PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 4383 p4p, 471 weight class) and Fernando Oreiro (ranked 5677 p4p, 563 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jordan
vs
Oreiro

188 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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Sinners Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernando Oreiro!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Oreiro is just out of range.
Oreiro lands a jab.
Oreiro misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Jordan.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Oreiro.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Oreiro is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Jordan.

It looks like Fernando Oreiro has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Jordan.
Jordan misses with a right hand
and Oreiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oreiro tries to move into range but Jordan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oreiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Oreiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oreiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Oreiro.
Oreiro moves to clinch but Jordan breaks away
and Oreiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oreiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oreiro ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Oreiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oreiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oreiro 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.
Nice cross by Jordan.
Jordan jabs at Oreiro's body.
Oreiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordan.
Jordan is looking to counter punch.
Oreiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jordan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jordan throws a hook but Oreiro avoids it easily.
Jordan throws an off balance right hand
and Oreiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Oreiro clinches with his opponent.
Oreiro gets through Jordan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan tries a body shot but Oreiro blocks it.
Oreiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jordan.
Oreiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Oreiro digs a right hand into Jordan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jordan's gas tank.
Oreiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
Oreiro prevents a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oreiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jordan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jordan gets through Oreiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jordan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oreiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jordan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oreiro lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Jordan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oreiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jordan throws a nice looking combination but Oreiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jordan misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Oreiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Oreiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oreiro is looking to clinch.
Jordan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oreiro moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
A jab from Oreiro misses.
Oreiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan throws an overhand right that lands on Oreiro's shoulder, as Oreiro tries to avoid the shot.
Oreiro tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Oreiro lands a lovely overhand right.

Oreiro closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan blocks a body shot from Oreiro.
Jordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oreiro backwards.
A shot in the inside from Jordan.

That has opened up Fernando Oreiro's cut even more.
Oreiro has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oreiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan can't find room to land a body shot as Oreiro controls the action.
Oreiro digs a right hand into Jordan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jordan's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Oreiro's head.
Oreiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan lands with a right to the head.
Jordan lands with a right to the head.
Oreiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Oreiro on the inside.
Oreiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oreiro blocks a body shot from Jordan.
Oreiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
A nice left hand lands by Oreiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan tries for a takedown but Oreiro manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hal Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oreiro is defending well.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Jordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Oreiro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oreiro throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Jordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oreiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Hal Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan moves out of range as Oreiro strikes.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Oreiro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Oreiro pushes Jordan up against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oreiro can do to turn this around?
Oreiro has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Oreiro lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jordan.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jordan.
Oreiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oreiro avoiding damage.
Jordan prevents a body shot from Oreiro.
Oreiro tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Oreiro back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
Oreiro pushes Jordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oreiro wants to stall.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jordan tries a body shot but Oreiro blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jordan as Oreiro tries to tie him up.
Oreiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oreiros head.
Oreiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oreiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jordan.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oreiro backwards.
Jordan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hal Jordan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oreiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oreiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Oreiro lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Oreiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Oreiro's head.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oreiro backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.

Oreiro is rocked!
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Oreiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oreiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jordan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jordan dips a shoulder and cracks Oreiro with a mighty uppercut! Oreiro falls back against the cage and Jordan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Oreiro is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jordan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hal Jordan!