PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Figueroa Mordante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Jaffar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa Mordante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mordante
vs
Jaffar

190 cm
22
224 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

192 cm
22
264 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Figueroa Mordante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Jaffar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jaffar checks a low kick from Mordante.
Mordante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaffar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jaffar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mordante throws a front kick aimed at Jaffar's knee but Jaffar avoids it well.
Jaffar shoots for a takedown but Mordante saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mordante tries a low kick but Jaffar avoids it.
Mordante shoots in and drives through. Jaffar sprawls well.
Jaffar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mordante throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaffar fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaffar blocks a leg kick.
Mordante tries a low kick but Jaffar avoids it.
Jaffar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Figueroa Mordante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Jaffar.
Jaffar looks gassed!

Jaffar tries to keep at a distance but Mordante has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jaffar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mordante is trying to break the clinch but Jaffar is controlling him.
Jaffar being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffar prevents Mordante from breaking the clinch.
Jaffar is trying to maintain a safe position but Mordante gets an underhook and turns Jaffar into the cage.
Mordante looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mordante breaks the clinch.
Jaffar checks a low kick from Mordante.
Mordante misses with a low kick.

Mordante drives through and clinches with Jaffar against the cage.
Mordante blocks a body shot from Jaffar.
Jaffar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaffar looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaffar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mordante pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mordante does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jaffar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Jaffar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jaffar moves out of range of the leg kick from Mordante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mordante motions for Jaffar to come forward. Mordante throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mordante shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Jaffar checks it.
Mordante tries to land a leg kick but Jaffar saw it coming and moves away.

Mordante moves into the clinch.
Mordante working hard to break the clinch.
Jaffar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mordante controls his hands.
Jaffar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaffar wants a takedown but no success here.
Mordante is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaffar has double underhooks.
Mordante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaffar.
Mordante is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mordante is trying to break the clinch but Jaffar has him pressed against the cage.
Mordante looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mordante prevents Jaffar from breaking the clinch.
Jaffar wants to break free but Mordante has control.
Jaffar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mordante is pushing Jaffar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mordante manages to break the clinch.

Mordante rushes Jaffar and presses him up against the cage.
Jaffar wants a takedown.
Jaffar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaffar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mordante stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mordante for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mordante is trying to break free.
Mordante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaffar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mordante pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jaffar trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mordante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaffar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Mordante breaks the clinch.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Jaffar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mordante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaffar is out of range and Mordante settles back down.

Mordante has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jaffar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mordante gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mordante is trying to break free.
Mordante is trying to force a seperation but Jaffar has the dominant position.

Jaffar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaffar checks the leg kick.
Mordante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mordante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mordante throws out a leg kick but Jaffar moves out of range and Mordante only half commits.

Mordante closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Mordante - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Figueroa Mordante dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mordante wants to slow Jaffar down by chopping away at his legs.
Mordante wants to slow Jaffar down by chopping away at his legs.
Jaffar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mordante tries to avoid it but Jaffar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mordante to the ground. Mordante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mordante moves into the clinch.
Jaffar is trying to drag Mordante to the mat but Mordante just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jaffar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mordante just stands there and leans against the cage.
Figueroa Mordante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Jaffar.
Mordante wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaffar won't allow it.
Jaffar wants a takedown but no success here.

Mordante breaks from the clinch.
Figueroa Mordante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaffar moves out of range of the leg kick from Mordante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Jaffar blocks the leg kick.
Mordante misses with a low kick.

Jaffar tries to keep at a distance but Mordante has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaffar letting Mordante take a breather here.
Jaffar is breathing heavily.
Jaffar can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordante misses with a knee to the head.

Mordante manages to break the clinch.
Jaffar checks a leg kick nicely.

Jaffar tries to keep at a distance but Mordante has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mordante - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mordante tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaffar avoids the damage to the body.
Jaffar is trying to break free.
Mordante manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mordante tries to circle away but Jaffar has him pinned against the cage.

Mordante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Mordante.

Mordante rushes Jaffar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mordante wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaffar won't allow it.
Mordante is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaffar has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordante throws an elbow that misses.
Jaffar misses with a knee to the head.
Jaffar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mordante avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jaffar prevents Mordante from breaking the clinch.
Jaffar blocks an elbow strike.
Jaffar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Mordante.
Mordante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaffar.
Jaffar fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Jaffar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mordante lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jaffar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaffar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Mordante clinches with his opponent.
Mordante tries to circle away but Jaffar has him pinned against the cage.
Jaffar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaffar has Mordante pressed against the cage, preventing Mordante from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mordante throws an elbow but it misses.
Mordante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaffar avoids it.

