PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Magneto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes to the cage accompanied by Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. Magneto has chosen Rise Against - Injection as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hal Jordan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maximus Magneto's chin.

Jordan
vs
Magneto

183 cm
35
194 lbs
32 - 10 - 0

189 cm
34
182 lbs
29 - 13 - 5

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

PSYCHO CLOTHING

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 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 29 - 13 - 5, fighting out of London, Maximus Magneto!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magneto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Magneto.
Jordan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magneto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jordan throws a body punch but Magneto moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Jordan.
Jordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jordan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jordan wants to slow Magneto down by chopping away at his legs.
Jordan tries to score with a low kick but Magneto moves his leg out of the way.
Magneto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magneto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Magneto throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jordan throws a lazy right hand but Magneto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot.
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.
Jordan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magneto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magneto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magneto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jordan tests Magneto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Magneto.
Jordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magneto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magneto.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magneto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magneto throws a chopping leg kick but Jordan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jordan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magneto checks it well.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jordan throws a right hand that misses
and Magneto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magneto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magneto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Magneto cracks Jordan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magneto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magneto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magneto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magneto lands a nice looking body shot.
Jordan lands a nice shot to the body.
Jordan throws an off balance right hand
and Magneto counters with a nice leg kick.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magneto was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Jordan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jordan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magneto moves out of range of the body kick.

Jordan lands a big head kick that sends Magneto tumbling to the mat! Jordan takes a step backwards and waves Magneto back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Magneto is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magneto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
Magneto is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
Magneto lands a head shot.
Magneto seems to have recovered his senses.
Magneto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jordan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magneto counters with a big head kick but Jordan shrugs it off.
Magneto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jordan is able to avoid easily.
Jordan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magneto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Magneto's ribs.
Magneto lands a nice looking body kick.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magneto was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magneto.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magneto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan ducks right into an uppercut from Magneto.
Magneto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jordan has time to react.
Jordan is looking to wear down Magneto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jordan tries to land a leg kick but Magneto saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magneto throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magneto.
Jordan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magneto on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magneto, right into the meat.
Hal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magneto tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jordan scores with a jab to the head.
Magneto throws a front kick aimed at Jordan's knee but Jordan avoids it well.

Magneto has closed the distance and engaged Jordan in a clinch.
Magneto prevents a body shot from Jordan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magneto throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Magneto misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Magneto.
A head punch on the inside from Magneto fails to land.
Magneto swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Jordan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jordan misses with a body shot
and Magneto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Magneto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordan. Jordan obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jordan.
Jordan misses with an uppercut
and Magneto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magneto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jordan wants to clinch.
Jordan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magneto's hands.
Magneto slips under a jab from Jordan.
Jordan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magneto under the eye.
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!
Magneto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jordan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magneto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Magneto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magneto throws a shot to the body.
Magneto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jordan. That did some damage!
Magneto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magneto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jordan at a distance.
Hal Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Magneto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Jordan misses
and Magneto counters with an outside leg kick.
Magneto works the jab nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Magneto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Magneto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magneto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jordan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jordan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magneto scores with a shot to the body.
Magneto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jordan swings widly with a right hand
and Magneto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magneto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordan. Jordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Magneto scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Magneto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magneto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magneto.
Magneto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Magneto misses.
Jordan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magneto counters with a nice uppercut.
Magneto tries to land a leg kick but Jordan saw it coming and moves away.
Jordan misses with an uppercut. Magneto saw that one coming.
Magneto lands a high kick!

Jordan is rocked!
Magneto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Jordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magneto lands a leg kick that knocks Jordan off balance momentarily.
Jordan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Magneto gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Magneto!
Our winner, Maximus Magneto, 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.