PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Arcinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Jordan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Arcinas
vs
Jordan

193 cm
30
185 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

200 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Arcinas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drew Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Arcinas scores with a head kick.

Arcinas lands a big head kick that sends Jordan tumbling to the mat! Arcinas takes a step backwards and waves Jordan back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Jordan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcinas misses with a two punch combination.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Arcinas finish him?
Arcinas tries a head kick but it misses.
Arcinas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Arcinas ducks down to avoid it.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arcinas.
Jordan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arcinas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Arcinas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Antonio Arcinas has been cut.
Arcinas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arcinas.
Arcinas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordan.
Arcinas lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcinas misses with a head kick.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Antonio Arcinas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Arcinas is breathing heavily.
Jordan sizes up Arcinas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arcinas misses with a hook to the body
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arcinas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arcinas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jordan stalks Arcinas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arcinas's face. Arcinas staggers backwards, shaken.
Arcinas misses with a double jab
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Jordan scores with a jab. Arcinas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arcinas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jordan misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas dodges the punch combination from Jordan.
Jordan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jordan connects with a single shot there.
Arcinas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jordan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arcinas thuds his shin into the meat of Jordan's side.
Arcinas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jordan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arcinas back to the cage. Jordan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jordan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Arcinas is rocked!
Arcinas takes one on the button.
Oh Arcinas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Arcinas.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arcinas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jordan's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas misses with a low kick as Jordan jumps back.
Arcinas lands a high kick!
Arcinas seems to have got his legs back now.
Jordan scores with a one two! Arcinas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jordan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jordan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jordan lands with an uppercut that bounces Arcinas off the cage and back into range.
Arcinas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jordan counters with a left and a right that stings Arcinas.
Arcinas throws a head kick but Jordan moves out of range.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses.
Jordan scores with a punch to the head.
Jordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arcinas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Arcinas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jordan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arcinas misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arcinas.
Arcinas throws a head kick but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arcinas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan counters with a left and a right that stings Arcinas.
Danga de danga de dang - Arcinas scores with a four punch combination!
Jordan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arcinas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan connects with a right hand. Arcinas shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan throws a series of punches but Arcinas moves out of range.
Jordan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Arcinas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Arcinas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Arcinas's cut.
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 lands with a right hand.
Antonio Arcinas is winning the standup battle so far.
Arcinas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arcinas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jordan. That did some damage!
Arcinas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Arcinas 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.
A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot.
Arcinas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arcinas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Arcinas's head.
Arcinas misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan looks to land a combination but Arcinas avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcinas dodges the punch combination from Jordan.
Jordan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arcinas misses with a head kick.
Arcinas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan swinging wildly here.
Arcinas stalks Jordan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jordan's face. Jordan staggers backwards, shaken.
Jordan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arcinas circles away quickly and effectively.
Jordan misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Arcinas misses.
Jordan tests Arcinas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jordan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arcinas doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a really nice looking cross but Arcinas seems unphased.
Arcinas thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Arcinas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arcinas.
Arcinas connects with a solid leg kick.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Arcinas.
Jordan lands with a nice combination. Arcinas backs away looking to recover.
Jordan scores with a one two! Arcinas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Antonio Arcinas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan lunges at Arcinas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arcinas's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Arcinas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jordan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arcinas throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Arcinas moves out of range.
Arcinas misses with a series of wild punches.
Arcinas throws a head kick but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan stalks Arcinas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arcinas's face. Arcinas staggers backwards, shaken.
A solid body kick from Arcinas.
Arcinas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arcinas scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Jordan lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jordan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arcinas.
Arcinas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan throws a combination. Arcinas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arcinas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jordan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arcinas.
Arcinas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jordan counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan lands an overhand right.
Jordan swinging wildly here.
Arcinas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Arcinas's cut.
That's time! Arcinas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Arcinas misses with an uppercut.
Arcinas throws out a loose jab but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan lands with a shot to the body.
Arcinas throws a right hand that Jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordan also avoids with ease.
Jordan lands with an uppercut that bounces Arcinas off the cage and back into range.
Jordan connects with a body shot that sends Arcinas's belly button to the back.
Arcinas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jordan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jordan tries to bum rush Arcinas with a series of wild strikes but Arcinas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan slips under a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arcinas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arcinas slips a jab and a cross from Jordan.
Jordan jabs Arcinas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a nice looking combination but Arcinas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arcinas swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Arcinas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arcinas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arcinas.
Jordan stuns Arcinas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jordan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arcinas scores with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Arcinas.
Arcinas throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Arcinas misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arcinas lands with a slapping head kick.
Jordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arcinas lands a head kick. Jordan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arcinas misses with a low kick.
Arcinas throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Jordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arcinas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arcinas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
Arcinas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Arcinas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jordan misses with a two punch combination.
Arcinas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Jordan.
Arcinas throws a leg kick which misses Jordan's front leg but catches the back leg as Jordan tries to avoid it.
Arcinas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan lands a nice hook to Arcinas's body. Arcinas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arcinas throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Arcinas looks to land a combination. Jordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from Arcinas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arcinas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arcinas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jordan takes a step back to recover.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Arcinas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arcinas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jordan, as that shot connected.
Jordan connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Drew Jordan.
Well Jordan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Jordan!
Drew Jordan took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.