PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rico Segura (ranked 5628 p4p, 5723 weight class) and Dennis Jorge (ranked 533 p4p, 538 weight class). Rico Segura had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Segura
vs
Jorge

185 cm
20
193
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
194
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Segura!
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, Dennis Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge throws a one two combo.

It looks like Rico Segura has been cut.
Segura looks to throw the jab but Jorge is out of range.
Jorge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jorge misses with a leg kick
and Segura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Segura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Segura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Segura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Segura works the jab nicely.
Dennis Jorge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorge tries to clinch but Segura is having none of it.
Segura throws a hook but Jorge blocks it.
Segura throws a leg kick which misses Jorge's front leg but catches the back leg as Jorge tries to avoid it.
Segura misses with a body kick.
Jorge looks for the body kick but Segura saw that one coming.

Jorge moves into range and clinches up with Segura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Segura is defending well for now.
Segura avoiding damage as Jorge throws knees to the body.

Segura breaks from the clinch.
Segura scoring well with a low kick there.
Segura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jorge - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Jorge.
Segura lands a really nice looking cross but Jorge seems unphased.
Jorge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Segura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jorge.
Jorge fails to land with a series of punches.
Segura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jorge misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Segura throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Segura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jorge throws a big counter head kick but Segura avoids it with no problem.
Segura throws a body shot but no joy.
Segura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jorge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Segura's knee momentarily.
Jorge throws a series of punches but Segura avoids them all with ease.
Jorge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Segura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jorge looks for the body kick but Segura saw that one coming.

Jorge moves into the clinch.
Segura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jorge has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura avoiding damage as Jorge throws knees to the body.

Segura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jorge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Segura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jorge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jorge lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jorge moves away from the strike by Segura.
Segura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorge.
Segura avoids the head kick by Jorge.
Segura takes a swing at Jorge's ribcage but misses.
Segura avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jorge wants to clinch up but Segura keeps it at a distance.
Segura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Segura misses its intended target.
Jorge tries to clinch up.
Segura misses with a looping right.
Jorge takes a swing at Segura's ribcage but misses.
Jorge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Segura.
Segura blocks a head kick by Jorge.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorge throws a right and a left that Segura avoids nicely.
Jorge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Segura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jorge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Segura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jorge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Segura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Jorge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Segura's cut.
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.

Segura swats away the attempt to clinch by Jorge.
Segura is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jorge tries a head kick but it misses.
Jorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Jorge does no damage.
Segura misses with a straight right.
Jorge slips under a jab from Segura.
As Segura backs off Jorge throws a huge counter combo but Segura manages to avoid it all.
Segura needs to keep his hands up - Jorge had a free shot at his head there.
Jorge misses with a double jab
and Segura counters with a low kick, right behind Jorge 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jorge throws a solid leg kick but Segura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jorge.
A little feinted left hand from Segura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Segura misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge moves in looking to clinch but Segura pushes him off.
Jorge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jorge just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Jorge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Segura blocks a head kick by Jorge.
Segura throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jorge to counter with a crisp jab.
Segura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jorge wants to clinch up but Segura keeps it at a distance.
Jorge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Segura's hands.
Jorge connects with a solid leg kick.
Segura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Segura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge avoids the head kick by Segura.
A combination from Jorge does no damage.

Jorge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Segura has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge stalling in the clinch but Segura improves position.

Segura decides to pull guard.
Segura is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jorge tries to stand but Segura is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Segura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jorge is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jorge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Segura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jorge tries to clinch up.
And Segura counters with a quick kick to the body but Jorge blocks it.
A head kick misses from Jorge.
A little feinted left hand from Segura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jorge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jorge looks to land a body kick but Segura moved away.
Segura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jorge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Segura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Segura throws a big shot that misses.
Jorge appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Segura.
Jorge takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jorge tries to clinch but Segura is having none of it.
Segura misses with a left hand
and Jorge counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
A jab from Jorge finds it's way through Segura's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dennis Jorge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rico Segura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Segura moves out of range of the body kick.
Segura is looking to counter punch.
Jorge takes one to the chin there.
Jorge connects with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Segura crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jorge - the referee stops the clock and Segura gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jorge. Segura manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jorge throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Segura.
Jorge throws a right hand that Segura ducks under and follows up with a left that Segura also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Jorge.
Segura throws a jab when Jorge was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorge misses with a low kick.
Segura misses with a hook.
Jorge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Segura throws a leg kick but Jorge sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jorge.
Jorge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jorge throws a right and a left that Segura avoids nicely.

Segura gets tackled into the cage by Jorge. Jorge maintains the clinch.

Jorge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jorge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Segura misses.
Segura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Segura slips a straight right by Jorge.
Jorge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge throws a sloppy head kick and Segura moves out of range easily.
Segura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jorge is looking to chop away at Segura's legs.
Segura looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Segura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Segura finds it's target.
Jorge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dennis Jorge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Segura, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Jorge misses.
Segura connects with an inside leg kick.
Segura throws a shot from downtown. Jorge moves away and avoids it.
Segura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dennis Jorge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jorge tries to clinch up
and Segura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Segura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Segura throws a poor cross that misses
and Jorge counters with a three punch combo that has Segura backing up. Segura nods at Jorge to acknowledge the strikes.
Segura blocks a head kick by Jorge.
Jorge misses with a head kick.
Segura throws a body shot but no joy.
Segura cracks Jorge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jorge looks to throw a body kick
and Segura counters with a straight right hand.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Segura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Segura misses the target.
Jorge checks a leg kick.
Jorge throws a sloppy head kick and Segura moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dennis Jorge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Segura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Segura slips a jab and a cross from Jorge.
Segura misses with an uppercut. Jorge saw that one coming.
Jorge tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jorge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rico Segura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Segura checks a leg kick.
Segura thinks about countering with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rico Segura.
I think Jorge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Jorge!