golovkin is defending well for now.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Golovkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Golovkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Golovkin moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Ford defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.

Golovkin clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Golovkin.
Still in the clinch, Golovkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ford breaks the clinch.
Ford swings for the body but Golovkin moves out of range.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin tries to land a leg kick but Ford saw it coming and moves away.
Golovkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golovkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a right hand to the body.

Golovkin rushes Ford and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Golovkin's head.
Ford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Ford.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ford lands a body punch.
Golovkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ford is trying to force a seperation but Golovkin has the dominant position.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Ford.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Ford has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovkin.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Golovkin blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Golovkin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Golovkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Golovkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ford takes one to the chin there.
Golovkin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ford takes one on the button.
Ford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ford takes a swing at Golovkin's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Golovkin takes one to the chin there.
Golovkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Golovkin is looking to clinch.
Ford is looking to wear down Golovkin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Golovkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Golovkin moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Golovkin throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Ford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golovkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golovkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin tries to land a leg kick but Ford saw it coming and moves away.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Golovkin with the inside leg kick.
Ford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Golovkin jabs at Ford's body.
A jab from Golovkin misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Golovkin is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Golovkin.
Golovkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golovkin takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Ford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Golovkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Golovkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ford on the side of the head.
Golovkin lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Ford.
Ford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Golovkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Golovkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Ford should have avoided that one.
Ford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Golovkin with a nice calf kick.
Golovkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ford in his tracks.
Golovkin jabs at Ford's body.
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Ford throws a front kick aimed at Golovkin's knee but Golovkin avoids it well.
Ford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ford's sensitive parts.
Golovkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Golovkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Golovkin. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Golovkin.

Golovkin rushes Ford and presses him up against the cage.
Golovkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
A short right from Golovkin on the inside.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Golovkin blocks with his arms.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Ford is trying to force a seperation but Golovkin has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golovkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Golovkin blocks with his arms.
Golovkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Golovkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Golovkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Golovkin feints and then cracks Ford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ford down.
Golovkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Golovkin connects with a right hand. Ford shakes it off.
Golovkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Golovkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Golovkin takes one on the button.

Golovkin has Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ford blocking some punches.
Golovkin lands an uppercut.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Ford blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golovkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Ford lands a knee to the body.
Golovkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ford blocks a body shot from Golovkin.

Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Golovkin instigates a clinch.
Ford connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Golovkin blocks it.
Ed Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Golovkin avoids it.
Ford working aggressively here.
Golovkin pushes Ford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Golovkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Golovkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Ford lands a knee to the head.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford misses with a knee strike.
Golovkin pushes Ford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Golovkin is defending well for now.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Golovkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Golovkin.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ford landing knees to the head.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vadim Golovkin.
Well Golovkin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Golovkin!
After winning the bout, Vadim Golovkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.