PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 3424 p4p, 84 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 2757 p4p, 73 weight class). 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
Yau

195 cm
39
215 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

184 cm
33
182 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau moves out of range of the strikes.
Yau misses with a low kick.

Ford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yau blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Yau fails to land.
Ford takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Yau blocks the elbow strike.
Yau lands a good knee to the midsection. Ford won't want to take too many of those.
Yau lands with a short shot to the head.
Yau scores with a shoulder strike.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Ford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yau gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yau misses with a punch on the inside.
Yau misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Yau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Yau swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yau's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yau.
Ford lands an elbow that stopped Yau in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Calabi Yau has been cut.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Ford.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ford looking to throw knees to the head but Yau is blocking nicely.
Ford takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yau lands a knee to the head.
Ford blocks a body shot from Yau.
Yau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yau.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yau scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yau avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Yau gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yau connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ford's face.
Yau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yau blocks the elbow strike.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Yau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Yau.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yau.
A nice left hand lands by Yau.
Yau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calabi Yau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calabi Yau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yau throws a leg kick that misses.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Yau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yau throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Yau tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.

Ford pushes Yau up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Ford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yau blocks it with crossed arms.
Ford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yau looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Yau.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ford lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ford.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Ford working aggressively here.
Yau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Yau.
Yau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Yau.
Ford lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Calabi Yau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yau scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yau tries a body shot but Ford blocks it.
Yau blocks the elbow strike.
Yau pushes Ford back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yau misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford looking to throw knees to the head but Yau is blocking nicely.
Yau lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Yau controls the action.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Yau lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yau.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
Ford avoids a wild elbow strike from Yau.
Ford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Yau uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Rob Ford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calabi Yau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yau slips a jab from Ford.
Yau walks into a jab.
Yau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Ford seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yau wants to land a leg kick but Ford is out of range.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Ford throws a series of punches but Yau avoids them all with ease.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yau has time to react.

Ford rushes Yau and presses him up against the ropes.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yau.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Yau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yau misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Yau tries a knee to the head but Ford blocks it.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
Ford tries a body shot but Yau blocks it.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Yau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
Yau scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rob Ford has been cut.
Yau working aggressively here.
Yau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yau lands a knee to the head.
Yau avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the ropes.
Yau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yau looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
Yau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ford blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yau lands an uppercut.
Ford lands a hook to the side of 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 misses with an elbow over the top.
Yau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
Yau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Yau on the inside.
Yau takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yau looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
Ford lands with a left to the head.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rob Ford!
During a confident post fight interview, Rob Ford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.