PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maria Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jordan
vs
Ozawa

177 cm
27
170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maria Ozawa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jordan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Jordan decides to stand back up. Jordan steps back and let's Ozawa get back to his feet.
Ozawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ozawa throws a series of punches but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan dives in and grabs Ozawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ozawa pushes down on Jordan's head and hops out.
Jordan shoots for a double leg takedown but Ozawa sprawls well. He's pushed Jordan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jordan shoots in for a double leg but Ozawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan tries for a takedown but Ozawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ozawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ozawa circles away.
Ozawa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ozawa duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ozawa as he jumps to the side.
Jordan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ozawa is fending him off so far but Jordan persists. Nope, Ozawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Jordan looks for a takedown but Ozawa sprawls well.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from Ozawa.
Jordan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ozawa can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan fails with the takedown.

A head kick lands from Ozawa that sends Jordan to the canvas. Jordan tries to scramble back to his feet but Ozawa brings him back down into side control.

Jordan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan tries to buck Ozawa off but Ozawa is having none of it.
Oh Jordan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ozawa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jordan tries to improve position but can't.
Jordan seems to have got his legs back now.
Jordan is trying to escape the position but Ozawa is controlling the position.
Jordan is trying to get back to half guard.
Jordan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ozawa wants to improve his position but Jordan is controlling well.
Ozawa wants to get back to his feet.
Jordan trying to control from half guard but Ozawa is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ozawa tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan shoots for a takedown but Ozawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ozawa throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Ozawa lands with a nice combination. Jordan backs away looking to recover.

Jordan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ozawa!
Jordan trying to control but Ozawa is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa wants to get back to his feet.
Jordan throwing strikes here but Ozawa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jordan throwing strikes here but Ozawa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jordan controlling the pace for now.
Ozawa is looking to improve his position but Jordan isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan controlling from the full mount.
Jordan unloads with some shots from mount but Ozawa bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ozawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ozawa can do anything to dispel that myth.

Jordan working for a guillotine from mount but Ozawa is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maria Ozawa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ozawa throws a nice looking combination but Jordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ozawa drives through and clinches with Jordan against the cage.
Ozawa 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.

Ozawa gets control of Jordan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ozawa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ozawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jordan forces his way into half guard.
Ozawa trying to hold on to Jordan's head to control him but Jordan postures up.

Jordan is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan wants to free his trapped foot but Ozawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ozawa is refusing to be controlled, as Jordan sits in half guard.
Jordan controlling the pace.
Jon Jordan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jordan passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ozawa is avoiding damage well.
Jordan controlling from side mount.
Ozawa is not content to let Jordan control the position.
Ozawa being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jordan trying to control the action but Ozawa is working from the bottom.

Jordan has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ozawa is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jordan yanks on the arm and Ozawa is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jordan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Jordan!