PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Guilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Perry Mason as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marcos Romero was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Guilly
vs
Romero

163 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Win Nutritional

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Guilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Romero!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guilly manages to avoid it.
Guilly leaves Romero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guilly misses with a wild combination.

Guilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guilly tries for a takedown but Romero manages to get underhooks.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romero looking to throw knees to the head but Guilly is blocking nicely.
Romero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guilly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romero pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Romero drags the fight down to the ground.
Guilly trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romero's guard.
Guilly thows a big elbow that misses.
Romero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Guilly trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero wants to stand and escape but Guilly is having none of it.
Romero looks gassed!
Guilly trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guilly stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guilly fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Guilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guilly.
Romero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Guilly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romero's guard.
Guilly looking to pass the guard.
Guilly is working hard here to advance position.
Guilly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guilly scoring with some ground and pound.
Guilly passes Romero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guilly is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Romero!
Guilly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Romero looks a forlorn figure.
Guilly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Romero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guilly cracks Romero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guilly landing strikes from the mount and Romero is in trouble!
Guilly prevents Romero from getting the reversal.
Romero is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Guilly landing strikes from the mount and Romero is in trouble!
Guilly lands a big elbow.
Romero tries to buck Guilly off but he can't manage it.

Romero defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Guilly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilly working Romero over with strikes here.
Romero is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guilly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Guilly.
Guilly lands a big shot there that rocks Romero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romero is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Romero is looking to escape.
Romero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guilly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guilly lands a heavy elbow.
Guilly dominating with strikes here.
Romero tries to hold on but Guilly pushes him away.
Guilly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Guilly punishing his opponent with strikes.
Guilly lands a nice shot to the head.
Guilly lands a heavy elbow.
Guilly is landing with some decent strikes but Romero is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Guilly could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Romero wants to get back to his feet.
Romero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Guilly goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Romero is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Romero pushes Guilly up against the cage in a clinch.

Guilly lands a takedown into guard.
Romero looking for a sweep. Not yet Romero, not yet.

Guilly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Romero dives in and grabs Guilly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guilly pushes down on Romero's head and hops out.
Guilly misses with a double jab.
Guilly throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Guilly gets a takedown into half guard.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Guilly has control of the leg.
Guilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to hold on to Guilly's head to control him but Guilly postures up.

Guilly is trying to work for a kimura but Romero is defending well.
Romero trying to control here.
Guilly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Guilly is working for a submission of some sort.
Guilly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guilly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Guilly winds up and cracks Romero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romero is trying to stand up here but Guilly is controlling him well.

Guilly is working for a kimura but Romero is defending it quite comfortably.
Guilly working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to hold on to Guilly's head to control him but Guilly postures up.
Nice strikes from Guilly there.
Guilly is nestled in close to Romero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Guilly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Guilly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jason Guilly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romero can't escape the position.
Guilly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Romero looks a forlorn figure.
Guilly scoring with strikes but Romero is staying in there.
Guilly raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guilly scoring with strikes but Romero is staying in there.
Guilly with shots to the head and body - Romero looks very uncomfortable down there.
Guilly scoring with strikes but Romero is staying in there.
Guilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Romero is looking to escape.
Romero is looking to get to half guard.
Guilly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Romero can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Guilly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Guilly dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Guilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Guilly throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Guilly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Guilly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Guilly moves into full mount! Romero won't be happy about that!
Guilly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Romero looks a forlorn figure.
Romero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Guilly.
Guilly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Guilly in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guilly working the ground and pound effectively.
Guilly prevents Romero from getting the reversal.

Guilly working for a guillotine from mount but Romero is in no mood to give up.

Guilly looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Guilly lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guilly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Romero?
Guilly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Guilly goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Romero is on top in guard.

Guilly working for a triangle but Romero defends it easily.
Romero wants to control from the top but Guilly keeps moving.
Romero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Guilly is looking for a triangle but Romero pushes his legs off easily.
Guilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to control but Guilly is working from the bottom.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.

Guilly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Guilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

Romero decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Guilly, up you get!
Guilly tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jason Guilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romero is defended easily by Guilly.
Guilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero shoots and misses

and Guilly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jason Guilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Romero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero is looking to improve his position.
Guilly is pressing down on Romero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Romero is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guilly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marcos Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Guilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guilly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Guilly!