PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Delasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Jordan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jordan
vs
Delasio

190 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Conquer

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Delasio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delasio misses with a wild combination.
Delasio misses with a series of wild punches.
Frankie Delasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jordan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Delasio sprawls well initially but Jordan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Jordan stands up and beckons Delasio to join him on the feet.
Jordan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Delasio throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Delasio misses with a double jab.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delasio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan circles away quickly and effectively.

Jordan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Delasio's guard.
Delasio looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delasio keeping full guard, as Jordan tries to pass.
Jordan won't allow Delasio to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Jordan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Delasio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Delasio looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.

Jordan drives through and clinches with Delasio against the cage.

Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delasio tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Delasio in a clinch.
Delasio is trying to break free.

Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jordan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Jordan.
Delasio keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delasio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jordan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Delasio is trying to stand back up but Jordan is controlling him

Jordan decides to stand up.

Delasio gets caught flat footed, as Jordan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jordan controlling from the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jordan lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jordan trying to control but Delasio is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Jordan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Jordan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Delasio looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Delasio throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Delasio. No joy for Jordan on that attempt.
Delasio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
Delasio swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Delasio misses.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Delasio wants to get back to his feet.
Delasio is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Delasio defending well though.
Jordan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jordan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Delasio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jordan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delasio is trying to stand up here but Jordan is controlling him well.
Jordan passes to full mount!

Jordan wants to finish this one by submission but Delasio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jordan.
Jordan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Delasio really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Jordan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jordan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jordan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jordan landing shots from mount.
Jordan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Delasio?

Jordan throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Delasio has his hands clasped together but Jordan breaks the hold and Delasio is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Jordan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Jordan!
An out of breath Chris Jordan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.