PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paper Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bag
vs
Jordan

165 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paper Bag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cornelius Jordan !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bag tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bag gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bag was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan .
Bag tries to clinch up
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bag looks to clinch
and Jordan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bag wants to clinch

and Jordan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bag stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag blocks a body shot from Jordan .
Bag stalling the fight.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bag.
Bag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Bag just leaning against Jordan , taking a breather.
Bag works on Jordan 's body with a couple of short punches.
Jordan is stalling here.
Bag tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bag working aggressively here.
Bag lands with a light punch inside.
Bag stalling against the cage.
Bag can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Jordan taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Bag.
Bag throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan .
A short right from Jordan on the inside.
Bag lands a nice uppercut.
Bag content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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!
Jordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan .
Bag pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan .
Bag slowing the pace effectively.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bag misses with a body punch.
Bag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Jordan taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Bag.
Jordan gets through Bag's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bag makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Jordan .
Bag tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Bag back against the cage.
Bag blocks an uppercut.
Bag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bag creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bag slows down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jordan taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paper Bag will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bag darts in trying to clinch
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bag steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan .
Bag is looking to clinch.
Bag tries to clinch
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bag rushes Jordan and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike.
Jordan being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Bag.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bag gets through Jordan 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bag takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bag manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bag.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan letting Bag take a breather here.
Jordan taking a breather.
Bag struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Bag fails to land.
Bag 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.
Bag tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body.
Jordan is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bag.
Good body shot from Bag.
Bag taking a breather.
Bag tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bag as Jordan tries to tie him up.
Bag misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Bag.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bag.
Jordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bag.
Bag controlling the action here for a moment.
Bag throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Bag.
Bag displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jordan up against the cage.
Bag can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bag is working Jordan over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paper Bag dominated that second round.
That's time! Bag's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bag tries to clinch up.
Bag wants to clinch but Jordan slips to the side
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Jordan tries to keep at a distance but Bag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bag content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Bag presses Jordan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Jordan .
Bag stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bags head.
Bag lands an uppercut.
Bag pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jordan trying to control the position but instead, Bag has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jordan into the cage.
Paper Bag has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jordan as Bag tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bag takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bag misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bag blocks an uppercut.
Bag is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Jordan misses with some punches.
Bag pushes Jordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bag misses with a body punch.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bag manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bag gets through Jordan 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Bag.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag is trying to maintain a safe position but Jordan gets an underhook and turns Bag into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan .
Bag avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paper Bag.
Bag tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
Bag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bag is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Bag looks to clinch
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.
Bag is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Bag is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag darts in trying to clinch
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bag tries to clinch
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bag tries to clinch
and Jordan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paper Bag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bag tries to clinch up
and Jordan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bag has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Paper Bag!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Paper Bag!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Paper Bag!

Paper Bag wins by unanimous decision!