PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Maidana (ranked 4855 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jordan (ranked 23894 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ape Sh^t y the Carters. Jordan has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Jason Jordan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Maidana
vs
Jordan

190 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Maidana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Jordan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maidana clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maidana throws an elbow but misses.
Maidana trying to land knees to the body.
Maidana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maidana could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jordan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jordan blocks the elbow strike.
Maidana lands an elbow inside that Jordan shrugs off.
Maidana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maidana lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jason Jordan has been cut.
Jordan looks winded!
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Maidana.
Maidana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maidana lands an elbow that stopped Jordan in his tracks for a moment.
Maidana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jordan's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maidana lands a nice knee to the body.
Maidana lands an elbow inside that Jordan shrugs off.
Jordan takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to push Maidana away but Maidana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jordan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maidana lands an elbow just above Jordan 's eye.
Maidana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jordan's defenses.
Maidana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maidana lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maidana.
Maidana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jordan takes an elbow to the temple.
Maidana lands an elbow inside that Jordan shrugs off.

Jordan is rocked!

That has opened up Jason Jordan's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Maidana.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Maidana finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maidana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maidana lands an elbow just above Jordan 's eye.
Jordan takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to circle away from danger but Maidanacatches him off guard and hits him in the side of the head with a sharp elbow. Jordan looks like he's been hit by a taser charge, he's shivering as he falls to the canvas! I bet he can't even remember his own name right now - he's in bits!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Marcos Maidana!