PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicious Bars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bars comes to the cage accompanied by ONE TIME' by Jai One. Jordan has chosen We are the Champions as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bars
vs
Jordan

182 cm
25
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
31
175 lbs
8 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vicious Bars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bars takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Jordan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bars to the ground. Jordan is now in Bars's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jordan controlling from the top position.
Jordan forces his way into half guard.
Jordan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bars is trying to stand back up but Jordan is controlling him
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bars trying to hold on to Jordan's head to control him but Jordan postures up.
Jordan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bars misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bars trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan controlling the action here.
Bars moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bars striking off his back but it's not causing Jordan any problems.

Bars is looking for a triangle but Jordan pushes his legs off easily.
Bars is trying to control the position but Jordan postures up.

Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jordan stands and steps away. Bars gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Bars.

Jordan gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bars is defending against the submission attempts here by Jordan.
Jordan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jordan trying to control from half guard but Bars is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bars regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jordan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bars is retaining full guard.

Bars looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jordan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Bars throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jordan uses it to pass to side control.
Bars is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jordan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sloppy strikes from Jordan. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jordan dominated that round.
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.

Jordan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jordan wants the takedown. Bars is fighting it off but Jordan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bars's guard against the cage.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Bars is keeping the position.

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

Bars had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jordan defends it easily.
Jordan is pushing down on Bars's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bars is fighting to maintain full guard but Jordan has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jordan decides to stand and escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bars.
Bars looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bars throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.

Jordan drives through and clinches with Bars against the cage.

Jordan decides to pull guard.
Bars prevents Jordan from getting back to his feet.

Jordan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bars presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Jordan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bars can't fight it off and eventually Jordan manages to take the fight to the floor. Bars looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jordan stays in close to Bars's body and controls the position.
Bars might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan throws a big elbow that misses.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Bars is keeping the position.
Jordan is in close to Bars's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jordan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Bars working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jordan stands up over Bars, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bars can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jordan controls the pace.
Jordan throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bars. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Bars working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jordan has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jordan seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Jordan - just one landing.
Jordan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bars throws a right hand that Jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordan also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Bars on that attempt.
Bars throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan scores with a three punch combo!

Jordan clinches up against the cage.

Jordan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jordan wants to stand up but Bars is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bars trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Jordan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bars missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael Jordan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jordan controlling Bars's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Jordan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Bars. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bars is predictable there

and Jordan moves into the clinch.

Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bars misses the shot to the body.
Bars fails to land with a series of punches.

Jordan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bars quickly recovers to half guard.
Jordan controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Jordan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Bars looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jordan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jordan connects with a nice short shot to Bars's temple.

Jordan stands up out of the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bars fails to land with a series of punches.

Jordan closes the distance and clinches.

Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bars gets caught flat footed, as Jordan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jordan is standing up over Bars. Bars looks to escape but Jordan dives into side control.

Jordan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Vicious Bars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Michael Jordan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bars looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bars throws a leg kick that is checked

and Jordan counters by clinching up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jordan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

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.
The defeated Vicious Bars had this to say: '"The sorry nigga got lucky!..I'll be back, and I want a rematch with his bitch ass!"'.