PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen Wardruna - Blood Eagle as his entrance music. Thor Wood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ford
vs
Wood

195 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Rob Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Wood misses.
Good exchange - Wood coming out on top.
Wood blocks a jab.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.

Wood clinches with his opponent.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Ford tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
I was talking to Ford's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood tries a knee to the head but Ford blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Ford takes an elbow to the temple.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ford lands an elbow inside.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ford is defending well for now.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
Ford tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ford blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Ford misses with some punches.
Wood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ford works on Wood's body with a couple of short punches.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ford tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wood avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Ford avoids the elbow strike from Wood, against the cage.
Wood dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Ford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wood's brow.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Wood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ford.

That has opened up Thor Wood's cut even more.
Ford lands an elbow inside.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Ford blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wood's brow.
Wood avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
Ford lands an elbow just above Wood 's eye.
Wood blocks a body shot from Ford.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Ford scores with a nice short uppercut.

The cut above Thor Wood's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Wood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wood avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands an elbow just above Wood 's eye.

Thor Wood's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ford avoids it.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thor Wood's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rob Ford!
Rob Ford thanked the fans post fight for their support.