Mordante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffar shoots in for a takedown but Mordante shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Jaffar checks it.
Mordante does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jaffar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaffar tries to close the distance and clinch but Mordante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mordante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaffar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mordante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaffar is out of range and Mordante settles back down.
Jaffar checks a leg kick.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Jaffar moved away.
Jaffar wants to clinch.
Mordante does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Jaffar checks it.
Jaffar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Mordante rushes Jaffar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mordante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mordante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaffar is out of range and Mordante settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mordante lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jaffar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaffar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mordante fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaffar checks it well.
Jaffar checks a leg kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Jaffar blocks the low kick.
A clash of legs there as Jaffar blocks the low kick.
Mordante tries to clinch but Jaffar is having none of it.
Mordante throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Jaffar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mordante swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaffar.
Mordante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Mordante clinches with his opponent.
Jaffar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mordante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaffar avoids it.
Jaffar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mordante's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mordante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mordante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaffar.
Mordante tries a low kick but Jaffar avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Figueroa Mordante dominated that second round.
That's time! Mordante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mordante lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jaffar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaffar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jaffar is looking to clinch but Mordante is avoiding it.
Mordante throws a chopping leg kick but Jaffar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jaffar looks for the body kick but Mordante saw that one coming.

Mordante gets a clinch.
Jaffar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mordante fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jaffar shoots for a double leg takedown but Mordante sprawls well. He's pushed Jaffar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mordante misses with a leg kick.
Mordante misses with a low kick.
Mordante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaffar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jaffar checks a low kick from Mordante.
Jaffar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mordante as he avoids it easily.
Figueroa Mordante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Jaffar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaffar checks a leg kick nicely.
Mordante fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaffar checks it well.

Mordante takes the fight into the clinch.
Mordante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaffar avoids it.
Jaffar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mordante wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordante wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaffar has him pressed against the cage.
Jaffar avoids a wild elbow strike from Mordante.
Mordante is stalling here.
Jaffar is trying to break the clinch but Mordante is controlling him.

Mordante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mordante throws a solid leg kick but Jaffar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mordante.
An inside leg kick from Mordante misses.

Mordante closes the distance and pushes Jaffar back into the cage.
Mordante stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mordante tries to circle away but Jaffar has him pinned against the cage.
Mordante looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mordante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaffar blocks the elbow strike.
Mordante stalling the fight.
Mordante tries to circle away but Jaffar has him pinned against the cage.

Mordante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jaffar shoots in for a takedown but Mordante shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Mordante moves into the clinch.
Mordante effectively controlling the action here.
Jaffar managing to block the knees to the body from Mordante.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mordante keeps control of Jaffar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaffar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mordante's efforts to push away.

Mordante manages to break the clinch.
Mordante does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Figueroa Mordante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mordante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mordante misses with an elbow strike.
Mordante slowing the pace effectively.
Jaffar avoids the elbow strike from Mordante, against the cage.
Mordante wants to break free but Jaffar has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordante prevents Jaffar from breaking the clinch.
Jaffar working hard to break the clinch.
Jaffar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mordante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mordante.
Mordante stalling in the clinch.
Mordante looking to throw knees to the head but Jaffar is blocking nicely.
Jaffar looking to slow down the pace here.

Mordante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaffar blocks a leg kick.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Jaffar moved away.
Mordante tries to land a leg kick but Jaffar saw it coming and moves away.
Mordante misses with a low kick as Jaffar jumps back.
Mordante misses with a low kick.
Mordante throws a low kick, looking for Jaffar's leg but Jaffar calmly moves out of range.
Jaffar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaffar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mordante throws a chopping leg kick but Jaffar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mordante throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jaffar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mordante. Mordante obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Jaffar.
Mordante displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaffar.
Mordante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Jaffar as he checks the leg kick.
Mordante is looking to score with low kicks.
Mordante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jaffar moves out of range of the leg kick from Mordante.
Mordante wants to clinch up but Jaffar keeps it at a distance.
Jaffar tries to clinch but Mordante is having none of it.

Mordante clinches.
Jaffar is working for takedown but Mordante is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mordante is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Mordante to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Figueroa Mordante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mordante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Figueroa Mordante!