PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Haikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ford
vs
Haikala

197 cm
21
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haikala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haikala throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
Ford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ford scores with a nice strike.
Ford clobbers Haikala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ford tests Haikala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ford sizes up Haikala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haikala misses with an uppercut
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacob Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Jacob Ford has been cut.
Ford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haikala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
Ford tries to clinch but Haikala moves out of range.
Haikala connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Haikala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haikala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Ford catches Haikala right on the button with a cross.
Haikala misses with a hook to the body
and Ford counters with a straight right hand.
Haikala misses with a shot to the body
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haikala misses with a lunging right hand
and Haikala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Ford there.

Haikala is rocked!
Ford connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Haikala to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Ford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacob Ford!