PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uzziah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah has chosen We Ready as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Martyn Ford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ford
vs
Judah

175 cm
26
218 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

191 cm
26
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martyn Ford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uzziah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Ford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Judah pinned against the cage. Judah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ford.
A left and a right from Judah both land. Nice combination.
Judah takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford shoots in looking for a takedown but Judah manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Judah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Judah lands with an uppercut that bounces Ford off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ford avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Judah's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah lands with a right hand.
Judah swinging wildly here.
Judah is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Judah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ford has time to react.
Ford tries to move into range but Judah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Judah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Judah.
Judah misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Judah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ford.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ford at a distance.
Ford has a takedown stuffed.
Uzziah Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Judah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Judah scores with a punch to the head.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Judah - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ford closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Judah's guard.
Judah keeping full guard, as Ford tries to pass.
Ford stopping the sweep attempt from Judah.
Ford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ford trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom.

Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Judah swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ford looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford prevents Judah from getting back to his feet.

Ford drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ford jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Judah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Judah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uzziah Judah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Judah lands a slapping body shot.
Ford fails with the takedown
and Judah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judah finds it's way round the side to connect with Ford's head.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Ford shoots in for a double leg but Judah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ford is defended easily by Judah.
Judah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Judah as he jumps to the side.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Judah digs a good hook to Ford's body.
Judah misses with the combination.
Judah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford tries to counter with a takedown but Judah is quick to defend against it.
Judah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uzziah Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ford at a distance.
Ford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Judah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ford rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford shoots in for a takedown but Judah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ford takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Judah scores with a shot to the body.
Judah works Ford's body with a nice hook.
Judah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends Ford's belly button to the back.
Judah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Judah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ford's hands.
Judah thuds a left hand into Ford's body.
Ford tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Judah defends well and Ford ends up having to push Judah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martyn Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Judah.
A decent looking cross lands there for Judah.

Ford is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Judah moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ford! Judah continues to tee off on Ford, landing with a left and a right! Judah connects with a right hand that leaves Ford sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Judah!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uzziah Judah!
Uzziah Judah is the new light heavyweight champion!
Uzziah Judah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.