PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laat Dovah-Kinn (ranked 984 p4p, 139 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 1265 p4p, 173 weight class). Dovah-Kinn comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Immortalized. Alan Ford has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dovah-Kinn
vs
Ford

178 cm
31
175 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

179 cm
29
175 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Laat Dovah-Kinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dovah-Kinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dovah-Kinn throwing a counter right hand but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dovah-Kinn's head.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a right hand.

It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
Ford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Dovah-Kinn feinted with a counter takedown.
Ford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dovah-Kinn's hands.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dovah-Kinn tried to counter with a leg kick but Ford avoided it.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a kick to the body.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ford throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dovah-Kinn.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Dovah-Kinn misses the target.
Ford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dovah-Kinn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
It looked like Dovah-Kinn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ford.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat.
Dovah-Kinn slips under a jab from Ford.
Ford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dovah-Kinn takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Dovah-Kinn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford moves out of range as Dovah-Kinn throws a body kick.
Alan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford is looking to score with low kicks.
Ford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dovah-Kinn throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dovah-Kinn.
A low kick from Ford misses

and Dovah-Kinn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ford won't be happy with that.
Ford is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dovah-Kinn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ford stops Dovah-Kinn from passing to mount.
Dovah-Kinn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ford is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ford wants to control but Dovah-Kinn postures up.
Dovah-Kinn tries to score with some ground and pound. Ford controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dovah-Kinn controls the position.
Dovah-Kinn scoring with punches from side control.
Dovah-Kinn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dovah-Kinn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ford down.
Dovah-Kinn tries to advance to mount but Ford denies him.
Dovah-Kinn takes a little break here. Ford wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn working the ground and pound.
Dovah-Kinn wants to control but Ford is keeping him busy.
Ford is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dovah-Kinn off and has taken his back!
Dovah-Kinn can't escape the position.
Dovah-Kinn looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ford.
Ford is controlling the position but Dovah-Kinn somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Dovah-Kinn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alan Ford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ford scores with a jab. Dovah-Kinn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dovah-Kinn wants to clinch up but Ford keeps it at a distance.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dovah-Kinn.
Ford lands a front kick.
Ford scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Ford.
Dovah-Kinn moves in looking to clinch but Ford pushes him off.
Dovah-Kinn throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Dovah-Kinn circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tries to land a body kick
enabling Dovah-Kinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Ford.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a head kick by Ford.
Dovah-Kinn feinted with a counter takedown.
Dovah-Kinn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Dovah-Kinn closes the distance and clinches.
Dovah-Kinn working aggressively here.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Dovah-Kinn back against the cage.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
Dovah-Kinn avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
A short left from Ford.

Dovah-Kinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Dovah-Kinn does no damage.
Ford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Laat Dovah-Kinn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dovah-Kinn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dovah-Kinn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dovah-Kinn throws out the jab.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Ford throws a leg kick which misses Dovah-Kinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Dovah-Kinn tries to avoid it.
Ford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dovah-Kinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dovah-Kinn backs up against the cage.
No luck for Dovah-Kinn with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn checks the leg kick.
Ford throws a poor cross that misses

and Dovah-Kinn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ford's guard.
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.
Ford is trying to keep Dovah-Kinn in close.

Dovah-Kinn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ford is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ford has escaped and now he's on top!

Ford throwing strikes from guard but Dovah-Kinn blocks nicely.
Laat Dovah-Kinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford won't allow Dovah-Kinn to sweep him here.
Ford throwing strikes from guard but Dovah-Kinn blocks nicely.
Dovah-Kinn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ford preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Dovah-Kinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Ford 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 time! Dovah-Kinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dovah-Kinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Dovah-Kinn tries to counter with a takedown but Ford is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dovah-Kinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dovah-Kinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford throws out a counter right but Dovah-Kinn avoids it with no problem.
Alan Ford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dovah-Kinn.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dovah-Kinn misses the target.
Ford misses with a right hand
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dovah-Kinn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ford sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ford misses.
Ford swings away with a body shot that misses

and Dovah-Kinn moves into the clinch.
Dovah-Kinn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Dovah-Kinn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Dovah-Kinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a shoulder strike.
Dovah-Kinn tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Dovah-Kinn back against the cage.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a short shot to the head.

Ford is rocked!
Dovah-Kinn scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a light punch inside.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Dovah-Kinn finish him?
Dovah-Kinn digs a right hand into Ford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ford's gas tank.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Ford seems to have recovered his senses.
Dovah-Kinn avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
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 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laat Dovah-Kinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Dovah-Kinn.
Ford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an uppercut
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dovah-Kinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Ford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dovah-Kinn under the eye.
Alan Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dovah-Kinn.
Ford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dovah-Kinn's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn blocks the body kick.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to score with low kicks.
Dovah-Kinn staying out of range there.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dovah-Kinn.

Dovah-Kinn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Ford manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alan Ford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Ford.
Dovah-Kinn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford throws a good cross that connects.
Dovah-Kinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dovah-Kinn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dovah-Kinn's head.
Ford keeps Dovah-Kinn at a distance using the push kick.
Dovah-Kinn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Dovah-Kinn.
Ford throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ford 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Ford!
Alan Ford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.