PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shea Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Shipping Off To Boston by Dropkick Murphys. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ford
vs
Plouman

186 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Great elbows
Determined

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shea Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Plouman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plouman's sensitive parts.
Ford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Plouman keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Plouman 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.
Crunch! Ford slams his shin into Plouman's torso.
Plouman slips a straight right by Ford.

Plouman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Ford.
Plouman lands a damaging elbow.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Ford avoids the elbow strike from Plouman, against the cage.
Plouman misses with an elbow strike.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Ford stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Plouman avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.

Plouman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Plouman has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Ford avoids a wild elbow strike from Plouman.
Ford blocks the elbow strike.
Ford blocks the elbow strike.
Ford has Plouman pressed against the cage.
Plouman lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Shea Ford has been cut.
Plouman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford avoids the elbow strike from Plouman, against the cage.
Ford blocks an elbow strike from Plouman.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford taking a breather.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Plouman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plouman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ford's brow.
Plouman lands a damaging elbow.
Ford takes an elbow to the temple.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ford tries to work over Plouman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plouman blocks the elbow strike.
Ford gets through Plouman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford is looking to control Plouman's arms but Plouman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ford has his back to the cage.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plouman lands an elbow just above Ford 's eye.
Ford working hard to break the clinch.
Ford avoids the elbow strike from Plouman, against the cage.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ford tries to stall but Plouman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plouman throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouman misses with an elbow strike.
Plouman has Ford pressed against the cage, preventing Ford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Plouman blocks an elbow strike.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Plouman throws an elbow that misses.
Plouman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Plouman avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford is stalling here.
Ford blocks an elbow strike.
Plouman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Plouman.
Plouman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Ford digs a right hand into Plouman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plouman's gas tank.
Ford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plouman dodges an elbow strike from Ford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Plouman's head.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Plouman blocks a body shot from Ford.
Plouman throws an elbow but it misses.
Plouman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
Ford tries a body shot but Plouman blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford lands an elbow that stopped Plouman in his tracks for a moment.
Plouman blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Plouman avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Plouman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ford trying to stall but Plouman improves his position.
Nice elbow from Plouman.

Shea Ford's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plouman throws an elbow but misses.
Plouman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford lands an elbow inside that Plouman shrugs off.
Ford blocks an elbow strike from Plouman.
Plouman throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shea Ford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shea Ford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Plouman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Plouman misses.
It looked like Ford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Plouman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Plouman throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plouman.
Plouman throws a low kick, looking for Ford's leg but Ford calmly moves out of range.
Ford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Plouman manages to circle out of the way.
Ford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Plouman's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plouman. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plouman throws out the jab.
Plouman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Plouman lands a damaging elbow.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Plouman controls the action.
Plouman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ford.

It looks like Thiago Plouman has been cut.
Ford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Plouman up against the cage.
Ford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plouman backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shea Ford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plouman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Ford.
A head punch on the inside from Ford fails to land.
Plouman blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford wants to break free but Plouman has control.
Ford is looking to break free of the clinch but Plouman has double underhooks.
Ford lands a right hand.
Plouman blocking some punches.

Plouman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Plouman has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Plouman.
Plouman avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
Plouman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Plouman trying to control the position but instead, Ford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Plouman into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ford's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Ford pushes Plouman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ford trying to control the position but instead, Plouman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ford into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plouman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ford wants to get back to striking at distance but Plouman won't allow it.
Ford avoids a wild elbow strike from Plouman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plouman.
Plouman is trying to stall.
Ford working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ford tries to break free but Plouman pushes him back against the cage.
Plouman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Plouman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Plouman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Shea Ford's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Plouman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ford blocks the elbow strike.
Plouman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Plouman blocks a body shot from Ford.
Ford lands an elbow inside.
Ford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Plouman throws an elbow but it misses.
Plouman throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman misses with an elbow over the top.
Plouman letting Ford take a breather here.
Plouman blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
Plouman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Plouman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Plouman lands a damaging elbow.
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!

Plouman manages to break the clinch.

Ford clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plouman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ford's brow.
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Plouman's head.

Plouman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Plouman takes the fight into the clinch.
Plouman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Plouman.
Plouman blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
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 Shea Ford will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ford misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
Shea Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Plouman is out of range.
Plouman wants to counter the offense by Ford and move into the clinch position.
Plouman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.

Plouman clinches.
Plouman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
Plouman lands a nice elbow.
Plouman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ford wants to break free but Plouman has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford lands an elbow inside.
Ford lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Plouman.

Jeez, Shea Ford's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ford blocks an elbow strike from Plouman.
Plouman blocks an elbow strike.
Plouman dodges an elbow strike from Ford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shea Ford's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thiago Plouman!