PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Beatable Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Johnson
vs
Jordan

185 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Excellent MT
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beatable Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Jordan - just one landing.

Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jordan.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.

Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Johnson forces Jordan back against the ropes and clinches.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Jordan.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson is working Jordan over against the ropes.
Johnson pushes Jordan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Jordan takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Jordan blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Jordan blocks a body shot from Johnson.

Jordan breaks the clinch.

Johnson clinches up with Jordan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body punch.

Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Jordan.
Jordan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jordan scores with a decent looking hook.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Jordan against the ropes.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jordan's efforts to push away.
Johnson presses Jordan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Jordan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beatable Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jordan.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Johnson wants to clinch.
Jordan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Jordan.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Jordan.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beatable Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson slips under a jab from Jordan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson has Jordan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jordan.
Johnson blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Jordan takes a shot to the head.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jordan breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacob Jordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Jordan keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jordan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.

Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson pushes Jordan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Jordan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Jordan tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson is looking to clinch.
Jordan loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Jordan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jordan misses with a looping right.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Beatable Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Jordan keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jordan fails to land.
Jordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Jordan keeps it at a distance.
Jordan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jordan tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
Jordan connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordan.
Jordan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jordan tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Jordan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson blocks a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Jordan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Jordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

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