PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Aurelius
vs
Jordan

187 cm
29
195 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

183 cm
30
194 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

KAISER Nutrition (160!)

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 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jordan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aurelius can pounce on him.
Jab by Jordan.

It looks like Nero Aurelius has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelius.
Jordan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Aurelius finds it's way through Jordan's defenses.

Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
Aurelius tries to circle away but Jordan has him pinned against the cage.
Jordan prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius is trying to drag Jordan to the mat but Jordan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to break free but Jordan pushes him back against the cage.

Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan is looking to clinch.
Aurelius cracks the inside of Jordan's front leg.
Jordan misses with a leg kick.
Jordan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aurelius.
Jordan swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Jordan checks a leg kick nicely.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Aurelius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Aurelius there.
Aurelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Aurelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
Jordan wants to land a leg kick but Aurelius is out of range.
Jordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jordan throws a shot to the body.
Jordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Jordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius cracks Jordan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jordan cracks Aurelius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Aurelius wants to land a leg kick but Jordan is out of range.
Aurelius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses
and Jordan counters with a big head kick but Aurelius shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aurelius looks to throw the jab but Jordan is out of range.
Aurelius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Aurelius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aurelius throws a lazy uppercut

and Jordan counters by clinching up.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelius takes a shot to the head.

Aurelius turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan tries to escape but Aurelius is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Aurelius lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aurelius trying to control the position but Jordan is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Jordan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hal Jordan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jordan tries to clinch up.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius connects with a jab.
Aurelius throws a leg kick

and Jordan moves into the clinch.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.

Aurelius breaks the clinch.

Jordan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jordan fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aurelius wants to break free but Jordan has control.
Jordan lands an uppercut.
Aurelius is trying to break free.

Aurelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
Aurelius keeps Jordan at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Aurelius throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Aurelius tries a low kick but Jordan avoids it.
Jordan tries to clinch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Jordan swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
Jordan throws a solid leg kick but Aurelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jordan.
Jordan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aurelius rather than just go for the knockout.
Aurelius ducks right into an uppercut from Jordan.
Jordan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jordan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jordan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius wants to land a leg kick but Jordan is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Jordan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jordan digs a good hook to Aurelius's body.
Hal Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan tries to clinch but Aurelius is having none of it.
Aurelius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jordan's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Aurelius checks it.
Aurelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Jordan as Aurelius shoots in.
Jordan tries to clinch but Aurelius moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nero Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelius moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan blocks a jab.
Aurelius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jordan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jordan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Jordan.
Aurelius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jordan under the eye.
Aurelius misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Jordan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius scores with a hook.

Jordan is rocked!
Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelius finish him?
Aurelius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body kick there by Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a low kick but Jordan moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jordan defends it nicely.
Aurelius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jordan under the eye.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aurelius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Aurelius throws a low kick but Jordan avoids it.
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
Jordan scores with a sloppy right hand. Aurelius should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Aurelius on that attempt.
Aurelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jordan counters with a body kick that stops Aurelius in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nero Aurelius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jordan throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelius's shoulder, as Aurelius tries to avoid the shot.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan tries to clinch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius checks a leg kick.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Aurelius moved away.
Aurelius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jordan connects with a body shot.
Jordan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aurelius tries to land a leg kick but Jordan saw it coming and moves away.
Aurelius wants to slow Jordan down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
A punch lands to the side of Jordan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Aurelius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jordan.
Aurelius avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Aurelius shoots in for a double leg but Jordan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aurelius feints and then cracks Jordan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jordan down.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jordan - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan slips a jab from Aurelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelius slips a jab from Jordan.
Jordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Aurelius circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Aurelius.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aurelius throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius takes one on the button.
Jordan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jordan lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Jordan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius fails with a takedown attempt.
Jordan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aurelius is out of range and Jordan settles back down.
Aurelius misses the shot to the body.
Jordan cracks the inside of Aurelius's front leg.
A slow jab from Aurelius misses its intended target.
Aurelius looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
Aurelius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jordan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aurelius's sensitive parts.
Some bone on bone action there as Jordan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid body kick from Jordan.
Jordan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Aurelius's ribs.
Aurelius throws a leg kick that misses.
Jordan scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan cracks the inside of Aurelius's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hal 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hal Jordan!
A very excited looking Hal Jordan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.