PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chip Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Like Toy Soldiers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hazard
vs
Ford

169 cm
26
142 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ford!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Ford. Those never looked like landing.
Isaac Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hazard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ford throws out the jab.
Ford lands a slapping body shot.
Ford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hazard in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Hazard does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Hazard misses the target.
Ford avoids the body shot from Hazard.
A little jabbing left from Ford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Hazard.
Hazard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Hazard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.

Ford pushes Hazard up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford lands a left hand.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazard controls his hands.
Ford gets through Hazard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is pushing Hazard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Hazard is trying to stall.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford misses with some punches.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Ford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ford controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hazard trying to control the position but instead, Ford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hazard into the cage.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Hazard blocking some punches.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Hazard controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Ford.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Ford lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford tries to work over Hazard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Hazard's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Ford presses Hazard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford slows down the pace here.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Hazard avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Ford effectively controlling the action here.
Hazard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hazard looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hazard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Ford.

Hazard tries to keep at a distance but Ford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hazard is trying to maintain a safe position but Ford gets an underhook and turns Hazard into the cage.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Ford.
Ford lands with a left to the head.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazard controls his hands.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Isaac Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ford fails to land.
Hazard is trying to break the clinch but Ford is controlling him.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hazard wants to stall.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ford as Hazard tries to tie him up.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Hazard.
Ford avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Hazard controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ford in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.
Ford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ford misses with some punches.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
Ford is leaning against Hazard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Ford fails to land.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Hazard controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard tries to break free but Ford pushes him back against the cage.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford works on Hazard's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Hazard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ford is keeping busy.
Ford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ford cracks Hazard with a nice body shot.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ford.
Ford scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford lands a left hand.
Hazard wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Hazard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hazard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.

Hazard gets tackled into the cage by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ford lands a left hand.
Ford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Hazard taking a breather.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ford misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ford on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford tries a body shot but Hazard blocks it.
Hazard prevents a body shot from Ford.
Hazard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazard controls his hands.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hazard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard stalling in the clinch but Ford improves position.
A shot in the inside from Ford.
Ford lands a right hand.
Hazard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Ford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazard.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Hazard blocking some punches.
Ford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hazard can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard trying to stall but Ford improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hazard tries to stall but Ford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Ford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hazard up against the cage.
Ford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hazard's efforts to push away.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazard.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard trying to control the position but instead, Ford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hazard into the cage.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
Isaac Ford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hazard tries to stall but Ford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chip Hazard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hazard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hazard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Hazard controls the action.
Hazard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ford prevents a body shot from Hazard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30

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