PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Lowery (ranked 5776 p4p, 25454 weight class) and Jichael Mordan (ranked 487 p4p, 523 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lowery
vs
Mordan

180 cm
26
170
4 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
180
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Lowery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jichael Mordan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowery misses with an uppercut
and Mordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Arturo Lowery has been cut.
Lowery lands a jab to Mordan's midsection.
Mordan tries a head kick but it misses.

Lowery moves into range and clinches up with Mordan.
Lowery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mordan blocks an uppercut.
Lowery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mordan backwards.
Lowery keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mordan's efforts to push away.
Lowery prevents Mordan from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery tries to work over Mordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lowery swings wildly with an uppercut but Mordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Lowery.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordan wants to break free but Lowery has control.
Lowery working aggressively here.
Lowery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mordan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mordan blocks an uppercut.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
Mordan blocks an uppercut.
Lowery has Mordan pressed against the cage, preventing Mordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowery softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Mordan avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Lowery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mordan's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Lowery fails to land.

Mordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lowery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mordan.
Mordan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordan misses with a two punch combination.
Lowery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lowery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mordan swinging wildly here.
Lowery scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mordan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lowery.
Lowery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mordan throws out the jab.
Mordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowery is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mordan.
Jichael Mordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mordan swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Lowery counters by moving into the clinch.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowery lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Lowery.
Lowery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowery.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mordan is trying to break free.
Mordan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lowery - that landed with a thud.
Mordan looks winded!
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mordan blocks a body shot from Lowery.
Mordan prevents a body shot from Lowery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery working aggressively here.
Mordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowery tries a body shot but Mordan blocks it.
Nice body punch from Lowery.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mordan.
Lowery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lowery.
Lowery lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowery lands a nice shot to the body.
Mordan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mordan.
Lowery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mordan's elbow.
Lowery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowery tries a body shot but Mordan blocks it.
Lowery lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowery lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mordan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Lowery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Lowery's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mordan takes a swing at Lowery's ribcage but misses.
As Mordan tries to get set, Lowery tries to push him back and clinch up but Mordan manages to avoid the attempt.

Lowery closes the distance and clinches.
Mordan misses with some punches.
Lowery swings wildly with an uppercut but Mordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Mordan avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowery lands a body punch.
Lowery presses Mordan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowery lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mordan fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arturo Lowery has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mordan is breathing heavily.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowery lands a shoulder strike.
Lowery tries to work over Mordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordan working hard to break the clinch.
Lowery swings wildly with an uppercut but Mordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowery misses with a punch to the body.
Mordan is trying to break the clinch but Lowery is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowery.
Lowery throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lowery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lowery struggles to land a body shot inside as Mordan controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Lowery scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lowery swings wildly with an uppercut but Mordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowery lands a left hand.
Lowery misses with a punch to the body.
Lowery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mordan blocking some punches.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery lands an uppercut.
Lowery lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowery.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowery.
Lowery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mordan backwards.
Lowery lands a shot to the body.
Lowery has a couple of punches blocked by Mordan.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowery.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowery throws a punch but it's blocked by Mordan.
Mordan blocks a body shot from Lowery.
Lowery misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordan is trying to break free.
Mordan prevents a body shot from Lowery.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowery.
Mordan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lowery working aggressively here.
Lowery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mordan's elbow.
Lowery throws a head punch that misses.
Lowery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lowery softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lowery gets through Mordan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lowery scores with a shot to the side of Mordan's head.
Lowery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lowery.
Lowery lands a nice shot to the body.
Lowery lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lowery lands a hook that snaps the head of Mordan backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mordan blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowery.
A nice left hand lands by Lowery.
Lowery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lowery lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Lowery as the two fighters clinch.
Lowery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mordan.
Lowery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lowery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowery misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Lowery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Lowery's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lowery misses with a straight right.
Mordan throws a combination that misses
and Lowery counters with a nice body shot.
Jichael Mordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mordan throws a wild body kick that Lowery sees coming a mile off.
Mordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowery.
Mordan misses with a combination
letting Lowery counter with a right hand.
Lowery lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lowery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mordan is rocked!

Lowery rushes Mordan and presses him up against the cage.
Mordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowery finish him?
Mordan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Lowery tries to work over Mordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowery misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowery.
A head punch on the inside from Lowery fails to land.
Lowery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mordan can do to turn this around?
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery lands a nice shot to the body.
Lowery misses with a body punch.
Mordan blocks an uppercut.
Lowery keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mordan's efforts to push away.
Lowery can't find room to land a body shot as Mordan controls the action.
A short right from Lowery on the inside.
Lowery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowery struggles to land a body shot inside as Mordan controls his hands.
Lowery swings wildly with an uppercut but Mordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowery lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowery.
Lowery is working Mordan over against the cage.
Lowery lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowery working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Lowery.
Lowery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mordan tries to work over Lowery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowery pushes Mordan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lowery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowery tries a body shot but Mordan blocks it.
Lowery lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lowery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowery has Mordan pressed against the cage, preventing Mordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lowery lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lowery stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowery.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Mordan avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Lowery scores with a shot to the side of Mordan's head.
Lowery lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mordan or not.
A shot in the inside from Lowery.
Lowery lands a shoulder strike.
Lowery lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mordan backwards.
Lowery tries to work over Mordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowery lands a nice shot to the body.
Mordan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Lowery swings wildly with an uppercut but Mordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowery keeps control of Mordan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lowery.
Lowery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowery working aggressively here.
Lowery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mordan backwards.
Mordan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lowery has double underhooks.
Jichael Mordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowery working aggressively here.
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lowery scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lowery tries a body shot but Mordan blocks it.
Lowery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mordan's elbow.
Lowery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lowery throws a punch but it's blocked by Mordan.
Nice body punch from Lowery - that landed with a thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Lowery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lowery 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Lowery!