PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gob Bluthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gob Bluthe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jordan
vs
Bluthe

173 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Down Under! - Supplements (AXES)

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gob Bluthe!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Bluthe pushes him off.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bluthe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bluthe throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Bluthe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan tries to clinch but Bluthe is having none of it.

Jordan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jordan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gob Bluthe has been cut.
Bluthe tries to pull guard but Jordan won't allow it.
Bluthe can't break the clinch.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan working Bluthe over with knees to the body.
Bluthe is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan lands a knee to the body.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jordan lands a nice knee to the body.
Jordan connects with a knee to the head.
Jordan taking a breather.
Bluthe can't break the clinch.
Bluthe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jordan has Bluthe pressed against the cage, preventing Bluthe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bluthe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bluthe is trying to force a seperation but Jordan has the dominant position.
Jordan lands an elbow inside.
Bluthe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bluthe being controlled against the cage.
Jordan working Bluthe over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jordan stalling against the cage.
Bluthe can't break the clinch.
Bluthe takes an elbow to the temple.
Jordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bluthe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Jordan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bluthe tries to break free but Jordan pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bluthe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan lands a damaging elbow.
Jordan lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Jordan.
Bluthe wants to break free but Jordan has control.
Bluthe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jordan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jordan.
Bluthe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jordan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jordan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bluthe blocks it with crossed arms.
Jordan has Bluthe pressed against the cage.
Jordan lands a nice knee to the body.
Jordan working Bluthe over with knees to the body.
Jordan scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Gob Bluthe's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bluthe working hard to break the clinch.
Bluthe looking for a takedown.
Francis Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gob Bluthe.
A frustrated look appears on Bluthe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jordan taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jordan has Bluthe pushed against the cage.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Jordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gob Bluthe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bluthe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bluthe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bluthe circles away.
Bluthe throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Bluthe circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan slips a straight right by Bluthe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Francis Jordan has been cut.

Jordan moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jordan.
Jordan crunches a lovely knee into Bluthe's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Jordan.
Jordan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bluthe letting Jordan take a breather here.
Jordan has Bluthe pressed against the cage, preventing Bluthe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jordan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jordan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jordan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jordan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bluthe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jordan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Francis Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bluthe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bluthe misses with a hook

and Jordan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jordan lands an elbow just above Bluthe 's eye.
Jordan slows down the pace here.
Jordan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bluthe tries to pull guard but Jordan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Francis Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gob Bluthe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bluthe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bluthe is trying to pull guard but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan lands an elbow that stopped Bluthe in his tracks for a moment.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jordan stalling against the cage.
Bluthe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jordan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jordan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bluthe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Jordan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jordan closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Bluthe counter with a right hand.
Jordan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bluthe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bluthe stuns Jordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bluthe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bluthe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan wants to clinch.
Bluthe tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Jordan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jordan has Bluthe pressed against the cage.
Bluthe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bluthe has had enough of the clinch but Jordan keeps him there for the moment.
Bluthe tries to circle away but Jordan has him pinned against the cage.
Jordan stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jordan.
Bluthe is trying to push Jordan away but Jordan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Jordan.
Bluthe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jordan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jordan stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jordan.
Bluthe tries to pull guard but Jordan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bluthe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bluthe is trying to drag Jordan to the mat but Jordan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Francis Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gob Bluthe.
Bluthe wants to break free but Jordan has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a knee to the body.
Bluthe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan scores a nice knee to the body.
Jordan with a knee to the head.
Jordan stalling the fight.
Bluthe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bluthe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bluthe working hard to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Jordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jordan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Jordan!
In his post fight interview, Francis Jordan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.