PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mattias Lundgren (ranked 2140 p4p, 25677 weight class) and Thomas Jordan (ranked 294 p4p, 811 weight class). Thomas Jordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lundgren
vs
Jordan

192 cm
22
177
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
165
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lundgren gets the takedown into side control.

Lundgren is trying to get an arm triangle but Jordan is defending well.

Lundgren wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jordan, who protects the arm well.
Jordan tries to improve position but can't.

Lundgren wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jordan, who protects the arm well.

Lundgren is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jordan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lundgren has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jordan!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jordan tries to hold on but Lundgren pushes him away.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lundgren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lundgren stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan throws a combination that misses

and Lundgren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jordan's guard.
Jordan is looking to stand back up but Lundgren counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jordan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan won't allow Lundgren to pass to mount.
Lundgren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jordan pushes Lundgren off but Lundgren dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lundgren is working Jordan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lundgren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lundgren in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lundgren is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jordan has escaped the position, nice work there.

Lundgren goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jordan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lundgren but great work by Jordan.
Jordan wants to control but Lundgren is keeping him busy.
Lundgren manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Lundgren looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lundgren is concentrating on defense, preventing Jordan from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lundgren looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jordan won't allow Lundgren to sweep him here.

Lundgren working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Lundgren keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan looking to sit in guard and control but Lundgren gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lundgren throwing strikes from guard but Jordan blocks nicely.
Lundgren controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lundgren is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lundgren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lundgren sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jordan's guard.
Jordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lundgren 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.
Lundgren looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jordan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jordan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lundgren.
Jordan feints the counter takedown.
Mattias Lundgren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lundgren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jordan enables Lundgren to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jordan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lundgren stands and throws Jordan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jordan struggling a bit here.
Jordan is not content to let Lundgren control the position.
Jordan can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan looking for a sweep but Lundgren has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lundgren looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jordan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Lundgren is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jordan sees it coming and defends easily.
Lundgren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Lundgren is controlling the pace.
Lundgren moves into full mount! Jordan won't be happy about that!
Lundgren controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lundgren working for a submission but Jordan is keeping him at bay.

Lundgren is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jordan is surviving well by controlling Lundgren's body position as best he can.
Lundgren lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jordan hang on?
Mattias Lundgren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lundgren trying to control but Jordan is having none of it.

Jordan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lundgren.

Lundgren goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jordan turns into him and now he's in Lundgren's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lundgren is trying to keep Jordan in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lundgren manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lundgren tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jordan defends well and Lundgren ends up having to push Jordan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thomas Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lundgren fails with a takedown attempt.
As Lundgren backs off Jordan throws a huge counter combo but Lundgren manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mattias Lundgren. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lundgren closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jordan's guard.
Jordan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lundgren passes Jordan's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Lundgren is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jordan is surviving well by controlling Lundgren's body position as best he can.
Jordan working to try and regain half guard.
Lundgren lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lundgren working for a guillotine from mount but Jordan is in no mood to give up.
Jordan is bucking up trying to escape but Lundgren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Jordan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lundgren.
Jordan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mattias Lundgren dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jordan misses with a double jab

and Lundgren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jordan won't be happy with that.
We've been hearing good reports from Lundgren's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lundgren controlling the position.
Jordan wants to control but Lundgren postures up.
Jordan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Lundgren looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lundgren works to advance to full mount. Jordan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lundgren with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lundgren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren lands with some strikes.
Lundgren fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Lundgren working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Lundgren is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jordan is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mattias Lundgren!
Mattias Lundgren decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.