PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski comes to the cage accompanied by VHB - Freedom Fighter. Ford comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stand up - Ludacris kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jacob Ford told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lebowski
vs
Ford

201 cm
25
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

197 cm
26
255 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Lebowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lebowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ford is able to avoid easily.
Lebowski connects with a body shot.
Lebowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Lebowski was not able to check.
Ford lands a lovely overhand right.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Lebowski is just out of range.
Ford lands a two punch combo.
Ford slips a jab from Lebowski.
Lebowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lebowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Lebowski.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lebowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford takes a swing at Lebowski's ribcage but misses.
Lebowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lebowski connects with the punch.

It looks like Jacob Ford has been cut.
Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
Lebowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ford to score with a decent uppercut.
Lebowski defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lebowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lebowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ford moves to clinch but Lebowski breaks away
and Lebowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ford darts in and clinches Lebowski up against the cage.
Lebowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Ford has double underhooks.
Lebowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lebowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lebowski blocks an uppercut.
Ford tries to work over Lebowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lebowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Lebowski controls the action.
Good body shot from Ford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Ford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lebowski.
Ford misses with some punches.
Ford tries to work over Lebowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lebowski.

Lebowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lebowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ford moves into the clinch.
Lebowski has had enough of the clinch but Ford keeps him there for the moment.
Lebowski blocking some punches.
Ford tries a body shot but Lebowski blocks it.
Lebowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lebowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lebowski tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Lebowski back against the cage.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lebowski backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Ford tries to work over Lebowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Lebowski scores with a shot to the side of Ford's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
Ford prevents Lebowski from breaking the clinch.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lebowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Ford.
Lebowski throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.

Lebowski gets tackled into the cage by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Lebowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ford prevents it.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford lands a shot to the body.
Lebowski is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Lebowski.
Lebowski blocking some punches.
Lebowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lebowski is working for takedown but Ford is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lebowski.
Lebowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Ford.
Ford tries to work over Lebowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ford lands a shoulder strike.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Ford dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lebowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Ford tries to clinch but Lebowski is having none of it.
Lebowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ford. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lebowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lebowski throws a big shot that misses.
Ford tests Lebowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lebowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lebowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacob Ford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lebowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lebowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Lebowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lebowski looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lebowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lebowski throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Lebowski throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ford takes one to the chin there.
Ford walks into a stiff left hand from Lebowski.
Ford wants to clinch up but Lebowski keeps it at a distance.
Ford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Ford.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Lebowski.
Ford throws a jab but it's blocked by Lebowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Lebowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski misses with a two punch combination.
Ford avoids the body shot from Lebowski.
Ford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lebowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Ford's head.
Lebowski takes one to the side of the head.
Lebowski throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Ford does it's job there.
Lebowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ford counters with a three punch combo that has Lebowski backing up. Lebowski nods at Ford to acknowledge the strikes.
Lebowski lands an overhand right.
Lebowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Lebowski misses with a straight right.
Ford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ford thuds a left hand into Lebowski's body.
Lebowski throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lebowski duly obliges.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lebowski manages to avoid it.
Ford tries to clinch there but Lebowski circles away.
Lebowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lebowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ford.
Ford scores with a punch to the head.
Lebowski stuns Ford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lebowski fails to land with a series of punches.

Ford rushes Lebowski and presses him up against the cage.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Lebowski tries to stall but Ford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lebowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lebowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lebowski breaks from the clinch.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lebowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lebowski throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Lebowski misses.
Ford tries to score with a low kick but Lebowski moves his leg out of the way.
Ford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Ford moves into range and clinches up with Lebowski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Lebowski throws a head punch that misses.
Ford tries to work over Lebowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jeffrey Lebowski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lebowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lebowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Lebowski lands a slapping body shot.
Lebowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ford finds it's way round the side to connect with Lebowski's head.
Lebowski lands the left hand.
Ford jabs at Lebowski's body.
Ford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lebowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ford lands with an uppercut that bounces Lebowski off the cage and back into range.
Ford throws a hook but Lebowski avoids it easily.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Lebowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lebowski. Those never looked like landing.
Lebowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford throws a leg kick but Lebowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lebowski. That's going to slow Ford down.

Ford gets a clinch.

Lebowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Lebowski pushes him off.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Lebowski pushes him off.
Ford digs a good body shot into Lebowski's ribs.
Ford tries to clinch but Lebowski is having none of it.
Lebowski throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lebowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lebowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ford thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lebowski checks it well.
Ford thumps Lebowski with a low kick.
Ford lands with a hook. Lebowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lebowski. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Lebowski misses.
Lebowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lebowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ford counters with a series of strikes. Lebowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lebowski dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Lebowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a nice head kick!
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lebowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lebowski digs a good body shot into Ford's ribs.
Ford lands with a hook. Lebowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lebowski's head.
Ford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lebowski.
Ford scores with a jab.
Lebowski walks into a jab.
Lebowski throws a big shot that misses.
Lebowski feints and then cracks Ford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ford down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Lebowski lands.
Ford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Ford.
Ford blocks a head kick by Lebowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lebowski.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lebowski 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.
Lebowski throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Ford throws a looping overhand right but Lebowski ducks down to avoid it.
Ford throws out a powerful jab.
Lebowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lebowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford scores with a jab to the body.
Lebowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Lebowski tried to score with a low kick but Ford checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lebowski throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Ford.
Well Ford 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Ford!
Jacob Ford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.