PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jordan
vs
Wilkins

159 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caleb Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jordan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkins.
Shane Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilkins throws a lazy head kick

and Jordan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jordan.

Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkins blocks a jab.
Wilkins tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
Wilkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilkins moves out of range as Jordan throws a body kick.
Wilkins scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins shoots in and drives through. Jordan sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Wilkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilkins.
It looked like Jordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jordan takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins scores with a one two! Jordan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wilkins misses with a combination
and Jordan counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Wilkins throws a right hand that Jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordan also avoids with ease.
Wilkins throws a head kick but Jordan moves out of range.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jordan throws a quick counter head kick but Wilkins was just out of range.
Wilkins is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Jordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jordan connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Jordan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkins fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins misses with a double jab
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
Jordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jordan.
Jordan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wilkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Wilkins throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wilkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilkins looks winded!
Wilkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jordan really is a fat lump.
Wilkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Caleb Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Wilkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Wilkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkins misses with a double jab.
Jordan throws a big counter combination but Wilkins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Jordan.
Wilkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jordan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilkins takes a step back to recover.
Wilkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jordan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jordan scores with a punch to the head.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jordan throws a head kick that Wilkins semi-blocks.
Jordan with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Jordan.
Jordan scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilkins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wilkins scores with a three punch combo!
Wilkins throws a lazy head kick
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jordan.
Jordan scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Wilkins misses
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilkins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wilkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jordan.
A nice combination there by Jordan.
Jordan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wilkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jordan counters with a leg kick.
Jordan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilkins misses with a double jab
and Jordan counters with a good, hard body kick but Wilkins shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jordan, as that shot connected.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan counters with a good low kick that Wilkins was not able to check.
Jordan delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Jordan finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Jordan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Wilkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jordan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilkins will feel that in the morning.
No luck for Wilkins with that takedown attempt.
Jordan clobbers Wilkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Jordan misses.
Despite the aggression on Wilkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wilkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jordan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
It looked like Jordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilkins is breathing heavily.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Wilkins moved out of range.
Wilkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shane Wilkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilkins!
A punch combination from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins misses with a right hand
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jordan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilkins's calf.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Wilkins.
Jordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Jordan backs off Wilkins throws a huge counter combo but Jordan manages to avoid it all.
Jordan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilkins throws a series of strikes that have Jordan backpedaling.
Jordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilkins misses with a double jab
and Jordan counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jordan.
Wilkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wilkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wilkins has a takedown stuffed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jordan.
Jordan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilkins back to the cage. Jordan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Some wild striking there from Jordan.
Jordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jordan moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilkins can do to turn this around?
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan is pressed up against the cage. Wilkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jordan down to the mat. Jordan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Caleb Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Wilkins.
Jordan cracks Wilkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilkins looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well.
Jordan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wilkins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jordan. That one must have hurt.
Wilkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.

Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jordan counters with a nice body kick.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
Jordan connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkins manages to avoid it.
Jordan looks to land a combination but Wilkins avoids it well.
Jordan delivers a nice body kick.
Caleb Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilkins. That did some damage!
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Wilkins is looking for the big counter here.
Wilkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wilkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jordan.
Wilkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jordan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wilkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jordan can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan lands with a nice body punch.
Wilkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Jordan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wilkins ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Jordan fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilkins in the body.
Wilkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from Wilkins.
Wilkins throws a right hand that Jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordan also avoids with ease.
It looked like Jordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilkins throws the kick towards the body but Jordan avoids it.
Wilkins throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jordan.
Jordan cracks the inside of Wilkins's front leg.
Wilkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jordan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jordan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wilkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilkins.
Jordan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wilkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jordan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
Jordan throws a lazy right hand but Wilkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Jordan backs off Wilkins throws a huge counter combo but Jordan manages to avoid it all.
Jordan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilkins takes a step back to recover.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkins is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jordan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jordan lands a slapping body shot.
Wilkins misses with a left hand
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caleb Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkins throws a combination that misses
and Wilkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilkins fails with the takedown
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Jordan.
Wilkins misses with a hook
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Wilkins moved out of range.
Wilkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jordan - that will leave a mark!
Wilkins throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jordan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Wilkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkins misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordan counters with a nice leg kick.
Wilkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Wilkins swinging wildly here.
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from Wilkins.
Jordan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shane Wilkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan misses with a straight left.
Jordan misses with a wild combination.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jordan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jordan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice uppercut lands for Jordan. That snapped Wilkins's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jordan counters with a nice body kick.
Jordan digs a good hook to Wilkins's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wilkins needs to keep his hands up - Jordan had a free shot at his head there.
Wilkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jordan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jordan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jordan scores with a kick to the body.
Wilkins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jordan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wilkins.
Jordan throws a right hand that Wilkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilkins also avoids with ease.
Jordan connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wilkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jordan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Jordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jordan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Jordan!
Caleb Jordan thanked the fans post fight for their support.