PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Jordan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fjera
vs
Jordan

188 cm
30
273 lbs
20 - 4 - 1

205 cm
37
259 lbs
35 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Nuggetori's Nutritionals
Hellbent

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan slips a straight right by Fjera.
Jordan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jordan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fjera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fjera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fjera moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJordan.
Jordan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fjera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fjera.
Fjera throws a sloppy body shot
and Jordan counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
Jordan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Nick Fjera has been cut.
Fjera stuns Jordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick
and Fjera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jordan thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera ducks right into an uppercut from Jordan.
Fjera throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Fjera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fjera.
Jordan throws a body kick that misses
and Fjera counters with a right hand to the body.
Fjera lands with a shot to the body.
Fjera throws a series of punches but Jordan moves out of range.
Fjera just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Jordan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Fjera misses.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fjera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jordan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fjera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjera throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fjera cracks Jordan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fjera throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
Joe Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fjera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jordan defends it nicely.
Fjera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Fjera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jordan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fjera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fjera looks to land a right hand but Jordan moved out of range.
Jordan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Fjera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Fjera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fjera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jordan! But no joy.
Donk. Jordan catches Fjera right on the button with a cross.
Fjera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jordan's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Jordan blocks the leg kick.
Jordan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fjera tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jordan defends well and Fjera ends up having to push Jordan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fjera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Fjera misses with a looping right.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fjera misses with a straight left.
Jordan is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fjera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jordan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Fjera.
Fjera thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Jordan responds with a good body kick, but Fjera manages to step out the way in time.
Jordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fjera scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fjera swings widly with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.

Nick Fjera's cut is getting worse.
Fjera misses with a hook.
And Jordan responds with a good body kick, but Fjera manages to step out the way in time.
Jordan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fjera stuns Jordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fjera avoids the body shot from Jordan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fjera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Fjera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fjera throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Fjera connects with a single shot there.
Fjera throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jordan slips under a jab.
Fjera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fjera throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Fjera.
Fjera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Jordan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan moves out of range of the strikes.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fjera swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick
and Fjera counters with a two punch combo.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Fjera misses the target.
Fjera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jordan throws a fast counter high kick but Fjera manages to duck under it in time.
Jordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Jordan does it's job there.

Fjera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fjera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan taking a bit of punishment here - Fjera scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fjera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Fjera scoring with punches and elbows.

Jordan is rocked!
Fjera lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jordan is still in real trouble! Can Fjera finish him?
Jordan is trying to improve his position.
Fjera scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jordan to see if he's OK.

Jordan throws Fjera to one side and escapes!
Fjera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Fjera looks to throw the jab but Jordan is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Fjera. Those never looked like landing.
Nick Fjera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Fjera.
Jordan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab by Fjera.
Fjera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fjera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jordan counters with a left to the body.

Fjera shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fjera lands a nice short elbow.
Fjera winds up and cracks Jordan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fjera is keen to just control but Jordan is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fjera is looking to take a break and control but Jordan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fjera trying to control the pace.
Fjera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fjera working the head and body with strikes.
Fjera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan keeps working.
Fjera 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.
Jordan wants to get back to full guard.
Jordan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fjera.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fjera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fjera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Fjera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fjera scores with the left hand. Jordan knows he should have avoided that one.
Fjera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jordan defends it nicely.
Jordan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fjera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jordan throws a big counter head kick but Fjera avoids it with no problem.
Fjera throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fjera throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fjera avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Jordan throws a leg kick which misses Fjera's front leg but catches the back leg as Fjera tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fjera.
Fjera throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fjera.
Jordan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fjera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Fjera is looking to slow Jordan down with leg kicks.
Fjera goes for a double leg but Jordan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jordan continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Fjera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jordan enables Fjera to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jordan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan wants to stand but Fjera is controlling the position.
Fjera wants to pass the guard but Jordan is keeping the position.
Joe Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fjera throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing good reports from Fjera's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Nick Fjera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jordan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jordan trying to keep a closed guard but Fjera is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fjera wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Jordan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fjera sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Fjera finds it's target.
Jab by Fjera.
Fjera with a nice cross.
Jordan lands with a slapping head kick.
Fjera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jordan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fjera missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nick Fjera is winning the standup battle so far.
Fjera loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.

Fjera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jordan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jordan is looking to get back to his feet here but Fjera is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jordan's back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan tries to escape but Fjera has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fjera is riding his opponent, not letting Jordan buck him off.

Jordan is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Fjera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fjera throws out a leg kick but Jordan moves out of range and Fjera only half commits.
Jordan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Fjera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fjera 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Fjera!
A very excited looking Nick Fjera rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.