PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Ordonez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Ordonez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jackson Faber's chin.

Ordonez
vs
Faber

172 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Dark Storm Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Ordonez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Faber!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ordonez lands a glancing blow to the side of Faber's head.
Ordonez throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Ordonez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Faber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ordonez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ordonez preventing the sweep.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ordonez stopping the sweep attempt from Faber.

Faber has his foot on Ordonez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ordonez works his way back into a safe position though.
Ordonez tries to stand but Faber is controlling from the bottom.
Ordonez looking to pass the guard.
Ordonez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ordonez throwing strikes from guard but Faber blocks nicely.

Faber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ordonez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ordonez is looking to stand up but Faber won't let him.

Faber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ordonez looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Faber is on top in guard.
Ordonez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ordonez, not yet.
Ordonez is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
Ordonez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faber on the ground.

Faber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Faber looks gassed!

Ordonez has his foot on Faber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faber works his way back into a safe position though.
Ordonez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
Faber is pushing down on Ordonez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ordonez is fighting to maintain full guard but Faber has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ordonez!
Ordonez wants to control but Faber is having none of it.
Ordonez is desperately trying to improve his position but Faber has a good base and remains in mount.

Faber is working for a guillotine from mount but Ordonez frees his head quite easily.
Ordonez is controlling an arm, preventing Faber from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ordonez can't escape the position.

Faber is working for a guillotine from mount but Ordonez frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ordonez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ordonez tries to improve his position but instead Faber has taken his back!
Faber lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ordonez.
Ordonez tries to escape but Faber has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Faber patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Faber is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ordonez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Faber has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Faber lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ordonez hold on?!
Ordonez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Faber's guard. Nice work there by Ordonez.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ordonez is working Faber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Faber is on top in guard.
Ordonez is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
Faber is pushing down on Ordonez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ordonez is fighting to maintain full guard but Faber has managed to sneak the leg through.

Faber seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Ordonez has recovered full guard.

Ordonez looking for a guillotine here but Faber defends easily.

Faber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Faber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Faber preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ordonez has his feet on Faber's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ordonez throws a combination that misses
and Faber counters with a body kick.
Ordonez throws a combination that misses
and Faber counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ordonez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ordonez swinging wilding here.
Faber wants to clinch.
Faber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ordonez lands a nice looking body shot.
Faber dodges the punch combination from Ordonez.
Ordonez throws a right and a left that Faber avoids nicely.
Faber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Faber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ordonez throws a nice looking combination but Faber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ordonez misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber misses with a head kick.
Faber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ordonez.
Faber wants to clinch.
Ordonez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ordonez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Faber gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Faber gets full guard.
Faber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ordonez manages to get himself to full guard.
Ordonez wants to sweep but no luck.

Faber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Faber sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ordonez's guard.
Ordonez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ordonez tries to get out of the position.

Faber is working for a submission of some sort.
Ordonez missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ordonez is looking to get back to full guard here but Faber has managed to pass to side control instead.

Faber looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Faber unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Faber connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Faber is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ordonez is surviving well by controlling Faber's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Faber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Faber is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ordonez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ordonez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ordonez punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber working the head and body with strikes.
Ordonez tries to get to full guard but Faber has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Faber lands a nice short elbow.

Faber is looking for a kimura but Ordonez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Faber to get the leverage.
Ordonez lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Faber is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Faber is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ordonez has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Faber working for a guillotine from mount but Ordonez is in no mood to give up.

Faber has hold of Ordonez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ordonez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ordonez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking to finish Ordonez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ordonez!

Ordonez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Faber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Faber working for a guillotine from mount but Ordonez is in no mood to give up.
Ordonez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Faber has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ordonez's face.
Faber with shots to the head and body - Ordonez looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber lands a heavy elbow.
Faber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Faber postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ordonez looks a forlorn figure.
Faber working Ordonez over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Faber 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 cage so we can get back down to business.

Faber misses with the combination.

Ordonez is rocked!
Faber drops Ordonez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Faber follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Faber!
Jackson Faber is the new featherweight champion!