PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duddy comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duddy
vs
Jordon

182 cm
31
196 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

174 cm
31
190 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Legion of Pain Nutrition

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Jordon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy throws a jab when Jordon was well out of range.
Duddy avoids the body shot from Jordon.
Jordon cracks Duddy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duddy misses with a head kick.
Dan Jordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordon staying out of range there.
Jordon shoots in but no luck this time.
Duddy scores with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Duddy as Jordon shoots in.
Jordon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duddy is out of range.
Duddy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duddy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordon.
A combination from Duddy does no damage.
Jordon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Jordon.
Jordon throws a head kick that misses
and Jordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordon throws a head kick but Duddy moves out of range.
A big left from Jordon misses.

Oooooh!!! Duddy has knocked Jordon down with a huge combo! Duddy steps away and waves a wobbly Jordon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Dan Jordon has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Duddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Jordon.
Jordon misses with a head kick.
Duddy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duddy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jordon throws a hook but Duddy blocks it.
Jordon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jordon throws a push kick but Duddy slaps the foot to one side.

Jordon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Jordon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Duddy wants to control but Jordon is keeping busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy manages to get to full guard.

Duddy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jordon defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon connects with a couple of short punches.
Jordon wants to control from the top but Duddy keeps moving.

Duddy working for a triangle but Jordon defends it easily.
Duddy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jordon!
Jordon is trying desperately to improve position.
Duddy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Duddy dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jordon is looking for a sweep. Duddy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jordon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duddy blocks the strikes from Jordon.
Jordon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duddy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duddy's back!

Jordon tightening his grip on Duddy, looking for the choke.

Jordon working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Duddy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jordon lands with a punch from half guard.
Duddy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jordon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jordon's back!

Duddy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jordon has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Duddy is looking for the choke from the back position but Jordon is controlling his hands well.
Jordon rolls, trying to escape but Duddy keeps control of the position.

Jordon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jordon turns into Duddy and is now in his guard.
Jordon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duddy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duddy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duddy working a defensive guard here.
Jordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Duddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Duddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Jordon's cut.
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.

Jordon keeps Duddy at a distance using the push kick.
Jordon moves out of range as Duddy throws a body kick.
Duddy scores with a decent looking hook.
Duddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duddy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duddy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duddy slips under a jab from Jordon.
Duddy pushes Jordon away with a front kick.
Jordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duddy moves away.
Duddy checks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Duddy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordon is looking to score with low kicks.
John Duddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordon tries to move into range but Duddy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duddy lands with a nice body kick.
Duddy connects with a crisp jab.
Jordon dives in and grabs Duddy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duddy pushes down on Jordon's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordon is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Jordon misses its intended target.
Duddy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jordon dodges the punch combination from Duddy.
John Duddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duddy throws a hook but Jordon blocks it.
Duddy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jordon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordon defending well as Duddy loads up on a big left hand.
Jordon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Jordon is rocked!

Jordon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jordon is still in real trouble! Can Duddy finish him?
Jordon is thwarting Duddy's attempts to control the position.
Jordon seems to have recovered his senses.
Jordon prevents Duddy from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon tries to stand and escape but Duddy is controlling the position.
Duddy trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duddy wants to get back to full guard.
Duddy is trying to control but can't.

Jordon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jordon prevents Duddy from improving his position.
Duddy is pressing down on Jordon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Duddy wants to sweep but no luck.
Jordon wants to control from the top but Duddy keeps moving.
Jordon throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy managing to control the position.

Duddy is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jordon rolls with it to try and escape but Duddy cranks on the arm and Jordon is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Duddy!
John Duddy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.