PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Dos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Ford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ford
vs
Dos Silva

170 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albert Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Dos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford swings for the body but Dos Silva moves out of range.
Dos Silva is looking to clinch.
Ford throwing a counter right hand but Dos Silva manages to avoid it.

Ford drives through and clinches with Dos Silva against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.
Ford stalling against the ropes.

Ford jumps guard.
Ford being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ford pulls Dos Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Silva stops Ford from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford pulls Dos Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dos Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Silva is pushing down on Ford's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ford is fighting to maintain full guard but Dos Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ford has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dos Silva trying to control from Ford's half guard. Ford has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ford wants to stand but Dos Silva is controlling the position.
Dos Silva wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dos Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ford slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ford looks to land a combination but Dos Silva avoids it well.
Dos Silva tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Ford. No joy for Dos Silva on that attempt.
Dos Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Ford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dos Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Albert Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Dos Silva.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Dos Silva looks winded!

Ford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Silva on the ground.
Ford wants to stand up but Dos Silva is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Silva postures up.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Dos Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dos Silva tries to clinch up.
Ford is looking to counter punch.
Dos Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ford takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Ford pulls guard successfully.
Dos Silva won't allow Ford to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Ford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ford loads up on a big right hand but Dos Silva slips the punch.

Ford instigates a clinch.
Ford tries to pull guard but Dos Silva won't allow it.
Dos Silva jumps guard but Ford turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ford stalling in the clinch.
Ford stops a takedown attempt from Dos Silva.

Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Silva walks into a straight right hand from Ford.

It looks like Carlos Dos Silva has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Silva.

Ford closes the distance and pushes Dos Silva back into the ropes.
Ford tries to pull guard but Dos Silva forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Ford jumps guard and drags Dos Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ford has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford trying to strike off his back.
Ford has his hands on Dos Silva's head, controlling the position.
Ford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dos Silva is controlling him.
Dos Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ford holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Ford wants to stand up but Dos Silva is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ford has closed the distance and engaged Dos Silva in a clinch.
Ford pushes Dos Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ford gets control of Dos Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ford will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dos Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Silva stops Ford from standing up.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Silva can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Silva wants to pass the guard but Ford is keeping the position.
Ford wants to stand and escape but Dos Silva is having none of it.
Ford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dos Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ford as he avoids it easily.
As Dos Silva tries to get set, Ford tries to push him back and clinch up but Dos Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Albert Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Dos Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ford moves into the clinch.

Ford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Silva.
Dos Silva prevents Ford from getting back to his feet.
Dos Silva wanted to stand there but Ford had control of the position.
Albert Ford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ford wants to stand but Dos Silva is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Silva wants to stand but Ford has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Ford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Dos Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford pushes Dos Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford jumps guard but Dos Silva stands there with Ford around his waist. Ford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ford cracks Dos Silva with a nice body shot.
Ford has Dos Silva pushed against the ropes.
Albert Ford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dos Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ford just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ford goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dos Silva prevents it.

Dos Silva gets control of Ford's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford with a nice head shot there.
Dos Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ford lands a couple of digs.
Ford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ford chips away with some ground and pound.
Dos Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ford postures up and lands a big shot to Dos Silva's brow.
Ford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Silva keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
Dos Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a couple of digs.
Dos Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ford scoring with some ground and pound.

Dos Silva is rocked!
Ford postures up.
Dos Silva is still in real trouble! Can Ford finish him?
Ford scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Ford is proving a slippery customer.
Ford wants to get up but he can't break Dos Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dos Silva keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Silva seems to have recovered his senses.

Ford pushes Dos Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Silva smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ford moves into the clinch.

Ford decides to pull guard.
Ford has control of Dos Silva's left arm, preventing Dos Silva from doing any damage.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Dos Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is trying to keep Dos Silva in close.
Albert Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ford wants to stand but Dos Silva is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ford is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carlos Dos Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Ford!