PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baging Roner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Roner
vs
Jordan

150 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baging Roner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Jordan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Roner throws out a loose jab but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roner duly obliges.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roner.
Roner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Roner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jordan wants to stand up but Roner is controlling him.
Jordan being controlled here, momentarily.
Jordan controlling Roner's posture.
Jordan trying to keep a closed guard but Roner is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roner looking to sit in guard and control but Jordan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jordan wants to get up but he can't break Roner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Roner looking to control but Jordan passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roner wants to get back to full guard.
Roner really is a fat lump.
Roner is working hard here to advance position.
Jordan wants to control but Roner is keeping him busy.
Roner tries to roll over but Jordan keeps him under control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Roner with that takedown attempt.
Roner is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Roner misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baging Roner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roner throws out a powerful jab.
Jordan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roner counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roner misses with a wild combination.
Jordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roner scores with a one two! Jordan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A shot to de liver by Roner. Beautiful body shot.
Roner just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Roner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from Roner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roner closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Roner pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Roner circles away.
Roner misses with the combination.
Jordan wants to clinch
and Roner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jordan darts in trying to clinch
and Roner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baging Roner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Roner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roner works over Jordan's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck for Roner with that takedown attempt.
Jordan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roner misses with a wild combination.
Roner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan counters with a nice leg kick.
Roner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jordan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roner counters with a series of strikes. Jordan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jordan looks to clinch

and Roner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roner.
Jordan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jordan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jordan wants to control the pace but Roner is squirming around nicely.
Roner can't escape the position.
Roner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jordan content just to control the position here.
Jordan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roner is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jordan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roner's face.
Jordan working the ground and pound effectively.
Roner is in a horrible position here. Jordan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jordan controlling the position easily from mount.
Roner is trying desperately to improve position.
Jordan trying to control but Roner is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jordan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jordan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Frank Jordan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roner misses with a takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a big head kick but Roner shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baging Roner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a head kick. That will keep Roner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Jordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Roner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jordan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Roner counter with a right hand.

Roner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jordan to the mat! Jordan manages to get full guard.
Roner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jordan's head.
Jordan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roner throws a strike but Jordan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Roner has wrist control.
Jordan controlling from the top position.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Roner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roner keeping full guard, as Jordan tries to pass.
Jordan won't allow Roner to sweep him here.
Roner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Roner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roner tries to get out of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jordan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roner throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jordan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jordan is trying to control the action in half guard but Roner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roner is refusing to be controlled, as Jordan sits in half guard.
Jordan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Roner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Roner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jordan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Roner misses the target.
Roner throws a series of punches but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan tries to clinch there but Roner circles away.
Roner throws a combination that misses

and Jordan counters by moving into the clinch.
Roner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jordan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Jordan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jordan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roner tries to stall but Jordan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jordan looking to throw knees to the head but Roner is blocking nicely.
Jordan lands a knee to the head.
Roner prevents a takedown attempt there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jordan 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Jordan!