PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roard olkaajiskan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Jordan
vs
olkaajiskan

187 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, roard olkaajiskan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
olkaajiskan misses with a wild combination.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from olkaajiskan.
olkaajiskan 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.
olkaajiskan fails to land with a series of punches.

Jordan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in olkaajiskan's half guard.
Jordan is pressing down on olkaajiskan's thigh, looking to free his foot. olkaajiskan is holding on for now.

Jordan escapes and gets back to his feet.

Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
Jordan tries to score a body lock takedown but olkaajiskan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is working for takedown but olkaajiskan is calmly controlling the position for now.

olkaajiskan jumps guard and drags Jordan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
olkaajiskan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jordan controls the pace.
Jordan wants to stand but olkaajiskan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jordan postures up.
Jordan is fighting to break olkaajiskan's control of his arms but olkaajiskan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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.
olkaajiskan working a defensive guard here.
Jordan controlling from the top position.
Jordan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
olkaajiskan keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down olkaajiskan for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
olkaajiskan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jordan is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

olkaajiskan throws a right and a left that both miss.
olkaajiskan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from olkaajiskan.
olkaajiskan swinging wildly here.

Jordan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jordan wants to stand and escape but instead olkaajiskan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jordan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jordan tries to get out of the position.
Jordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

olkaajiskan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jordan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, olkaajiskan has managed to get both his arms back between Jordan's legs - danger averted.
Jordan trying to strike off his back.

olkaajiskan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
olkaajiskan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is controlling olkaajiskan's posture.
Jordan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jordan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
olkaajiskan being controlled here momentarily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kevin Jordan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
olkaajiskan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from olkaajiskan.

Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
olkaajiskan fails to pull guard.
olkaajiskan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

olkaajiskan jumps guard.
Jordan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
olkaajiskan controls Jordan momentarily but Jordan frees himself.
Jordan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jordan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Jordan has gone for a leg lock! olkaajiskan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jordan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jordan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Jordan is looking for a triangle but olkaajiskan pushes his legs off easily.

olkaajiskan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and olkaajiskan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

olkaajiskan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and olkaajiskan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four 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.
Jordan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

olkaajiskan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
olkaajiskan preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
olkaajiskan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jordan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches olkaajiskan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jordan working the head with strikes.

Jordan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jordan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jordan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jordan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
olkaajiskan throws a nice looking combination but Jordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
olkaajiskan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jordan clinches up against the cage.
olkaajiskan is pressed up against the cage. Jordan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag olkaajiskan down to the mat. olkaajiskan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

olkaajiskan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jordan wants to stand and escape but instead olkaajiskan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jordan is looking to stand up but olkaajiskan isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan wants to sweep here but olkaajiskan controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

olkaajiskan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jordan has control of olkaajiskan's left arm, preventing olkaajiskan from doing any damage.

olkaajiskan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jordan wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
olkaajiskan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jordan counters with a nice double leg into side control. olkaajiskan won't be happy with that.
Jordan wants to stand but olkaajiskan is controlling his arm.
Jordan tries to move to mount but olkaajiskan blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
olkaajiskan being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
olkaajiskan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
olkaajiskan regains half guard, as Jordan was trying to land strikes.
olkaajiskan is trying to get back to full guard.
Kevin Jordan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jordan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Jordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jordan 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Jordan!