PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Savage looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Savage
vs
House

194 cm
30
263 lbs
16 - 22 - 0

190 cm
33
221 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Shot in the Arm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan House!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jordan House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from House does no damage.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
House misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has House pinned against the cage. House gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
House dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
House misses with a body shot.
House throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
House's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and House duly obliges.

It looks like Roy Savage has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
House tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
House throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters with a series of strikes. House will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jordan House is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease.
House swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savage is defended easily by House.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by House.
Savage slips under a jab from House.
House swinging wildly here.
House checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Savage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as House sprawls well. House wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Savage gets slowly back to his feet.
House misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House stalks Savage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savage's face. Savage staggers backwards, shaken.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savage looks to land a combination. House sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage blocks a jab.
Savage tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
Savage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savage is breathing heavily.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
House throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Savage misses with a jab, cross combination.
House throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
Savage misses with a two punch combination.
House misses with a few strikes there.
House misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
House misses with the combination.
Savage fails with a takedown attempt.
Savage is trying hard to land a takedown here. House sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Savage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
House misses with a two punch combination.
House misses with an uppercut

and Savage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for House!
Savage avoids the attempt from House to control.
Savage tries to control but House wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House is trying to escape the mount.
House bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House looking to pass the guard.
Savage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
House throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
House pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savage is keeping the position for now.
Savage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan House dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Savage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

House misses with a double jab.
House misses with a wild combination.
House stuffs the takedown.
House throws a combination. Savage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Savage throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from House.
House throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage closes this distance looking for a takedown but House circles away.
House tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan House seems to be getting the better of the standup.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
House throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
House misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses with a few strikes there.

Savage clinches up with House and pushes him back against the cage.
House misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for House.
Savage is trying to force a seperation but House has the dominant position.
House lands a body shot in the clinch.
House lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
House can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
House pushes Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with House but House pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage throws a right hand that House ducks under and follows up with a left that House also avoids with ease.
Savage slips a jab and a cross from House.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from House.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
House misses with a double jab

and Savage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now House is on top in guard.
House working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
House is in close to Savage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
House works a leg free and moves into half guard.
House is keen to just control but Savage is a slippery customer.
Savage wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House is nestled in close to Savage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
House lands strikes from half guard.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for House on the ground.

House decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a two punch combination.
House misses with a two punch combination.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
House thows a body shot but no joy.
Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has House pinned against the cage. House gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
House throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.
Savage throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from House.

Savage is rocked!
House misses with a two punch combination.
House scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
House ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
House looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
House throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from House in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
House throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
House misses with a two punch combination.
House misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage shoots in but House avoids the takedown attempt easily.
House fails to land with a series of punches.
House looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
House misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
House throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease.
House lands a nice shot that snaps Savage's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
No joy there for House, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. House defends it nicely.
House misses with the combination.
House misses with a few strikes there.
House misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from House.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Savage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from House does no damage.
House tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from House does no damage.
A punch combination from Savage misses.
House listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
House looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
House misses with the combination.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
House lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Savage falls backwards - clearly groggy! House dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan House!
A very excited looking Jordan House made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.