PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Alves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jordon
vs
Alves

174 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Jordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Alves!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jordon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jordon trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Jordon wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Jordon stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
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.
Jordon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alves's guard.
Jordon wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Jordon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Jordon is pushing down on Alves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alves is fighting to maintain full guard but Jordon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alves punching from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jordon misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves is looking to clinch but Jordon is avoiding it.
Alves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jordon's head.

Jordon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alves is trying to control Jordon's posture but Jordon avoids it.

Jordon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Jordon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Alves rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jordon's guard! Nice work there by Alves!
Alves slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alves tries to advance to mount but Jordon denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon regains half guard.
Jordon wants to get back to full guard.
Jordon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jordon is looking to improve his position.
Alves is trying to control the action in half guard but Jordon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jordon tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves throws a series of punches but Jordon avoids them all with ease.
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jordon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alves keeping full guard, as Jordon tries to pass.

Alves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jordon passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Jordon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Alves to his feet.
Jordon is breathing heavily.
Jordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordon.
Alves cracks the inside of Jordon's front leg.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jordon.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordon.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordon shoots for a takedown but Alves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alves defending well as Jordon loads up on a big left hand.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves throws a series of strikes that have Jordon backpedaling.
Jordon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dan Jordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves lands a jab.
Jordon misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alves jabs at Jordon's body.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Jordon dominated that round.
That's time! Jordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alves tries to clinch but Jordon is having none of it.
Jordon misses with a head kick.
Jordon checks a low kick from Alves.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Alves slips a straight right by Jordon.
Jordon misses with a low kick as Alves jumps back.
Jordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Dan Jordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordon connects with a high kick.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Jordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves tries to clinch but Jordon moves out of range.
Jordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves lands a head kick!
Jordon misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Jordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Jordon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Jordon.
Jordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Jordon.
Jordon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves wants to clinch up but Jordon keeps it at a distance.
Alves tries to clinch there but Jordon circles away.
A head kick by Jordon misses
and Alves counters with a nice leg kick.
Jordon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jordon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves checks a leg kick nicely.
Jordon throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Alves tries to clinch up but Jordon circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Jordon's front leg but catches the back leg as Jordon tries to avoid it.
Jordon misses with a looping left.
Jordon thows a leg kick but Alves checks it
and Alves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves counters with a good low kick that Jordon was not able to check.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordon.
Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Alves.
Jordon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jordon somewhat.
Jordon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Alves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Jordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves swings for the body but Jordon moves out of range.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves is looking to slow Jordon down with leg kicks.
Alves cracks Jordon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jordon misses with a few strikes there.
Alves slips a jab from Jordon.
Alves is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Jordon misses
and Alves counters with a nice body shot.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordon.
Jordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jordon.
A head kick by Jordon misses
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordon misses with a body shot
and Alves counters with a nice leg kick.
Alves stalks Jordon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jordon's face. Jordon staggers backwards, shaken.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Jordon.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jordon. That did some damage!
Alves doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jordon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves is trying to control the position but Jordon postures up.
Jordon tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordon throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alves throws a series of punches but Jordon avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Jordon misses.

Jordon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alves manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alves has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alves throwing shots but Jordon is blocking nicely.
Jordon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jordon working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jordon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alves defends well.
Alves trying to control but Jordon is working from the bottom.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jordon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Jordon throws a body kick the misses
and Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alves connects with a looping right hand.
Alves is looking to clinch but Jordon is avoiding it.

That's two 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.
A lazy body kick from Jordon
and Alves counters with a body kick that stops Jordon in his tracks momentarily.
Alves scores with a head kick.
Jordon shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Jordon misses with a leg kick
and Alves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alves scores with a decent looking hook.
Jordon throws a sloppy head kick
and Alves counters with a solid body kick.
Jordon is looking to slow Alves down with leg kicks.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jordon's calf.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jordon rather than just go for the knockout.
Alves tries to clinch

and Jordon counters with a takedown into side control.
Jordon wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.

Jordon swings around for an armbar but Alves sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jordon's guard.
Jordon wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jordon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Alves has passed into half guard!
Jordon is not content to let Alves control the position.
Jordon is trying to stand.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordon keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jordon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Jordon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alves is aware though and is defending well.

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.
Alves trying to control but Jordon is working from the bottom.
Alves wanted to stand there but Jordon had control of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jose Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
A lazy body kick from Jordon
and Alves counters with an inside leg kick.
Jordon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jordon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alves with a nice cross.
Jordon misses with a low kick.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordon circles away.
Jordon thows a leg kick but Alves checks it
and Alves counters with an outside leg kick.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.

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 Dan 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 Nard Betker scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!