PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Jordan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jordan
vs
Man

150 cm
18
130 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

160 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monkey Man!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jordan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Jordan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Man is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jordan, into his guard.

Jordan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Man defends it easily.
Man wants to stand but Jordan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Jordan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Jordan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Man defends it easily.

Jordan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Man trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jordan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Man throws a big right hand that misses.

Jordan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.

Jordan is looking for a triangle but Man pushes his legs off easily.
Man with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Man passes into half guard.
Man wants to control but Jordan is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man is taking a breather. Jordan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jordan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Man wants to control but Jordan is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Monkey Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Michael Jordan has been cut.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jordan on the side of the head.
Man tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Man jabs at Jordan's body.
Jordan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Jordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordan circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jordan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monkey Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Man tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
Man tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan keeps the fight on the outside.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jordan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Jordan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Jordan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
Man controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Jordan seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan blocks the strikes from Man.
Man trying to hold on to Jordan's head to control him but Jordan postures up.
Man tries to roll over but Jordan keeps him under control.
Man gets full guard.
Man managing to control the position.

Jordan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Man is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jordan, into his guard.

Jordan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Man uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to improve his position.
Man looks up at the clock and then as Jordan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Man smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Man creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jordan is trying to escape the position but Man is controlling the position.
Man moves into full mount!
Man trying to control but Jordan is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to control the pace but Jordan is squirming around nicely.
Man landing strikes from the mount.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Man connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Man working for a submission but Jordan is keeping him at bay.
Man cracks Jordan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Man landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jordan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Will Man go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Jordan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Man goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jordan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jordan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Man is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jordan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jordan's back!
Jordan grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Jordan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Man's guard. Nice work there by Jordan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jordan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jordan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Man wants to sweep here but Jordan controlling him for the moment.

Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jordan is aware though and is defending well.

Jordan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Man dives on top into guard.
Man tries to stand but Jordan is controlling from the bottom.

Jordan has his foot on Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Man works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.

Jordan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Man has picked Jordan up and slammed him! Jordan can't keep hold of the triangle and Man manages to pass to side control!
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan keeps working.

Man decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michael Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monkey Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monkey Man!