PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chance Cervantes (ranked 5609 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan John (ranked 5151 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying John's choice of entrance music: Immortal by: J. Cole. This should be fireworks!

Cervantes
vs
John

188 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

196 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chance Cervantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan John!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cervantes looks for a takedown but John sprawls well.
Jordan John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

John closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cervantes to the mat! Cervantes manages to get full guard.

John drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cervantes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cervantes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cervantes!

John avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cervantes.
The referee asks Cervantes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cervantes prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cervantes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. John knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
John struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but John sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cervantes wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
Cervantes is really struggling to control John but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cervantes working the ground and pound.
John felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John tries to buck Cervantes off but Cervantes is having none of it.
Cervantes is working John over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Cervantes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
John taking punishment in the form of punches.
John is not content to let Cervantes control the position.
John wants to control but Cervantes postures up.
John is looking to regain half guard here but Cervantes keeps moving and retains side control.
Cervantes lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes is chipping away with strikes.
John is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cervantes connects with a decent elbow.

Cervantes stands up and we're back to a striking position.

John shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
John looks winded!
Cervantes moves into full guard.
John wants to stand but Cervantes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John is looking to work some ground and pound but Cervantes has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cervantes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cervantes keeping full guard, as John tries to pass.
Cervantes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
John stopping the sweep attempt from Cervantes.
John throws an elbow that misses. Cervantes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in John's guard. Nice move by Cervantes!

Cervantes 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if John can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance Cervantes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cervantes dives in for a single leg takedown but John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
John wants to clinch.

John shoots in and gets a takedown into Cervantes's guard.
John throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
John works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervantes is staying active underneath John, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cervantes blocking the ground and pound attempt from John.
Cervantes regains full guard. Nicely done.
John is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
John showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chance Cervantes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cervantes is pulling down on John's head to control his posture.
Cervantes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Cervantes continues to stall.
John distracts Cervantes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
John throws an elbow that misses. Cervantes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in John's guard. Nice move by Cervantes!

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cervantes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cervantes content to stall in guard here.
Cervantes wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cervantes landing with the ground and pound.
Cervantes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cervantes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

John shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cervantes is trying to defend but John finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cervantes is looking to control John's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cervantes avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cervantes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cervantes looking to control.
John postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
John landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cervantes is on top in guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cervantes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jordan John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

John manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cervantes on his heels. He'll look to pass Cervantes's guard now, I'm sure.
John working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cervantes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cervantes is trying to control the action in half guard but John is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cervantes winds up and cracks John with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervantes controlling the pace.
John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cervantes scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cervantes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cervantes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
John on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cervantes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cervantes prevents John from improving his position.
Cervantes trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
Cervantes slips a nice elbow through John's hands, connecting with John's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cervantes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
John tries to roll over but Cervantes keeps him under control.
John wants to sweep but Cervantes has passed to side control!
Cervantes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cervantes is staying tight to John's torso, preventing him from escaping.
John taking a bit of punishment here - Cervantes scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes looks up at the clock and then as John takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cervantes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
John is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cervantes connects with a decent elbow.
Cervantes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
John struggling a bit here.
John parries the strikes from Cervantes easily there. Cervantes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable John to escape.
Cervantes working the ground and pound from side control.

Cervantes is trying to get an arm triangle but John is defending well.
Cervantes gets to mount! John was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Cervantes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, John has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cervantes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cervantes landing strikes from the mount and John is in trouble!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chance Cervantes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cervantes 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chance Cervantes!