PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Wayne Parr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wayne Parr
vs
Ford

177 cm
26
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wayne Parr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Ford!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Parr.

Ford has Parr up against the ropes in a clinch.

Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ford's coach down at Mo's ($499) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ford's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Ford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parr up against the ropes.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
Ford digs a right hand into Parr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parr's gas tank.
Parr misses with a punch to the body.
Ford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parr's efforts to push away.
Parr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parr has had enough of the clinch but Ford keeps him there for the moment.
Ford is pushing Parr up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parr working hard to break the clinch.
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of Parr backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ford manages to pull guard.
Ford trying to control the position here.
Ford is continuing to stall.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Parr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ford on the ground.
Parr wants to stand and escape but instead Ford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Parr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parr tries to get out of the position.
Parr wants to get back to his feet but Ford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throwing strikes from guard but Parr blocks nicely.
Parr is trying to control the position but Ford postures up.
Parr wants to get back to his feet but Ford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ford stands up over Parr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ford lands a couple of elbows.
Ford is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ford landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ford with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parr wants to stand but Ford is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Ford stands up from Parr's guard - Ford perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.

Ford drives through and clinches with Parr against the ropes.
Parr is trying to break free.
I was talking to Parr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parr tries to break free but Ford pushes him back against the ropes.

Ford pulls guard successfully.
Parr wants to stand and escape but instead Ford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ford distracts Parr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is in close to Parr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parr has momentary wrist control but Ford slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parr's head.
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 scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ford throws an elbow that misses. Parr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ford's guard. Nice move by Parr!

Ford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parr manages to get himself to full guard.

Ford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Ford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ford jabs at Parr's body.

Ford moves into range and clinches up with Parr.
Ford stalls.

Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ford darts in and clinches Parr up against the ropes.

Ford breaks the clinch.
Ford tries to clinch up but Parr circles away and keeps his distance.
Ford wants to clinch up but Parr keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ford instigates a clinch.
Parr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
Parr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ford prevents Parr from breaking the clinch.

Ford jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford has a closed guard, preventing Parr from standing up.
Albert Ford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ford is trying to control the position but Parr postures up.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Parr from controlling successfully.
Parr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ford wriggles free and stands up.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parr defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ford instigates a clinch.
Ford gets through Parr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parr tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford keeps control of Parr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parr's efforts to push away.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parr avoids it.
Parr tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parr is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Parr has him pressed against the ropes.
Parr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albert Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parr wants to break free but Ford has control.
Ford keeps control of Parr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parr smiles and moves away.
John Wayne Parr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Ford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parr under the eye.
Parr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
As Ford backs away, Parr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Parr tries to work over Ford's front leg with a kick but Ford checks it.
Ford tries to counter with a clinch but Parr shakes him off and moves away.

Ford moves into the clinch.

Ford jumps into guard, dragging Parr to the mat.
Parr wants to stand and escape but instead Ford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Parr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ford postures up and lands a big shot to Parr's brow.
Parr has momentary wrist control but Ford slips an elbow through the middle.
Ford controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ford being controlled here momentarily.
Ford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is in close to Parr's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Ford decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Parr gets tackled into the ropes by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Ford prevents Parr from breaking the clinch.
Ford prevents Parr from breaking the clinch.
Parr wants to break free but Ford has control.

Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parr tries to work over Ford's front leg with a kick but Ford checks it.
Parr keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Ford 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.

Ford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Parr.
Parr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Ford instigates a clinch.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parr.
Ford effectively controlling the action here.
Ford scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Ford.
Ford is stalling here.

Ford pulls guard.
Ford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parr's guard.

Ford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Parr is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is in close to Parr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Parr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Parr covers up, he's hurt! Ford keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ford and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ford can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Ford!