PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chevy Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lias Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chevy Ford has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chevy Ford seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ford
vs
Kota

195 cm
17
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
272 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu. 15%
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chevy Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lias Kota!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kota on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ford punishes Kota's body with a nice straight punch.
Kota blocks a leg kick.
Kota tries to counter with a clinch but Ford shakes him off and moves away.
Kota darts in looking for a takedown but Ford gets double underhooks and turns Kota into the cage.
Ford throws a series of punches but Kota avoids them all with ease.
Kota lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chevy Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
Ford connects with a body shot.
Kota avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Kota takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kota eats them both and turns towards Ford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chevy Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kota looking to score a takedown here. Ford is defending well but Kota drives through and ends up in Ford's guard.
Ford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Kota is fighting to break Ford's control of his arms but Ford is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ford has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kota missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kota is one step ahead there.
Ford is controlling Kota's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kota drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kota jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Kota drops back looking for a leg! Ford is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ford manages to kick Kota off! Kota jumps back into Ford's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford looking for a sweep. Not yet Ford, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ford holds on and takes a little breather.
Kota is pushing down on Ford's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ford is fighting to maintain full guard but Kota has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ford moves into full guard.
Ford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ford tries to get out of the position.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kota throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kota postures up.
Ford 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.
Kota throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kota throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ford wants to sweep here but Kota controlling him for the moment.
Kota trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kota postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kota.
Ford is looking to wear down Kota with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ford stuns Kota with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford throws a good cross that connects.
Ford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kota backs up against the cage.
A cross from Ford lands.
Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kota takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Lias Kota has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kota will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Kota's ribs.
A left lands for Ford.
Ford thuds his right hand into Kota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ford scores with a one two! Kota had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Ford as he connects with a hook.
Kota tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ford swivels and escapes.
Chevy Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lias Kota.
Kota looks winded!
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kota walks into a straight right hand from Ford.
Kota fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chevy Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lias Kota's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ford digs a good body shot into Kota's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Ford scores with a four punch combination!
Ford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kota misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Ford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kota shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ford sprawls well. Ford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kota gets slowly back to his feet.
Ford lands a jab to the nose.
Ford with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kota tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kota somewhat.
Chevy Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lias Kota.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kota has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kota there as he acknowledges the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ford.
Ford lands a nice hook to Kota's body. Kota takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ford lunges at Kota with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kota's hand.
Kota checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ford lands the left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ford!
Kota walks into a stiff left hand from Ford.
Kota has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kota is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ford lands a lovely overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ford.
Kota is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kota now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kota at a distance.
Kota is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ford.
Ford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kota can do to turn this around?
Ford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ford throws a leg kick but Kota moved away.
Ford lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Kota fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a head shot.
Kota misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chevy Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford scores with a jab to the body.
Ford is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kota takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ford lands a nice shot that snaps Kota's head back.
Ford throws a series of punches but Kota avoids them all with ease.
Ford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kota moves forwards but Ford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Ford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to bum rush Kota with a series of wild strikes but Kota uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kota.
Ford thuds his right hand into Kota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kota takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kota takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kota on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ford lands with an overhand left.
Ford lands with a hook. Kota tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ford misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kota takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chevy Ford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lias Kota's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kota shoots for a double leg takedown but Ford sprawls well. He's pushed Kota's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice straight punches there by Ford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ford.
Ford scores with a one two! Kota had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ford cracks Kota with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kota shoots in looking for a takedown but Ford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kota's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ford is looking for a counter combo.
Kota shoots in for a takedown but Ford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chevy Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lias Kota.
Ford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ford lands with an uppercut that bounces Kota off the cage and back into range.
Ford wants to land a leg kick but Kota is out of range.
Ford lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kota shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ford but Ford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kota takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kota shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ford as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kota closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ford circles away.
Ford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kota is able to avoid easily.
Ford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chevy Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ford cracks Kota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kota has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kota shoots for a takedown but Ford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice shot lands for Ford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Kota 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Lias Kota's cut even more.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
A nice combination there by Ford.
Chevy Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ford.
Ford stalks Kota and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kota's face. Kota staggers backwards, shaken.
Lias Kota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford throws a low kick, looking for Kota's leg but Kota calmly moves out of range.
Ford scores with a jab.
Ford throws a combination. Kota tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kota on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kota takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ford throws a good cross that connects.
Ford cracks the inside of Kota's front leg.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kota fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kota walks into a jab.
Kota checks a leg kick.
Ford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ford scores with a decent looking hook.
Ford throws a one two combo.
Ford connects with a looping right hand.
Ford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice combination there by Ford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Ford.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Kota should have avoided that one.
Ford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ford.
Kota closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ford circles away.
Kota looks for a takedown but Ford sprawls well.
Ford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice shot lands for Ford.
Ford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kota walks into a jab.
Kota takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kota doesn't seem bothered though.
Ford jabs at Kota's body.
Ford works the jab nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chevy Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chevy Ford!
Chevy Ford really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vendetta Supplements 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.