PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 1142 p4p, 1388 weight class) and Landon Ford (ranked 120 p4p, 142 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Finch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. Atticus Finch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Finch
vs
Ford

178 cm
28
156
13 - 7 - 0

177 cm
28
158
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Gatoroids

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Landon Ford!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Finch is looking to slow Ford down with leg kicks.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Finch jabs Ford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finch 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.
Finch swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Finch blocks a jab.
Finch is looking for a counter combo.
Ford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ford throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Finch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Ford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
A little jabbing left from Ford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Ford.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
Finch staying out of range there.
Ford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ford throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Ford throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finch's head.
Ford moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ford with the inside leg kick.
Finch misses the jab.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Ford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finch on the side of the head.
Ford blocks a jab.
Finch blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford lands with an overhand left.
Finch staying out of range there.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Ford throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Ford moves his leg out of the way.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Ford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finch sizes up Ford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finch pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Finch misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Finch throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Finch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ford. Ford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from Ford.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Ford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Finch backs up against the cage.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford walks into a jab.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ford wants to clinch up but Finch keeps it at a distance.
Ford scores with the left hand. Finch knows he should have avoided that one.
Finch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
A jab from Ford misses.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Ford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Finch feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

Ford drives through and clinches with Finch against the cage.

Finch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finch thuds his right hand into Ford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finch under the eye.
Ford throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Finch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ford throws a counter combo.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ford moves away from the strike by Finch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Ford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finch.
Both fighters circling a little - Ford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finch.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch takes one to the side of the head.
Finch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Finch swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Ford throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
Finch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Landon Ford will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Ford.
Ford digs a good body shot into Finch's ribs.
Finch avoids the head kick by Ford.
An attempted straight right counter from Finch misses the target.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ford throws out the jab.
Ford connects with a nice looking jab.
Donk. Finch catches Ford right on the button with a cross.
Finch throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Finch lands a jab to the head.
Finch lands a really nice looking cross but Ford seems unphased.
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Ford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finch moves out of range as Ford strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Ford only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Finch misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Ford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Ford misses.
Finch lands a nice looking body shot.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Ford misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ford throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ford scores with a decent looking hook.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Finch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ford needs to keep his hands up - Finch had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Finch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Finch misses with a head kick.
Ford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Finch. Those never looked like landing.
Finch throws a right hand that Ford ducks under and follows up with a left that Ford also avoids with ease.
A cross from Ford lands.
Finch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finch motions for Ford to come forward. Finch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Finch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Finch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Ford clinches.

Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finch misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ford! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Ford.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Finch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch scores with a hook.
Finch lands a glancing blow to the side of Ford's head.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at Ford's knee but Ford avoids it well.
A big right from Finch misses.
Ford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ford.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Landon Ford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ford throws a leg kick but Finch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Ford lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Finch.
Ford tries to move into range but Finch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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 paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ford thuds a left hand into Finch's body.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
Ford is trying to counter with his kicks.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Finch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Ford lands with a shot to the body.
Ford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Finch.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ford's hands.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Ford throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch is looking to chop away at Ford's legs.
Finch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ford throws a right and a left that Finch avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ford blocks the low kick.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Landon Ford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finch on the side of the head.
Ford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Finch should have avoided that one.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finch is looking to chop away at Ford's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Ford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ford throws a good cross that connects.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finch momentarily.
Ford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finch tests Ford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Ford scores with a jab. Finch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ford digs a good hook to Finch's body.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford throws a big counter head kick but Finch avoids it with no problem.
Finch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finch is able to avoid easily.
Finch punishes Ford's body with a nice straight punch.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Ford connects with a looping right hand.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Finch there.
Finch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ford momentarily.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Ford. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Ford misses.
Finch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ford defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford staying out of range there.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Landon Ford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch throws a low kick but Ford moves out of range easily.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch connects with a body shot.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford tries to work over Finch's front leg with a kick but Finch checks it.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Finch misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Ford follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ford slips under a jab from Finch.
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Finch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finch scrambles back to his feet.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
Ford scoring well with a low kick there.
Ford throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Finch lands.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Ford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Ford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ford scores with a jab to the head.
Finch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finch throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Ford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Ford. Those never looked like landing.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch lands a slapping body shot.
Finch misses with a series of wild punches.

Ford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.

Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ford misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Finch scoring well with a low kick there.
Ford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finch's head backwards.
Ford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finch swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Ford lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finch feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Ford cracks Finch with an open hand slap.
Atticus Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ford connects with a body shot that sends Finch's belly button to the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Landon Ford.
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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Landon Ford!
After winning the bout, Landon Ford thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.