PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between cody Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessie Lordd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lordd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bow Down. cody Jensen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jensen
vs
Lordd

185 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

167 cm
23
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, cody Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jessie Lordd!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lordd pushes Jensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jensen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lordd trying to land knees to the body.
Lordd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jensen gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Lordd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jensen regains guard.
Jensen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lordd has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jensen is proving hard to escape from.

Jensen is working an open guard so Lordd takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lordd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lordd forces Jensen back against the cage and clinches.
Jensen can't get the takedown.
Jensen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lordd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lordd.
Lordd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jensen.
Lordd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jensen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jensen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cody Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lordd is trying to trip Jensen. He has hold of a leg but Jensen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lordd persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lordd has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jensen is proving hard to escape from.

Jensen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lordd controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lordd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lordd is looking to stand up but Jensen won't let him.

Lordd gets to his feet. Jensen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Lordd shoots in and bounces Jensen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Lordd stands up and waves to Jensen to follow him.

Lordd takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lordd tries to land knees in the clinch but Jensen avoids the damage to the body.
Lordd tries for a takedown but Jensen manages to get underhooks.

Lordd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lordd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lordd bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Lordd stands up and beckons Jensen to his feet.

Lordd clinches up against the cage.
Jensen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lordd prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lordd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lordd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lordd tries a knee to the head but Jensen blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lordd pulls his leg out and moves away.

Lordd rushes Jensen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lordd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jensen blocks it with crossed arms.
Lordd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jensen prevents it.
Jensen jumps guard but Lordd stands there with Jensen around his waist. Jensen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jensen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lordd up against the cage.
Lordd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jensen's face.
Jensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jensen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lordd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lordd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jensen is trying to stall.

Lordd breaks from the clinch.
Lordd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jensen.

Lordd fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jensen sprawls well initially but Lordd persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lordd wants to stand but Jensen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lordd decides to stand up.
Jensen with a poor takedown

so Lordd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jensen 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.
Jensen trying to keep a closed guard but Lordd is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jessie Lordd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lordd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Lordd decides to stand back up. Lordd steps back and let's Jensen get back to his feet.

Lordd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Jensen looking for submissions off his back.
Jessie Lordd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lordd is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jensen trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Lordd seems content to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lordd stands up and beckons Jensen to join him on the feet.
Jensen keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lordd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Jensen's face as Lordd controls the position.

Lordd has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jensen with a poor takedown

and Lordd counters with a shoot takedown. Jensen fights it but they end up in guard.
Jensen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lordd preventing the sweep.
Lordd is stalling in the full guard.
Jensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lordd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Lordd stands up from guard. Let's bang!
cody Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jensen tries to keep at a distance but Lordd has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lordd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lordd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lordd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lordd landing knees to the head.
Lordd scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lordd can't get the takedown.
Lordd looking to throw knees to the head but Jensen is blocking nicely.
Lordd is pressed up against the cage. Jensen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lordd down to the mat. Lordd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jensen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lordd counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lordd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cody Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lordd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jensen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lordd has had enough of the clinch but Jensen keeps him there for the moment.
Lordd misses with a knee strike.
Lordd looking to throw knees to the head but Jensen is blocking nicely.
Lordd lands a knee to the body.
Lordd lands a knee to the head.

Lordd wants the takedown. Jensen is fighting it off but Lordd persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jensen's guard against the cage.
Lordd throws a big right hand that misses.
Jensen wants to stand but Lordd is controlling the position.
Lordd slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Lordd stands up from Jensen's guard - Lordd perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jensen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lordd counters with a nice kick to the body.

Lordd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jensen, pushing him back against the cage.
Lordd missing with knees to the body.
Lordd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lordd with a knee to the head.
Lordd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lordd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jensen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lordd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lordd tries to close the distance and clinch but Jensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lordd counters with a single leg into guard. Jensen didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jessie Lordd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jensen.
Lordd tries a head kick but it misses.

Lordd gets a clinch.
Jensen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lordd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lordd tries to land knees in the clinch but Jensen avoids the damage to the body.

Lordd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jensen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lordd moves into the clinch.
Lordd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lordd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lordd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lordd tries to land a knee to the head but Jensen blocks with his arms.
Lordd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lordd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jensen decides to pull guard.

Lordd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lordd.

Lordd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jensen, pushing him back against the cage.
Lordd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lordd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jensen blocks it with crossed arms.
Lordd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jensen prevents it.
Jensen tries a knee to the head but Lordd blocks it.
Jensen wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cody Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lordd tries to land knees in the clinch but Jensen avoids the damage to the body.

Lordd gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jensen wants to get back to full guard but Lordd has passed into side control.
Jensen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jensen tries to kick Lordd off but Lordd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lordd trying to control the pace.

Lordd decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lordd. Jensen shrugs it off though.

Jensen tries to keep at a distance but Lordd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lordd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jensen tries for a takedown but Lordd manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lordd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jensen.
Jensen wants a takedown.
Lordd missing with knees to the body.

Lordd manages to break the clinch.

Jensen moves into range and clinches up with Lordd.
Jensen avoiding damage as Lordd throws knees to the body.
Lordd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jensen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lordd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jensen fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Lordd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lordd misses with a knee to the head.
Lordd looking to throw knees to the head but Jensen is blocking nicely.
Lordd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lordd trying to land knees to the body.
Lordd prevents the takedown attempt.
Lordd with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jensen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lordd tries to land knees in the clinch but Jensen avoids the damage to the body.
Lordd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jensen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jensen trying to control the position but instead, Lordd has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jensen into the cage.
Jensen managing to block the knees to the body from Lordd.

Lordd wants the takedown. Jensen is fighting it off but Lordd persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jensen's guard against the cage.
Lordd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jensen keeping full guard, as Lordd tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jessie Lordd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lordd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jessie Lordd!