PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeb Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Russell
vs
Gorden

167 cm
30
163 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

175 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeb Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gorden!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Russell slips a straight right by Gorden.
Russell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gorden just misses with a punch to the body.
Russell lands a nice looking body shot.
Russell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorden shoots in and drives through. Russell sprawls well.
Russell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russell misses with a low kick.
Gorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorden fails with the takedown.
Jeb Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.
Russell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Russell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorden was well out of range. Poor timing from Russell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden fails with the takedown
and Russell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Russell cracks the inside of Gorden's front leg.
A big left from Russell misses.
Russell throws a right hand that Gorden ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorden also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Russell. No joy for Gorden on that attempt.
Gorden misses with a takedown attempt - Russell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
Gorden misses with a wild body shot.
Russell scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Russell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gorden did well to prevent Russell getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Russell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Russell is thwarting Gorden's attempts to control the position.
Russell trying to control the action but Gorden is working from the bottom.
Russell looks to land a strike but Gorden avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gorden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russell manages to get himself to full guard.
Russell wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gorden being controlled here momentarily.
Gorden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gorden preventing the sweep.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeb Russell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gorden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeff Gorden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell throws a body punch but Gorden moves out of range.
Gorden tries for a takedown but Russell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gorden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorden jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gorden misses with a hook
and Russell counters with a low kick, right behind Gorden 's knee.
Gorden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Russell rushes Gorden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorden blocks a body shot from Russell.
Russell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorden fails to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorden's defenses.
Gorden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Russell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gorden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeb Russell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gorden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Gorden.
Gorden has a takedown stuffed.
Gorden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Russell stuffs the takedown.
Russell moves out of range of the strikes.
Russell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gorden.
Jeb Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.
Russell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Russell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Russell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gorden's knee momentarily.
Jeb Russell is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden tries for a takedown but Russell circles away easily
and Russell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gorden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Russell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gorden thinking.
Gorden is breathing heavily.
Russell sizes up Gorden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gorden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Russell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gorden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Russell tries to avoid it but Gorden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Russell to the ground. Russell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Russell tries a head kick but it misses.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gorden shoots for a double leg takedown but Russell sprawls well. He's pushed Gorden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Russell misses with a body kick.
Jeb Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden fails with the takedown.
Gorden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russell but Russell pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Gorden shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell wants to control but Gorden is keeping busy.
Russell is refusing to be controlled, as Gorden sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russell wants to improve his position but Gorden is controlling well.
Russell trying to hold on to Gorden's head to control him but Gorden postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is looking for a sweep. Gorden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Russell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gorden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Russell trying to control here.
Gorden is trying to control the action in half guard but Russell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gorden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Russell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gorden thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a nice looking combination but Gorden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gorden misses with a takedown attempt - Russell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Russell throws a lazy right hand but Gorden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorden. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russell was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorden.

Gorden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Russell controlling the position well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russell trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeff Gorden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Russell misses the shot to the body.

Gorden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gorden being controlled here momentarily.
Gorden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gorden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Russell managing to control the position.
Russell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Jeb Russell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice body kick from Russell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell throws a body punch but Gorden moves out of range.
Russell is looking to wear down Gorden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gorden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Russell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gorden misses with a wild body shot.
Russell swinging wildly here.
Russell moves out of range as Gorden strikes.
Russell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gorden throws out the jab.
Gorden fails with a takedown attempt.
Russell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorden moves away.
Gorden with a poor takedown
and Russell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gorden thinking.
Jeb Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden shoots in looking for a takedown. Russell tries to sprawl out of it but Gorden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Russell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gorden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russell circles away quickly and effectively.
Gorden shoots in for a takedown but Russell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Russell throws a hook but Gorden avoids it easily.
Russell throws a series of punches but Gorden moves out of range.
Gorden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Russell sprawls well. Russell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gorden gets slowly back to his feet.
Gorden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russell.
Russell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gorden shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gorden winds up and cracks Russell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gorden wants to control but Russell is keeping him busy.
Russell trying to control here.
Russell is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gorden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Russell wants to improve his position but Gorden is controlling well.
Gorden is keen to just control but Russell is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeff Gorden hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gorden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Russell looks to land a combination but Gorden avoids it well.
Russell throws an overhand right that lands on Gorden's shoulder, as Gorden tries to avoid the shot.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorden.
Gorden lands with a straight right. Russell didn't see that one coming.
Gorden scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell misses with a body shot
and Gorden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Russell swivels and escapes.
Gorden throws a head kick that misses
and Gorden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russell misses the body punch
and Gorden counters with a big head kick but Russell shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Gorden.
I think Gorden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!