PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Kingdad (ranked 936 p4p, 1350 weight class) and Josh Jordan (ranked 84 p4p, 119 weight class). Jordan has chosen Beguiled- Smashing Pumpkins as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kingdad
vs
Jordan

171 cm
26
149
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
26
152
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dragon Kingdad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target.
Kingdad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jordan scores with a jab to the body.
Kingdad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Kingdad.
Kingdad connects with a leg kick.
Jordan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Dragon Kingdad has been cut.
Kingdad misses the shot to the body.
Jordan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kingdad under the eye.
Kingdad throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Kingdad ducks down to avoid it.

Kingdad closes the distance and pushes Jordan back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan is trying to push Kingdad away but Kingdad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jordan is trying to break the clinch but Kingdad is controlling him.
Kingdad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to break the clinch but Kingdad is controlling him.
Kingdad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jordan is defending well for now.
Kingdad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan blocks a body shot from Kingdad.
Kingdad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jordan is defending well for now.
Kingdad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kingdad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kingdad.
Kingdad effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad misses with a punch to the body.
Kingdad misses with a body punch.
Kingdad has Jordan pushed against the cage.
Kingdad tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Kingdad working Jordan over with knees to the body.
Jordan can't break the clinch.
Jordan is trying to break the clinch but Kingdad has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad trying to land knees to the body.
Jordan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kingdad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Kingdad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kingdad misses with a punch to the body.
Kingdad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jordan is defending well for now.
Kingdad trying to land knees to the body.
Kingdad tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Kingdad back against the cage.
Jordan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kingdad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kingdad obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingdad tries a knee to the head but Jordan blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kingdad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingdad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jordan is trying to break free.
Kingdad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan letting Kingdad take a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dragon Kingdad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Kingdad's cut.
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.

Kingdad misses with a straight right.
Jordan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jordan clobbers Kingdad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jordan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kingdad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingdad tries to land a leg kick but Jordan saw it coming and moves away.
Kingdad loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingdad is just out of range.
Jordan misses with a right hand
letting Kingdad counter with a right hand.

It looks like Josh Jordan has been cut.
Kingdad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kingdad slips under a jab from Jordan.
A big left from Kingdad misses.
Jordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingdad.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingdad misses with a body shot.
Kingdad ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.

Kingdad rushes Jordan and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingdad lands a shoulder strike.
Kingdad is pushing Jordan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kingdad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jordan's efforts to push away.
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Kingdad.
Kingdad looking to throw knees to the head but Jordan is blocking nicely.
Kingdad throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingdad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jordan is trying to break the clinch but Kingdad has him pressed against the cage.
Dragon Kingdad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jordan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kingdad fails to land.
Kingdad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jordan can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to break free.
Kingdad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kingdad is stalling here.
Kingdad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jordan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four 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.
Kingdad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingdad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan blocking some punches.
Kingdad misses with the head strike.
Kingdad lands a knee to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kingdad stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
A shot in the inside from Kingdad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dragon Kingdad dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jordan misses the jab.
Jordan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingdad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingdad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan slips under a jab from Kingdad.
Jordan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jordan lands a jab to the head.
Jordan blocks a jab.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jordan digs a good hook to Kingdad's body.
Jordan throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kingdad cracks Jordan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kingdad has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jordan to stand back up!

Jordan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingdad.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingdad finish him?
Kingdad throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Kingdad lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dragon Kingdad!