PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Happypants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the World. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ford
vs
Happypants

192 cm
19
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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 Amsterdam, Ryan Ford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mister Happypants!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Happypants misses with the combination.
Ford scores with a push kick.
Happypants fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Happypants.
A combination from Happypants does no damage.
Ford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Happypants pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
Happypants jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ford looks to land a combination but Happypants avoids it well.
Happypants pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ford!
Ford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mister Happypants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Happypants dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Ford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Happypants.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Happypants fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford lands a front kick.
Happypants lands a body shot.
Ford pushes Happypants away with a front kick.
Happypants throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Happypants.
Ford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Happypants just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Happypants jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ford lands a head kick!
Ford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Happypants misses with a looping left.
Happypants is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danga de danga de dang - Ford scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happypants misses with a double jab
and Ford counters with a body kick.
Happypants looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Happypants throws a lazy right hand but Ford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ford scores with a kick to the body.
Ford works over Happypants's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to de liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
Happypants walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Happypants circles away quickly and effectively.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Ford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Happypants takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ford throws a right and a left that Happypants avoids nicely.
Happypants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ford counters with a head kick.
Ford delivers a nice body kick.
Ford scores with the left hand. Happypants knows he should have avoided that one.
Happypants on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
Ford punishes Happypants's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to bum rush Happypants with a series of wild strikes but Happypants uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Happypants takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford slips a straight right by Happypants.
Ford looks to land a combination. Happypants sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Happypants walks into a stiff left hand from Ford.
Ford scores with a spinning back kick!
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
Ford scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Ford.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ford connects with a high kick.
Ford throws a front kick that sends Happypants stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford lands a jab-cross combination.
Ford falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Happypants to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happypants stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ford.
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Ford cracks Happypants with a good jab.
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Happypants circles away quickly and effectively.
Ford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Happypants tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ford with a nice cross.
Ford throws a series of punches but Happypants moves out of range.
Ford is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Happypants misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Ford lands a head kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford connects with a high kick.
Ford lands a head kick. Happypants smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Happypants stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ford misses with a wild combination.
Happypants swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Ford misses with a wild combination.
Ford scores with a nice body kick.
Happypants lands a head shot.
Ford connects with a looping right hand.
Happypants has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ford.
Happypants swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ford counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Happypants manages to avoid it.
Happypants might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Happypants throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ford.
Happypants is breathing heavily.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
Happypants misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands with a slapping head kick.
Happypants misses with a double jab
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Happypants was not able to check.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ford.
Ford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Happypants takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Happypants on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ford connects with a high kick.
Happypants throws a nice looking combination but Ford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Happypants.
Ford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ford lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happypants takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Happypants takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Happypants misses.
Happypants missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Happypants at a distance.
Happypants misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
Happypants walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ford.
Happypants walks into a jab.
Happypants slips a jab and a cross from Ford.
Happypants throws a sloppy body shot
and Ford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Happypants gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ryan Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ford connects with a body shot.
Happypants swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Happypants's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Happypants can do to turn this around?
Ford lands a high kick!
Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Happypants should have avoided that one.
Ford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Happypants backs up against the cage.
Ford lands a head kick. Happypants smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ford looks to land a combination but Happypants avoids it well.
Ford throws a series of punches but Happypants avoids them all with ease.
Ford throws a series of punches but Happypants moves out of range.
Ford lands a head kick. Happypants smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Happypants throws a combination that misses
enabling Ford to counter with a crisp jab.
Ford digs a good body shot into Happypants's ribs.
Ford throws a nice head kick!
Happypants steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ford. That one must have hurt.
Ford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Happypants takes a step back to recover.
Happypants has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ford works the jab nicely.
Ford scores with a jab.
Ford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Happypants will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Happypants stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ford.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Happypants will feel that in the morning.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Ford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ford misses with a few strikes there.
Happypants throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ford counters with a body kick that stops Happypants in his tracks momentarily.
Ford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Happypants connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Happypants takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Happypants takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ford lands a head kick!
Ford throws a front kick that sends Happypants stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ford dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ford throws a series of strikes that have Happypants backpedaling.
Ford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Happypants throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Ford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circle momentarily. Happypants darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford lands a front kick.
Ford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Happypants looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
Happypants takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Happypants on the side of the head.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Happypants bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Happypants swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Happypants misses with a hook to the body
and Ford counters with a good, hard body kick but Happypants shrugs it off.
Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Happypants takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ford throws a series of punches but Happypants moves out of range.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Happypants bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Happypants.
Ford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ford scores with a push kick.
Happypants walks into a jab.
Ford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Happypants takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ford looks to land a combination. Happypants sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ford throws a series of punches but Happypants avoids them all with ease.
