PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amigo Cerveza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerveza's entrance music is Demarco ft Konshens - Paper chasing . A fine choice. Ford comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drop the World kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Amigo Cerveza had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cerveza
vs
Ford

189 cm
25
197 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

192 cm
23
189 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Amigo Cerveza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerveza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford misses with a left hand
and Cerveza counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ford.
Ford is looking to slow Cerveza down with leg kicks.

Ford gets caught flat footed, as Cerveza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cerveza.
Ford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cerveza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ford keeping full guard, as Cerveza tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ford is on top in guard.
Ford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveza controls Ford momentarily but Ford frees himself.
Cerveza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ford is one step ahead there.
Ford passes Cerveza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cerveza manages to get to full guard.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerveza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cerveza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ford advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cerveza sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cerveza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cerveza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
Cerveza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cerveza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Cerveza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cerveza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ford looks a forlorn figure.
Poor strikes thrown by Cerveza there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ford is trying to escape the mount.
Cerveza with good strikes from the mount here!
Ford is working to get back to half guard.
Cerveza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cerveza lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza with shots to the head and body - Ford looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cerveza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ford tries to reverse the position but Cerveza maintains control.
Cerveza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ford looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford blocking the ground and pound.
Cerveza misses with a head shot.
Ford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cerveza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amigo Cerveza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cerveza looking to score a takedown here. Ford is defending well but Cerveza drives through and ends up in Ford's guard.
Cerveza postures up and lands a big shot to Ford's brow.
Ford looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cerveza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ford is trying to get back to full guard.
Ford trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cerveza looking to control but Ford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveza prevents Ford from getting the reversal.
Ford tries to lock up and control but Cerveza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cerveza working Ford over with strikes here.

Cerveza is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ford has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ford!

Cerveza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ford gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ford passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cerveza is trying to control the position but Ford postures up.
Cerveza looking for a sweep. Not yet Cerveza, not yet.
Cerveza keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
Ford is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cerveza trying to control the position.
Amigo Cerveza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cerveza throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ford uses it to pass to side control.

Ford has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cerveza throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cerveza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cerveza feints and then cracks Ford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ford down.

Cerveza shoots in and gets a takedown into Ford's guard.
Ford wants to improve his position but instead Cerveza has moved into half guard.
Cerveza is keen to just control but Ford is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nice strikes from Cerveza there.
Cerveza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza wants to pass the guard but Ford is defending well.
Ford is looking to control Cerveza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ford avoid being mounted?
Ford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cerveza.
Cerveza is just content to waste time from the top position. Ford takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cerveza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ford wants to sweep here but Cerveza controlling him for the moment.
Cerveza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amigo Cerveza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Cerveza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amigo Cerveza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford moves out of range of the leg kick from Cerveza.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Cerveza misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a right hand to the body.
Cerveza throws a lazy body kick
and Ford counters with a nice leg kick.
Cerveza misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Cerveza throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cerveza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cerveza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Cerveza misses
and Ford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cerveza shoots in looking for a takedown. Ford tries to sprawl out of it but Cerveza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Cerveza is predictable there
and Cerveza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerveza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ford.
Ford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cerveza throws a combination that misses
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cerveza will feel that in the morning.
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 lands a head kick!

It looks like Amigo Cerveza has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cerveza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerveza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Ford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cerveza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cerveza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerveza moves away.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
Ford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cerveza rather than just go for the knockout.
Ford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ford throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cerveza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ford throws a head kick but Cerveza moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza throws a lazy body kick
and Ford counters with a low kick, right behind Cerveza 's knee.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Cerveza moves out of range easily.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerveza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford tries to bum rush Cerveza with a series of wild strikes but Cerveza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amigo Cerveza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerveza misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cerveza swings widly with a right hand
and Ford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford punishes Cerveza's body with a nice straight punch.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford scores with a hook.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cerveza.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ford.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ford.
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Ford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ford lands a head kick. Cerveza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford pushes Cerveza away with a front kick.
Cerveza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ford tried to score with a low kick but Cerveza checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cerveza 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!