PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker Van Eyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes to the cage accompanied by Gangnam Style. Van Eyck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Surfin' USA . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jordan
vs
Van Eyck

195 cm
28
175 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

186 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Parker Van Eyck!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Eyck tries to clinch up.
Parker Van Eyck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Van Eyck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jordan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Van Eyck can't fight it off and eventually Jordan manages to take the fight to the floor. Van Eyck looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Van Eyck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Eyck keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.

Jordan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Van Eyck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jordan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jordan stands up over Van Eyck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is stalling in the full guard.

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

Van Eyck working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.

Jordan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van Eyck throws a series of strikes that have Jordan backpedaling.

It looks like Michael Jordan has been cut.
Van Eyck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jordan as he avoids it easily.
Van Eyck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan circles away quickly and effectively.

Jordan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jordan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Van Eyck to his feet.
Van Eyck throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Jordan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Eyck looks winded!
Van Eyck leaves Jordan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Van Eyck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordan.
Jordan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Eyck slips a jab and a cross from Jordan.
Jordan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Eyck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jordan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Eyck falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jordan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Eyck!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Eyck is trying to work for a sweep but Jordan has mounted him!
Jordan lands a nice shot to the head.
Van Eyck has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

Van Eyck is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jordan controlling well, preventing Van Eyck from escaping the position.
Jordan is looking to control Van Eyck but Van Eyck is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Eyck is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jordan gets his way!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Eyck is in bad spot here.
Van Eyck controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Jordan lands with a hammerfist to the side of Van Eyck's head.
Van Eyck has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I would not like to be Van Eyck right now.
Van Eyck is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Eyck takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jordan.

Jordan pulls guard successfully.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Van Eyck from controlling successfully.
Van Eyck throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Eyck trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jordan's guard.
Van Eyck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Eyck trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jordan has his feet on Van Eyck's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Eyck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Eyck throws a low kick but Jordan avoids it.
Van Eyck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jordan sprawls well. Jordan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Eyck gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Eyck is breathing heavily.
Jordan has a takedown stuffed.

Van Eyck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jordan sprawls well initially but Van Eyck persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Van Eyck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jordan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Jordan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Van Eyck off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Van Eyck or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordan which made him look bad.

Jordan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van Eyck's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan advances position into side control!
Van Eyck is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jordan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Eyck keeps working.
Van Eyck taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jordan happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jordan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Eyck throws a head kick but Jordan moves out of range.
Van Eyck shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a right hand to the body.
Michael Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parker Van Eyck.
Jordan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Eyck shoots in for a takedown but Jordan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jordan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jordan moves nicely into side control.

Jordan decides to stand back up. Jordan steps back and let's Van Eyck get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jordan.
Van Eyck tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jordan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
You get the feeling that Van Eyck really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Van Eyck tries to improve his position but instead Jordan has taken his back!
Van Eyck tries to break free.
Michael Jordan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Eyck looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jordan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jordan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jordan throws a head kick that Van Eyck semi-blocks.
Van Eyck closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Van Eyck pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jordan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Jordan has Van Eyck up against the cage in a clinch.

Jordan pulls Van Eyck into guard.

Jordan working for submissions but it's allowed Van Eyck to get to half guard.
Jordan is staying active underneath Van Eyck, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Eyck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Eyck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jordan controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jordan trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Eyck lands a nice short elbow.

Van Eyck is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jordan is just riding it out for now. Van Eyck eventually gives up the hold.

Van Eyck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Eyck blocks the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Eyck is working away from the top position though.
Jordan manages to get to full guard.
Jordan is trying to control the position but Van Eyck postures up.
Jordan lands an upkick as Van Eyck stands over him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan trying to keep a closed guard but Van Eyck is proving a slippery customer.
Jordan pulls Van Eyck in close to his closed guard and prevents Van Eyck from doing any damage or advancing position.

Jordan pushes Van Eyck off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Van Eyck moves into the clinch.
Van Eyck wants to take the fight to the mat but Jordan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Eyck shoots in but no luck this time.
Michael Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parker Van Eyck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Eyck keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordan fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Eyck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michael Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Van Eyck in a clinch.

Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Van Eyck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jordan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jordan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Eyck is looking for a sweep.
Parker Van Eyck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Jordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jordan decides to stand back up. Jordan steps back and let's Van Eyck get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jordan!
Our winner, Michael Jordan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.