PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Damage Inc.. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loughlin
vs
Ford

189 cm
24
212 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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 Hilo, Laurent Loughlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loughlin throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Loughlin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ford throws a lazy right hand but Loughlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loughlin lands a with a good body shot.
Loughlin misses the jab.
Ford throws a front kick aimed at Loughlin's knee but Loughlin avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Loughlin!

Loughlin darts in and clinches Ford up against the cage.
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!
Loughlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ford looks gassed!
Loughlin lands an elbow just above Ford 's eye.

It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
Loughlin effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Loughlin landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Loughlin to work.
Loughlin scores with a knee to the head.
Loughlin lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Loughlin.
Loughlin has Ford pushed against the cage.
Loughlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ford takes an elbow to the temple.
Loughlin lands a nice elbow.
Ford wants to get back to striking at distance but Loughlin won't allow it.
Loughlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
Loughlin scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Loughlin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Loughlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loughlin slowing the pace effectively.
Loughlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Loughlin lands an elbow just above Ford 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Loughlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loughlin misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Laurent Loughlin.
Ford misses with a hook to the body

and Loughlin moves into the clinch.
Loughlin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Loughlin working Ford over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Loughlin to work.
Loughlin has Ford pressed against the cage, preventing Ford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loughlin holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Loughlin controls his hands.
Loughlin landing knees to the head.
Loughlin lands an elbow that stopped Ford in his tracks for a moment.
Loughlin keeps control of Ford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loughlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loughlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Loughlin blocking some punches.
Ford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Loughlin.
Loughlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ford's face.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Loughlin avoids the damage to the body.
Loughlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loughlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loughlin is stalling here.
Ford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loughlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loughlin crunches a lovely knee into Ford's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loughlin with a knee to the head.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Loughlin stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loughlin.
Ford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loughlin has him pressed against the cage.
Loughlin crunches a lovely knee into Ford's ribcage.
Loughlin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Loughlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Loughlin blocks an uppercut.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Loughlin controls his hands.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loughlin obliges.
Loughlin misses with a knee to the head.
Loughlin stalls.
Loughlin lands a knee to the head.
Ford looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Loughlin.
Loughlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ford is defending well for now.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Loughlin throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin wants to stall.
Ford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Loughlin.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Loughlin lands a knee to the body.
Ford tries to break the clinch but Loughlin is controlling the position.
Loughlin tries to land a knee to the head but Ford blocks with his arms.
Loughlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ford is defending well for now.
Loughlin keeps control of Ford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loughlin missing with knees to the body.
Loughlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Loughlin has Ford pressed against the cage, preventing Ford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ford wants to get back to striking at distance but Loughlin won't allow it.
Ford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Loughlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Loughlin to work.
Loughlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ford is defending well for now.
Loughlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loughlin lands a knee to the head.
Ford is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurent Loughlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Loughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.
Loughlin moves away from the strike by Ford.
Loughlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loughlin.
Loughlin slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Loughlin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loughlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Loughlin.
Loughlin tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
Ford misses with a combination

and Loughlin moves into the clinch.
Loughlin misses with a knee strike.
Ford lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford blocks an elbow strike.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loughlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loughlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ford trying to control the position but instead, Loughlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ford into the cage.
Ford wants to break free but Loughlin has control.
Ford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin blocks an elbow strike.
Loughlin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ford 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 Loughlin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loughlin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ford thuds a left hand into Loughlin's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ford lands with a right hand.
Ford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Loughlin drives through and clinches with Ford against the cage.
Loughlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loughlin connects with a knee to the head.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Loughlin.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loughlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Loughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loughlin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford avoids the head kick by Loughlin.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford throws a hook to the side of Loughlin's head but Loughlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loughlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loughlin scores with a body shot.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Loughlin moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Loughlin blocks the low kick.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford throws a combination that misses
and Loughlin counters with a good low kick that Ford was not able to check.
Loughlin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Loughlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Loughlin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Ford is rocked!
Loughlin throws an overhand right that drops Ford like a sack of potatoes! Loughlin dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laurent Loughlin!
Laurent Loughlin retains his light heavyweight title!