Ford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ford thumps Happypants with a low kick.
Ford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Happypants will feel that in the morning.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Happypants throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Happypants tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ford keeps Happypants at a distance using the push kick.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Ford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ford throws a nice head kick!
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Happypants.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ford.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Happypants moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford throws a combination. Happypants tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a leg kick.
Happypants takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ford throws a series of punches but Happypants avoids them all with ease.
Happypants on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ford misses with a wild combination.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Ford.
Happypants misses with a double jab
and Ford counters with an inside leg kick.
Ford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Happypants showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Ford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ford lands a head kick. Happypants smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Ford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ford digs a good body shot into Happypants's ribs.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Ford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Happypants connects with a right hand. Ford shakes it off.
Happypants falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford stuns Happypants with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ford clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ford tries to bum rush Happypants with a series of wild strikes but Happypants uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ford slips under a jab.
Happypants misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ford lands with a slapping head kick.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford throws a nice head kick!
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Happypants takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Happypants pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ford!
Happypants is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Happypants takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Happypants lands a slapping body shot.
Ford slips a jab from Happypants.
Ford misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Ford lands a high kick!
Happypants throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Ford's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ford duly obliges.
Happypants takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Happypants will feel that in the morning.
Happypants pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Happypants.
Ford looks to land a combination but Happypants avoids it well.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Happypants.
Ford looks to land a combination. Happypants sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Happypants loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Ford throws a one two combo.
Ford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a few strikes there.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Ford stalks Happypants and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Happypants's face. Happypants staggers backwards, shaken.
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford stalks Happypants and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Happypants's face. Happypants staggers backwards, shaken.
Happypants throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
Happypants throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
Ford fakes the leg kick and cracks Happypants in the body.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Happypants misses with a hook.
Ford slips a jab from Happypants.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Happypants takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Ford throws a head kick but Happypants moves out of range.
Ford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happypants throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Happypants slips a jab and a cross from Ford.
Ford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ford lands with a kick to the temple. Happypants shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ford misses with the combination.
Happypants takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Happypants falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ford counters with a series of strikes. Happypants will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ford staying out of range there.
Happypants throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
Happypants throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Ford moves away from the strike by Happypants.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Happypants throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Ford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a nice head shot.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Ford keeps Happypants at a distance using the push kick.
Ford slips under a jab.
Ford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Happypants will feel that in the morning.
Ford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Happypants is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.
Ford throws a right hand that Happypants ducks under and follows up with a left that Happypants also avoids with ease.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Happypants misses with a hook.
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Happypants circles away quickly and effectively.
Crunch! Ford slams his shin into Happypants's torso.
Happypants throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Ford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ford had his way with Mister Happypants in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick from Ford lands but Happypants takes it in his stride.
Happypants looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Happypants takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ford lands a nice looking body kick.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Happypants.
Ford scores with a one two! Happypants had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Happypants misses with a double jab
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Happypants.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Happypants bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Happypants misses.
Happypants dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Happypants misses with a looping right.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Happypants takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Happypants is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ford with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Happypants stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Happypants showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Happypants swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Ford.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ford!
Ford misses with the combination.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ford throws a head kick that Happypants semi-blocks.
Happypants throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford stalks Happypants and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Happypants's face. Happypants staggers backwards, shaken.
Ford misses with the combination.
Ford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Happypants's head.
Happypants throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Happypants takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ford.
Ford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ford jabs Happypants right on the nose. Happypants blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Happypants misses its intended target.
Ford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Happypants steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ford. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford looks to land a combination. Happypants sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
Ford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ford.

Happypants is rocked!
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ford throws a head kick but Happypants moves out of range.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Ford both land. Nice combination.
Ford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Happypants is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Ford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happypants takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Happypants with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ford to score with a decent uppercut.
A left and a right from Ford both land. Nice combination.
Happypants avoids a punch combination nicely.
Happypants misses the jab.
Happypants pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Happypants seems to have recovered his senses.
Ford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Happypants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ford counters with a solid body kick.
Ford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ford. That's going to slow Happypants down.
Ford scores with a kick to the body.
Ford lands a two punch combo.
Ford lands a nice looking body kick.
A left and a right from Ford both land. Nice combination.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Ford.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Happypants takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ryan Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Happypants falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ford counters with a one-two to the body.
Ford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mister Happypants has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ford.
Ford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Happypants.
Nice body kick there by Ford.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford lands a really nice looking cross but Happypants seems unphased.
Happypants has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ford finds it's way round the side to connect with Happypants's head.
Ford moves out of range as Happypants strikes.
Ford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:43
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:41
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Ford!
Ryan Ford retains his middleweight title!