PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the World. Michaels has chosen Popeda - Raakaa voimaa as his entrance music. Sean Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ford
vs
Michaels

192 cm
24
183 lbs
12 - 1 - 2

170 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels lands a jab to the nose.
Michaels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michaels thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michaels misses with a right hand
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Michaels was not able to check.
Michaels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michaels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ford checks it well.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Ford checks it.
Ford takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Michaels.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michaels.
Michaels misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Ford counters with a two punch combo.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Michaels was not able to check.
Michaels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ford throws a leg kick but Michaels moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a good, hard body kick but Michaels shrugs it off.
Michaels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Michaels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ford counters with an inside leg kick.
Michaels cracks Ford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with an outside leg kick.
A left lands for Ford.
A low kick from Michaels misses
and Ford counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Michaels misses
and Ford counters with a stiff right hand.
Michaels throws a lazy uppercut
and Ford counters with a leg kick.
Michaels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
letting Ford counter with a right hand.
Ford tries to land a leg kick but Michaels saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels misses with an uppercut
and Ford counters with a solid body kick.
A lazy body kick from Michaels
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels avoids the head kick by Ford.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michaels throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels throws a poor cross that misses
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michaels's knee momentarily.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ford counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ford.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Michaels eats them both and turns towards Ford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Ford as he connects with a hook.
Michaels throws out a powerful jab.
Michaels misses with an uppercut
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
and Ford counters with a head kick. That will keep Michaels thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ford is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Michaels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sean Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Ford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Michaels misses
and Ford makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Michaels really felt that one!
A head kick by Michaels misses
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Michaels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.
Michaels looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michaels. Michaels obviously looking to wear him down.
Ford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Michaels misses with a hook
and Ford counters with a left to the body.
Michaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
A low kick from Michaels is predictable there
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michaels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ford.
Michaels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Michaels is predictable there
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels lands with a kick to the temple. Ford shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a big head kick but Michaels shrugs it off.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Michaels misses with a left hand
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.
Ford lands a jab.
Ford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Michaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ford.
Michaels takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Michaels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ford. That's going to slow Michaels down.
Ford is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Ford cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Ryan Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michaels's calf.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Michaels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Michaels throws a leg kick
letting Ford counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Michaels misses
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ford lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into rage.
Ford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ford.
Ford lands with a nice combination. Michaels backs away looking to recover.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy body kick from Michaels
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ford.
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michaels circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a two punch combo.
Michaels thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford counters with a low kick, right behind Michaels 's knee.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ford counters with a three punch combo that has Michaels backing up. Michaels nods at Ford to acknowledge the strikes.
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Michaels was not able to check.
Michaels throws a lazy uppercut
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Michaels is predictable there
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Michaels is predictable there
and Ford counters with an outside leg kick.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ford counters with a body kick that stops Michaels in his tracks momentarily.
Ford throws a leg kick which misses Michaels's front leg but catches the back leg as Michaels tries to avoid it.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Michaels was not able to check.
Michaels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Michaels is predictable there
and Ford counters with a stiff right hand.
Michaels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Ford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michaels thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford counters with a left and a right that stings Michaels.
Michaels misses with a left hand
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Michaels throws a lazy uppercut
and Ford finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Michaels thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford counters with a thumping low kick.
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ford can pounce on him.
Ryan Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels misses with a kick to the body
and Ford counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ford throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ford dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Ford counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Michaels.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a thumping low kick.
Ford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michaels misses with a hook
and Ford counters with a big head kick but Michaels shrugs it off.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michaels throws a lazy uppercut
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michaels's knee momentarily.
A head kick by Michaels misses
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Michaels misses with the body kick
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands a leg kick that knocks Michaels off balance momentarily.
Michaels throws a lazy body kick
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
and Ford counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ford.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
enabling Ford to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Michaels
and Ford counters with a good, hard body kick but Michaels shrugs it off.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Michaels is predictable there
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ford.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Sean Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a combination. Michaels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ryan Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ford throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels misses with a hook
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michaels's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford scores with a kick to the body.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Ford counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels looks to throw a body kick
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ford lands with an overhand left.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Ford.
Nice shot lands for Michaels.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michaels's knee momentarily.
Michaels misses with a right hand
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michaels misses with a left hand
and Ford counters with a series of strikes. Michaels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Michaels is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Michaels throws a body kick the misses
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michaels throws a leg kick
letting Ford counter with a right hand.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Michaels misses
and Ford counters with a left to the body.
Ford throws a low kick but Michaels moves out of range easily.
Michaels is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ford throws a leg kick but Michaels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michaels's knee momentarily.
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a big head kick but Michaels shrugs it off.
Michaels thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
letting Ford counter with a right hand.
Michaels throws a lazy head kick
and Ford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Ford!