PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ionna Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is SAnderson Theme. A fine choice. Ionna Ford struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Anderson
vs
Ford

187 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephen Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ionna Ford!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.

Anderson pushes Ford up against the cage in a clinch.

Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Anderson lands a high kick to the side of Ford's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Anderson dives into guard, looking to finish.

Ford is rocked!

It looks like Ionna Ford has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Ford has his feet on Anderson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?

Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson jumps guard but Ford stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ford seems to have recovered his senses.
Ford misses with a knee strike.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anderson is trying to push Ford away but Ford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson jumps guard but Ford stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Ford blocks it.
Ford avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.

Anderson jumps into guard, dragging Ford to the mat.
Ford wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Ford is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ford is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Anderson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ford is looking to defend but Anderson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ford! Anderson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ford taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stephen Anderson!
Stephen Anderson gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).