PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes into the arena with Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah? blaring out of the sound system. Hal Jordan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jordan
vs
Verzosa

183 cm
35
194 lbs
32 - 11 - 0

185 cm
35
190 lbs
41 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verzosa cracks Jordan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Verzosa moves into the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa tries to stall but Jordan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jordan presses Verzosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Verzosa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jordan prevents it.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verzosa tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Jordan - that landed with a thud.
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Jordan is leaning against Verzosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the side of Jordan's head.
Jordan digs a right hand into Verzosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Verzosa's gas tank.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verzosa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jordan lands a nice uppercut.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa presses Jordan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan connects with a crisp jab.
Verzosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Verzosa's head.
Verzosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Verzosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Verzosa circles away.
Verzosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jordan under the eye.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Verzosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verzosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Jordan.
Nice sprawl there from Jordan as Verzosa shoots in.
Hal Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Verzosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verzosa throws a sloppy head kick

and Jordan counters with a head kick that drops Verzosa to the mat! Verzosa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Verzosa is looking to slow Jordan down with leg kicks.
Verzosa throws a jab when Jordan was well out of range.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Hal Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Verzosa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jordan is trying to defend but Verzosa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verzosa moves into full mount! Jordan won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Verzosa working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jordan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jordan gets back to half guard.
Jordan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jordan is staying active underneath Verzosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Verzosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Verzosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jordan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Verzosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan keeps working.

Verzosa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jordan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Verzosa but great work by Jordan.
Jordan wants to stand but Verzosa is controlling his arm.
Verzosa is trying to improve his position.
Jordan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa is looking to regain half guard here but Jordan keeps moving and retains side control.

Jordan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jordan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Verzosa.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Verzosa connects with a body shot that sends Jordan's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Verzosa's ribs.

Verzosa scores with a takedown into Jordan's guard.
Jordan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Verzosa dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa taking a breather here.
Jordan pushes Verzosa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Verzosa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jordan struggling a bit here.

Verzosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jordan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Verzosa is putting a hurting on Jordan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Verzosa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Verzosa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jordan gets back to half guard.

Verzosa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Verzosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa passes to side control.

Verzosa swings around for an armbar but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Verzosa's guard.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Verzosa keeps moving.
Verzosa managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.

Remedios Verzosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verzosa staying out of range there.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verzosa swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Verzosa throws a push kick but Jordan slaps the foot to one side.
Verzosa misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Jordan works Verzosa's body with a nice hook.
Verzosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Jordan.
Verzosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Verzosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Verzosa lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Verzosa misses with a body punch
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verzosa thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan throws a front kick aimed at Verzosa's knee but Verzosa avoids it well.
Jordan is looking to wear down Verzosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verzosa.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Verzosa tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verzosa misses with a kick to the body.
Jordan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looks to land a body kick but Jordan moved away.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jordan as he jumps to the side.
Jordan tries to score with a low kick but Verzosa moves his leg out of the way.
Hal Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan misses with a low kick.
Verzosa closes the distance but Jordan moves to the side
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verzosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa digs a good hook to Jordan's body.
A shot to the body from Verzosa misses
and Jordan counters with a thumping low kick.
Jordan misses with a hook to the body

and Verzosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa thows a huge punch but Jordan dodges it nicely.
Jordan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Verzosa is trying to control. Jordan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Verzosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jordan is holding on to half guard well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jordan is defending against the submission attempts here by Verzosa.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hal Jordan.
I think Jordan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hal Jordan!
Our winner, Hal Jordan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.