PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up - Ludacris. Lindel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best . Jacob Ford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ford
vs
Lindel

197 cm
30
255 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

190 cm
29
240 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindel.
Ford throws a hook but Lindel blocks it.
Lindel cracks Ford with an open hand slap.

Lindel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lindel prevents Ford from standing back up.
Lindel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ford's head.
Lindel wants to pass the guard but Ford is defending well.
Ford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lindel throwing shots but Ford is blocking nicely.
Lindel is trying to control. Ford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Lindel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lindel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lindel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lindel slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lindel.
Lindel wants to take a breather but Ford is having none of it.
Ford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lindel.
Lindel is looking to take a break and control but Ford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindel works his way into side control.
Lindel in side control, throwing shots but Ford defends.
Lindel trying to control the action but Ford is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lindel.
Lindel is looking to take a break and control but Ford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ford wants to get back to his feet.
Lindel controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel misses with the ground and pound.
Lindel is staying tight to Ford's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lindel tries to move to full mount but Ford actually manages to regain half guard.
Lindel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Ford is defending against the submission attempts here by Lindel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Lindel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lindel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lindel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ford.
Ford lands with a hook. Lindel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Mikael Lindel has been cut.
Lindel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mikael Lindel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ford avoids the body shot from Lindel.
Ford motions for Lindel to come forward. Ford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford slips a straight right by Lindel.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindel manages to avoid it.

Ford gets caught napping as Lindel dives in and scores a takedown. Ford manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.
Lindel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikael Lindel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ford wants to sweep here but Lindel controlling him for the moment.
Lindel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lindel wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Ford looking to control.
Lindel passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindel is looking to stall here but Ford recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lindel trying to control the action but Ford is working from the bottom.
Ford is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lindel is controlling him well.
Lindel happy to just control the position for now.
Lindel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lindel scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Lindel.
Lindel controls the position.
Lindel trying to control the action but Ford is working from the bottom.
Ford is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

It looks like Jacob Ford has been cut.
Ford on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lindel passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ford!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindel tries to control but Ford wriggling away.
Ford working to try and regain half guard.
Lindel raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lindel landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ford taking shots to the head.
Lindel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Lindel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ford tries to sprawl but Lindel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ford tries to kick Lindel off but Lindel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lindel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lindel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lindel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ford does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lindel.
Lindel is pressing down on Ford's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ford is holding on for now.
Lindel wants to take a breather but Ford is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lindel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lindel works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Lindel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ford is trying to improve his position.
Lindel is looking to take a break and control but Ford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lindel taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ford to see if he's OK.
Ford is not content to let Lindel control the position.
Check out the look on Lindel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford prevents Lindel from improving position.

Lindel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lindel is trying to move to mount but Ford reverses beautifully and ends up in Lindel's guard.
Ford postures up.
Ford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lindel is trying to control the position but Ford postures up.
Lindel trying to control the position here.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikael Lindel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jacob Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacob Ford wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ford lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Lindel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lindel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Lindel!
Mikael Lindel gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).