PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Jababeka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jababeka's choice of entrance music: Goyang Dumang. Kasey Guerrero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Guerrero
vs
Jababeka

213 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

189 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kasey Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Jababeka!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jababeka stuffs the takedown attempt from Guerrero. Guerrero gets slowly back to his feet.

Jababeka tries to sprawl but Guerrero drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Guerrero is working for a kimura but Jababeka is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Guerrero wants to work for an arm triangle but Jababeka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Guerrero lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Guerrero controlling the action here.
Guerrero 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.
Jababeka wants to improve his position but Guerrero is controlling well.
Guerrero prevents Jababeka from standing back up.
Guerrero with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Guerrero looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jababeka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guerrero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jababeka's head.
Guerrero working Jababeka over with strikes.
Guerrero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Guerrero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jababeka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guerrero.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guerrero in particular looking to stall.
Guerrero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Guerrero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jababeka is looking to improve his position.
Guerrero landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jababeka is trying to stand up here but Guerrero is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guerrero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jababeka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Guerrero is thwarting Jababeka's attempts to control the position.
Guerrero with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guerrero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Guerrero is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jababeka is just riding it out for now. Guerrero eventually gives up the hold.
Guerrero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guerrero perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jababeka trying to control here.
Guerrero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guerrero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Guerrero throwing shots but Jababeka is blocking nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Guerrero working Jababeka over with strikes.
Guerrero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guerrero looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jababeka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guerrero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasey Guerrero dominated that round.
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.

Guerrero shoots in and drives through. Jababeka sprawls well.
Jababeka throws a big counter head kick but Guerrero avoids it with no problem.
Guerrero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Jababeka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guerrero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jababeka tries to avoid it but Guerrero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jababeka to the ground. Jababeka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jababeka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guerrero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jababeka pinned against the cage. Jababeka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jababeka unleashes a big counter combination but Guerrero bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasey Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Guerrero has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guerrero content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jababeka is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero is controlling him.
Jababeka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guerrero.
Guerrero has Jababeka pressed against the cage, preventing Jababeka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jababeka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guerrero has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Guerrero blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jababeka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jababeka can't break the clinch.
Guerrero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jababeka is looking to break free of the clinch but Guerrero has double underhooks.
Guerrero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jababeka can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guerrero stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Jababeka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Guerrero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jababeka sprawls well initially but Guerrero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Guerrero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jababeka sees it coming and defends easily.
Guerrero looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jababeka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guerrero is controlling the pace.
Jababeka is looking for a sweep. Guerrero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jababeka has hold of Guerrero's hands but Guerrero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jababeka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guerrero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guerrero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Guerrero controlling the action here.
Jababeka trying to control but Guerrero postures up.
Guerrero lands with a punch from half guard.
Guerrero lands with a punch from half guard.
Guerrero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guerrero is working for a submission of some sort.
Guerrero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Guerrero slows the pace down in half guard.
Kasey Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guerrero lands a nice short elbow.
Guerrero working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Guerrero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jababeka sees it coming and defends easily.
Jababeka wants to control but Guerrero is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Guerrero there.
Guerrero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Guerrero is working for a kimura but Jababeka is defending it quite comfortably.

Guerrero is working for a kimura but Jababeka is defending it quite comfortably.
Guerrero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jababeka taking some punishment here, with Guerrero in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guerrero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jababeka trying to control but Guerrero postures up.
Guerrero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jababeka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guerrero.
Guerrero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Guerrero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jababeka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guerrero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guerrero landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jababeka has hold of Guerrero's hands but Guerrero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Guerrero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Guerrero drops an elbow to the side of Jababeka's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kasey Guerrero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guerrero 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:26
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasey Guerrero!