PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lessnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lessnar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amazing. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lessnar
vs
Jordan

190 cm
24
279 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

196 cm
26
285 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lessnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lessnar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jordan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lessnar is in Jordan's guard.
Lessnar trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Lessnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lessnar throwing strikes from guard but Jordan blocks nicely.

Lessnar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jordan dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lessnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jordan looking to sit in guard and control but Lessnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jordan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jordan wants to stand up but Lessnar is controlling him.
Jordan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lessnar manages to get himself to full guard.

Lessnar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lessnar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jordan passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Jordan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jordan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jordan lands an elbow.
Lessnar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lessnar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lessnar trying to control from half guard but Jordan is working away.
Jordan trying to hold on to Lessnar's head to control him but Lessnar postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lessnar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lessnar's back!
Lessnar is taking damage to the body and head.
Jordan punches the canvas rather than the man.
Jordan lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jordan controlling well, preventing Lessnar from escaping the position.
Lessnar is working hard here to advance position.
Lessnar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jordan's guard. Nice work there by Lessnar.
Lessnar scoring with some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lessnar postures up in Jordan's guard and throws a big left but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan is trying to keep Lessnar in close.
Lessnar lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jordan is keeping the position for now.
Lessnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lessnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Lessnar from controlling successfully.
Lessnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jordan managing to control the position.
Lessnar stopping the sweep attempt from Jordan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jordan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lessnar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lessnar trying to hold on to Jordan's head to control him but Jordan postures up.
Jordan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jordan is trying to control the action in half guard but Lessnar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jordan prevents Lessnar from improving his position.
Jordan lands with a punch from half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar trying to control from the bottom.
Lessnar is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lessnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lessnar is looking to get back to full guard here but Jordan has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lessnar seems a little lost for a moment, as Jordan dominates the positioning.
Jordan is looking to take a break and control but Lessnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lessnar struggling a bit here.
Lessnar manages to get back to half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lessnar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jordan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lessnar defending well though.
Jordan trying to control from half guard but Lessnar is working away.
Jordan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Lessnar looking for submissions off his back.
Lessnar gets back to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throwing strikes but missing.

Lessnar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jordan defends well.
Jordan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Lessnar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lessnar keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.
Jordan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's eight 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.

Lessnar looking for a guillotine here but Jordan defends easily.
Jordan trying to control but Lessnar is working from the bottom.
Jordan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lessnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordan manages to get himself to full guard.
Lessnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's nine 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.

Lessnar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jordan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jordan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jordan!
Lessnar looking for a sweep but Jordan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lessnar is looking to get to half guard.
Jordan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lessnar tries to hold on but Jordan pushes him away.
Lessnar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Jordan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jordan drops Lessnar with a right and a left! Jordan comes rushing in but Lessnar regains his composure and manages to keep Jordan in guard.

Lessnar is rocked!
Jordan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lessnar is trying to keep Jordan in close.
Jordan with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Lessnar has wrist control.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Lessnar keeps moving.
Jordan passes Lessnar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lessnar is looking to control Jordan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lessnar avoid being mounted?
Jordan is looking to advance position but Lessnar won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lessnar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jordan pulls his head out easily.
Jordan working Lessnar over with strikes.
Lessnar wants to control but Jordan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lessnar wants to get back to full guard.
Jordan working Lessnar over with strikes.
Jordan prevents Lessnar from improving his position.
Jordan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lessnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lessnar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jordan pulls his head out easily.

Lessnar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lessnar tries to get to full guard but Jordan has control of the leg.
Lessnar is staying active underneath Jordan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lessnar wants to control but Jordan passes into side.
Lessnar tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jordan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jordan landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jordan with good strikes from the mount here!
Jordan landing punches.
Lessnar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jordan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lessnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sterling Jordan has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lessnar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jordan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jordan's back!
Jordan is taking damage to the body and head.
Jordan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jordan tries to hold on but Lessnar pushes him away.
Lessnar prevents Jordan from getting the reversal.
Jordan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lessnar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lessnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jordan's face.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lessnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lessnar punching from mount but Jordan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lessnar tries to control but Jordan wriggling away.
Jordan is bucking up trying to escape but Lessnar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

It looks like Sterling Jordan has been cut.
Lessnar cracks Jordan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That has opened up Sterling Jordan's cut even more.
Jordan is squirming around, avoiding Lessnar's attempts to control the action.
Lessnar with a couple of short strikes.

The cut above Sterling Jordan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lessnar looking to control but Jordan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lessnar landing punches.

Sterling Jordan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sterling Jordan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Lessnar!
Frank Lessnar retains his heavyweight title!