PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Born Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francmer Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Born Jr
vs
Jordan

182 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Born Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francmer Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jordan closes the distance and clinches.

Jordan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Jordan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Born Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jordan has managed to get both his arms back between Born Jr's legs - danger averted.

Born Jr is looking for a triangle here but Jordan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Born Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jordan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Born Jr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan wants to control but Born Jr is keeping him busy.
Jordan happy to just control the position for now.

Jordan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Born Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Born Jr is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Born Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jordan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Born Jr is keeping the position for now.

Born Jr working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.

Born Jr looking for a guillotine here but Jordan defends easily.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Born Jr keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Born Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Born Jr keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.
Jordan passes Born Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Born Jr looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Born Jr is pressing down on Jordan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Born Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Born Jr keeps moving.

Born Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Born Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Born Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jordan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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

Born Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jordan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Born Jr has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Born Jr is keeping the position.
Jordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Born Jr has wrist control.
Jordan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Born Jr has wrist control.

Born Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jordan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Born Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Born Jr fails with the takedown

and Jordan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Born Jr's guard.
Mike Born Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jordan tries to free his leg and advance position but Born Jr is retaining full guard.

Born Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Born Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jordan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Born Jr.
Jordan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Born Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Jordan has passed into mount! Damn!
Jordan wants to control the pace but Born Jr is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Born Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Born Jr is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Born Jr wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jordan is riding his opponent, not letting Born Jr buck him off.
Born Jr is trying to break free.
Jordan controls the action.

Jordan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Born Jr is defending well though. Jordan let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Born Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Born Jr showing good submission defense here.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Born Jr tries to escape the position.
Born Jr rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jordan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Born Jr's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Born Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Born Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Born Jr has an active guard here but Jordan has managed to pass into half guard.
Jordan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Born Jr's head.
Jordan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Born Jr tries to get to full guard but Jordan has control of the leg.
Born Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.

Born Jr pushes a forearm under Jordan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jordan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Born Jr!