PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 774 p4p, 821 weight class) and Ed Ford (ranked 80 p4p, 87 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ford's choice of entrance music: Trivium - Strife . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Catch Wrestler
vs
Ford

180 cm
32
158
20 - 18 - 0

178 cm
31
155
18 - 12 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Un-Kaged Nutrition

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Ford!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catch Wrestler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Catch Wrestler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Catch Wrestler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ford tries to avoid it but Catch Wrestler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ford to the ground. Ford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Catch Wrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Catch Wrestler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford delivers a nice body kick.
Catch Wrestler throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjj Catch Wrestler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Catch Wrestler 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.
Nice body kick from Ford.
Ford throws a jab when Catch Wrestler was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Catch Wrestler dives in and grabs Ford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ford pushes down on Catch Wrestler's head and hops out.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Catch Wrestler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Catch Wrestler throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catch Wrestler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Catch Wrestler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ford digs a good body shot into Catch Wrestler's ribs.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Catch Wrestler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Catch Wrestler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
Ford dodges the punch combination from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Ford throws a body shot but no joy.

Catch Wrestler gets the takedown into side control.
Ford dodges the ground and pound from Catch Wrestler.

That's two 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 is trying to get back to his feet.
Catch Wrestler lands some shots froms side control.

Ford bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Catch Wrestler throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Catch Wrestler moves out of range as Ford strikes.
A left lands for Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler tries to close the distance and clinch but Ford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Catch Wrestler misses its intended target.
Catch Wrestler shoots in looking for a takedown but Ford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Catch Wrestler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Catch Wrestler moves away from the strike by Ford.
Ford lands with a hook. Catch Wrestler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Catch Wrestler manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler scores with a sloppy right hand. Ford should have avoided that one.
Catch Wrestler misses with a two punch combination.
Ford wants to counter with a clinch but Catch Wrestler pushes him away.
Catch Wrestler checks a low kick from Ford.
Catch Wrestler throws a series of punches but Ford moves out of range.
Ed Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Catch Wrestler or perhaps it was just good defense by Ford, which made it look bad.
Catch Wrestler has his takedown stuffed

and Ford counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ford.
Ford with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Catch Wrestler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Catch Wrestler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Catch Wrestler blocks with his arms.
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Catch Wrestler swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.

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 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Catch Wrestler looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Ford.

Ford breaks the clinch.
Catch Wrestler throws a one two combo.
Catch Wrestler is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Ford wants to counter with a clinch but Catch Wrestler pushes him away.
Ford scores with a leg kick.

Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Catch Wrestler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Catch Wrestler is breathing heavily.
Catch Wrestler jumps guard but Ford stands there with Catch Wrestler around his waist. Catch Wrestler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Ford dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Catch Wrestler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ford lands a nice looking body shot.
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Catch Wrestler misses.

Catch Wrestler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ford did well to prevent Catch Wrestler getting side control.

Ford pushes Catch Wrestler off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Catch Wrestler misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ford throws a front kick that sends Catch Wrestler stumbling back into the cage.
Ford with the inside leg kick.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.

Catch Wrestler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ford to the ground. Catch Wrestler is now in Ford's guard.

Ford scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Catch Wrestler cracks Ford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler lands a body shot.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ford misses with a jab to the body

so Catch Wrestler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Ford has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Catch Wrestler is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
Catch Wrestler lands a shoulder strike.
Ford pushes Catch Wrestler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catch Wrestler can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Catch Wrestler tries to work over Ford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Catch Wrestler blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.

Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ford dodges the punch combination from Catch Wrestler.
Ford shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a low kick but Catch Wrestler moves out of range easily.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
Catch Wrestler shoots in and drives through. Ford sprawls well.
Nice body kick from Ford.
Catch Wrestler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Catch Wrestler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Catch Wrestler fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Catch Wrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Catch Wrestler moves out of range easily.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ford as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
Catch Wrestler sizes up Ford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Catch Wrestler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ford swivels and escapes.
Catch Wrestler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
Catch Wrestler swinging wildly here.
Catch Wrestler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ford can pounce on him.
Ford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Catch Wrestler rather than just go for the knockout.
Catch Wrestler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Catch Wrestler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Catch Wrestler has Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford connects with a knee to the head.
Catch Wrestler lands a nice uppercut.
Catch Wrestler swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Catch Wrestler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Catch Wrestler appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ford misses with an uppercut
and Catch Wrestler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ford throws the left hand but Catch Wrestler avoids the punch easily.
Catch Wrestler lands a jab-cross combination.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown but Ford shows good takedown defense.
Catch Wrestler moves in looking to clinch but Ford pushes him off.
Ford with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Catch Wrestler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Catch Wrestler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ford circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Ford.
Ford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Catch Wrestler scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford throws a lazy right hand but Catch Wrestler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Catch Wrestler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Catch Wrestler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Catch Wrestler misses with a looping left.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford throws a leg kick that is checked

and Catch Wrestler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Catch Wrestler.

Ford manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Catch Wrestler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ford is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Catch Wrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Catch Wrestler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ford obliges.
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 with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ford lands a knee to the body.
Ford lands a shoulder strike.
Ford pushes Catch Wrestler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjj Catch Wrestler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ford clobbers Catch Wrestler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Catch Wrestler is rocked!
Ford misses with a body kick.
Catch Wrestler moves away from the strike by Ford.

Ford has closed the distance and engaged Catch Wrestler in a clinch.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Catch Wrestler backwards.

Ford manages to break the clinch.
Ed Ford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Catch Wrestler.

Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Catch Wrestler pulls Ford into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Catch Wrestler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ford controls the pace.
Catch Wrestler managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Catch Wrestler has Ford pulled in close to control his posture.
Ford wants to control from the top but Catch Wrestler keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catch Wrestler is controlling Ford's posture.
Ford is stalling in the full guard.
Ford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Catch Wrestler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Ford gets tackled into the cage by Catch Wrestler. Catch Wrestler maintains the clinch.
Catch Wrestler has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Still in the clinch, Catch Wrestler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
Catch Wrestler can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Nice body punch from Catch Wrestler - that landed with a thud.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ed 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Ford!
A very excited looking Ed Ford made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.