PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Synephrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Synephrine comes to the cage accompanied by Hammerfall - Hearts On Fire . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Synephrine
vs
Jordon

175 cm
27
171 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

174 cm
31
190 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Synephrine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Jordon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordon misses with a left hand
and Synephrine counters with a low kick, right behind Jordon 's knee.
Jordon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jordon takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Dan Jordon has been cut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Synephrine enables Jordon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Synephrine manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Synephrine wants to sweep here but Jordon controlling him for the moment.
Synephrine is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordon wants to control from the top but Synephrine keeps moving.
Jordon is looking to pass into half guard but Synephrine pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Synephrine is in guard.
Synephrine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jordon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Synephrine stacks Jordon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Synephrine!
Synephrine trying to control the action but Jordon is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon misses with a strike from the bottom.
Jordon is trying to improve his position.
Synephrine trying to control the action but Jordon is working from the bottom.
Jordon prevents Synephrine from moving into mount.
Jordon is looking to regain half guard here but Synephrine keeps moving and retains side control.

Synephrine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jordon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Synephrine is trying to get an arm triangle but Jordon is defending well.

Synephrine working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jordon tries to buck Synephrine off but Synephrine is having none of it.
Synephrine wants to control but Jordon is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon tries to buck Synephrine off but Synephrine is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Synephrine in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jordon is looking to regain half guard here but Synephrine keeps moving and retains side control.
Jordon is not content to let Synephrine control the position.
Jordon tries to improve position but can't.

Synephrine is trying to get an arm triangle but Jordon is defending well.
Jordon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon wants to control but Synephrine is keeping busy.

Synephrine is looking for a kimura here.
Jordon has a hand on Synephrine's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Synephrine takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jordon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Synephrine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jordon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Synephrine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Jordon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Synephrine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jordon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jordon misses with a body shot.
Synephrine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Synephrine as Jordon shoots in.
Jordon tries to clinch up.
Synephrine tries to score with a low kick but Jordon moves his leg out of the way.
Jordon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Synephrine counters with a thumping low kick.

Synephrine drives through and clinches with Jordon against the cage.
Synephrine scores with a shoulder strike.
Jordon is breathing heavily.
Jordon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Synephrine breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Synephrine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Synephrine misses with a body kick.
Synephrine connects with a leg kick. Jordon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Synephrine lands with a shot to the body.
Synephrine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Synephrine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jordon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordon fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Synephrine.
A bone on bone clash there as Jordon blocks the leg kick.
Synephrine throws a leg kick but Jordon moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Synephrine takes a swing at Jordon's ribcage but misses.
Jordon throws a leg kick but Synephrine moved away.
Jordon throws a solid leg kick but Synephrine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jordon.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Synephrine, right into the meat.
Synephrine swings for the body but Jordon moves out of range.
Synephrine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Synephrine takes a swing at Jordon's ribcage but misses.
Synephrine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jordon tries to clinch up
and Synephrine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Synephrine.
Synephrine misses with a kick to the body.
Jordon throws a big shot that misses.
Synephrine misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Jordon.
Jordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Synephrine throws a head kick that misses.
Jordon needs to keep his hands up - Synephrine had a free shot at his head there.
Synephrine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Synephrine tries a head kick but it misses.
Synephrine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Synephrine throws a chopping leg kick but Jordon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Synephrine throws a sloppy head kick and Jordon moves out of range easily.
Jordon dips to his left and cracks Synephrine with an uppercut!
Synephrine is looking to land body kicks.
Jordon throws the left hand but Synephrine avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Synephrine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Synephrine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jordon.
Synephrine delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Synephrine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Synephrine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jordon misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Synephrine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Jordon'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. This is the final round!

Synephrine blocks a head kick by Jordon.
Dan Jordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Synephrine.
Synephrine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordon.
Jordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordon misses with a head kick.
Synephrine throws a head kick that Jordon semi-blocks.
Synephrine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Synephrine tries to clinch but Jordon is having none of it.
Synephrine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jordon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Synephrine can pounce on him.
Synephrine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Synephrine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Synephrine connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Jordon to the floor! Synephrine dives in looking for the finish!

Jordon is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Synephrine is trying to control. Jordon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jordon is still in real trouble! Can Synephrine finish him?
Synephrine passes the guard and advances to mount!

Synephrine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Synephrine manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jordon to take his back!
Synephrine not allowing Jordon to control his hands.
Jordon seems to have recovered his senses.
Sam Synephrine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Synephrine has the hooks in. Jordon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Synephrine is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jordon defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jordon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Synephrine gets his hands free as Jordon looks to control.
Jordon tries to escape the position.

Synephrine looking to break Jordon's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jordon remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Synephrine will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jordon wants to control his opponent's hands but Synephrine gets his hands free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Synephrine controlling well, preventing Jordon from escaping the position.
Jordon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jordon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Synephrine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordon can do to turn this around?
Jordon is not content to let Synephrine control the position.
Dan Jordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordon trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Synephrine wants to control the pace but Jordon is squirming around nicely.
Jordon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Synephrine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jordon is looking to work some ground and pound but Synephrine has wrist control.
Jordon trying to move into half guard but instead Synephrine has managed to sweep!
Synephrine trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Synephrine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Synephrine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sam Synephrine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jordon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Synephrine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Synephrine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Sam Synephrine!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Sam Synephrine!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Sam Synephrine!

Sam Synephrine wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sam Synephrine thanked Empire Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).