PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Jordon (ranked 531 p4p, 73 weight class) and Aguta Grizzly (ranked 1075 p4p, 157 weight class). Jordon comes to the ring accompanied by Sticky Icky. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jordon
vs
Grizzly

184 cm
32
206 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

192 cm
29
212 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($125)

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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aguta Grizzly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grizzly.
Grizzly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jordon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Aguta Grizzly has been cut.
Grizzly misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Grizzly misses its intended target.
Jordon swinging wildly here.
Jordon tries to clinch but Grizzly moves out of range.
Grizzly looks to land a body kick but Jordon moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grizzly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jordon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grizzly sprawls well. Grizzly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jordon gets slowly back to his feet.
Jordon misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon avoids the head kick by Grizzly.
A cross from Grizzly lands.
Grizzly misses with a low kick as Jordon jumps back.
Grizzly throws a leg kick but Jordon moved away.

Oooh a lovely combination from Grizzly sends Jordon down but not out. Grizzly dives into side control looking to finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grizzly is chipping away with strikes.

Jordon is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jordon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grizzly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Jordon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Grizzly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jordon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jordon seems to have got his legs back now.
Jordon tries to bench press Grizzly off him but Grizzly keeps the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grizzly scoring with punches from side control.
Grizzly lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jordon tries to bench press Grizzly off him but Grizzly keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly lands a nice forearm strike.
Jordon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grizzly off and has taken his back!
Grizzly avoids the strikes from Jordon.
Grizzly tries to roll but Jordon sticks to his back.
Even with his hooks in, Jordon manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Grizzly is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jordon gets his way!
Even with his hooks in, Jordon manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Jordon has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Grizzly has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Grizzly manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Jordon is now in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly tries to escape but Jordon is in control.
Grizzly is trying to improve his position.
Jordon in side control, throwing shots but Grizzly defends.
Grizzly is looking to get back to his feet here but Jordon is keeping cool and he's managed to take Grizzly's back.

Jordon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Grizzly is defending well though. Jordon let's go of the attempt for now.
Jordon missing with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jordon is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grizzly defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Jordon is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Grizzly knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Grizzly for a finish.
Grizzly trying to get back to his feet but Jordon is in full control for now.
Grizzly is trying to break free.

Jordon is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grizzly defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Jordon is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aguta Grizzly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aguta Grizzly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grizzly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jordon missing with a left hand there. Grizzly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grizzly.
Grizzly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jordon works the jab nicely.
Grizzly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grizzly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aguta Grizzly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grizzly misses with a wild combination.
Grizzly throws a right hand that Jordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordon also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grizzly. Jordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grizzly tries to work over Jordon's front leg with a kick but Jordon checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly throws a low kick but Jordon moves out of range easily.
Jordon throws a body shot but no joy.
Jordon lands with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Grizzly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grizzly.
Grizzly throws a combination that misses
enabling Jordon to counter with a crisp jab.
Aguta Grizzly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordon throws a chopping leg kick but Grizzly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grizzly throws a right hand that Jordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordon also avoids with ease.
Jordon throws a counter high kick but Grizzly was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grizzly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grizzly moves away from the strike by Jordon.

Jordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jordon takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grizzly.
Still in the clinch, Grizzly scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grizzly lands with a left to the head.
Jordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon has a couple of punches blocked by Grizzly.
Jordon digs a right hand underneath Grizzly's ribcage. Grizzly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grizzly is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grizzly.
Jordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grizzly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grizzly misses with some punches.
Jordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grizzly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Grizzly swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordon misses with a punch to the body.
Jordon working aggressively here.
Jordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jordon lands a body shot.
Jordon lands an uppercut.
Jordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordon goes for a takedown attempt but Grizzly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab, jab by Grizzly - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly drops his hands momentarily and Jordon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grizzly misses with a double jab.
Grizzly thuds his right hand into Jordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jordon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Grizzly to counter with a crisp jab.
Jordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grizzly.
Jordon lands a nice hook to Grizzly's body. Grizzly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jordon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jordon lands a slapping body shot.
Grizzly looks to land a combination but Jordon avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jordon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jordon lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jordon 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.
Grizzly tries to escape but Jordon is in control.
Jordon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Jordon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Grizzly tries to buck Jordon off but Jordon is having none of it.
Grizzly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grizzly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jordon.
Sloppy strikes there by Jordon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Jordon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aguta Grizzly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jordon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grizzly missing with a left hand there. Jordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Grizzly does no damage.
Grizzly thows a body kick. Jordon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jordon misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grizzly.
Grizzly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aguta Grizzly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jordon shoots in for a takedown but Grizzly shows good takedown defense.
Grizzly misses with a kick to the body

and Jordon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jordon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Grizzly wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon advances to full mount.
Grizzly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jordon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grizzly wants to get up but he can't break Jordon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Jordon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Jordon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grizzly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grizzly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grizzly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jordon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Grizzly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grizzly throws a big elbow that misses.

Jordon has his foot on Grizzly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grizzly works his way back into a safe position though.
Grizzly is looking to stand up but Jordon won't let him.
Grizzly trying to control but Jordon is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Grizzly passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Grizzly there.

Jordon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grizzly pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jordon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grizzly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grizzly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jordon's head.

Grizzly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grizzly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jordon's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly throws an elbow that misses. Jordon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grizzly's guard. Nice move by Jordon!

Grizzly wants to sweep here but Jordon controlling him for the moment.
James Jordon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grizzly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jordon with a nice head shot there.
Grizzly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jordon.
Jordon wants to pass the guard but Grizzly is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jordon wants to control from the top but Grizzly keeps moving.

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 James Jordon.
I think Jordon 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jordon!
During a confident post fight interview, James Jordon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.