PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jerabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Romero
vs
Jerabek

185 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Jerabek!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerabek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jerabek shoots in and drives through. Romero sprawls well.

Romero looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jerabek keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romero trying to control but Jerabek is working from the bottom.
Jerabek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jerabek trying to keep a closed guard but Romero is proving a slippery customer.
Jerabek looking for a sweep. Not yet Jerabek, not yet.
Jerabek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Romero trying to control but Jerabek is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jerabek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerabek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
George Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Jerabek.
Jerabek looks gassed!
Romero lands a nice hook to Jerabek's body. Jerabek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Romero lands.
Jason Jerabek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Romero shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Romero showed some decent athleticism there.

Jerabek is rocked!
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!
Romero is keen to just control but Jerabek is a slippery customer.
Jerabek wants to get back to full guard.
Romero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romero 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.
Romero is keen to just control but Jerabek is a slippery customer.
Romero working the head and body with strikes.
Jerabek has hold of Romero's hands but Romero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jerabek taking some punishment here, with Romero in his half guard.
Romero lands with a punch from half guard.
Jerabek wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Romero decides to stand and escape the position.
Romero misses with the combination.
Jerabek moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Jerabek swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jerabek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Jerabek tries to close the distance and clinch but Romero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jerabek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Romero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jerabek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jerabek manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jerabek moves into full guard.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Jerabek blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jerabek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romero defends well.
Jerabek is trying to keep Romero in close.
Romero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jerabek striking off his back but it's not causing Romero any problems.
Jerabek trying to strike off his back.
Romero lands a couple of elbows.

Jerabek had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Romero is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jerabek Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Romero's back instead.

Jerabek looking for the RNC.
Romero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jerabek on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Jerabek manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Romero is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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.

George Romero dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jerabek clinches.
Jerabek landing knees to the body.
Jerabek tries to pull guard but Romero holds him up against the cage and eventually Jerabek drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jerabek throws an elbow but misses.
Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.

Jerabek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jerabek misses with a takedown

and Romero counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jerabek's guard now.
Romero scoring with some ground and pound.
Romero postures up.
Romero stops Jerabek from standing up.
Jerabek trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Romero trying to control but Jerabek is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero won't allow Jerabek to get back to his feet.
Romero won't allow Jerabek to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero postures up and lands a big shot to Jerabek's brow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
George Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jerabek.

Romero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jerabek lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Romero stops Jerabek from getting back to his feet.
Jerabek tries to get to full guard but Romero has control of the leg.
Jerabek flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Jerabek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jerabek looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerabek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romero's back!
Jerabek tries to keep control of the position but Romero is staying busy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Romero covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Romero wants to get back to his feet.
Jerabek has Romero flattened out and is raining down punches.
Romero wants to get back to his feet.
Jerabek lands punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerabek lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Romero controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Jerabek lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jerabek scores with strikes from the back.
Romero looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jerabek lands punches and elbows.

Romero is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jerabek gets his way!

That's four 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.
Romero is trying to stand back up.
Jerabek scores with punches to the body.
Jerabek scores with punches to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Romero dominated that second round.
That's time! Romero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Romero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Jerabek moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Romero goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jerabek prevents it.
Jerabek is trying to drag Romero to the mat but Romero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jerabek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Romero is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jerabek misses with the head strike.
Romero is looking to break free of the clinch but Jerabek has double underhooks.
Jerabek prevents Romero from breaking the clinch.
Romero trying to stall but Jerabek improves his position.
Jerabek lands a nice elbow.
Jerabek tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
George Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Jerabek.
Jerabek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero wants a takedown but no success here.
Jerabek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jerabek jumps guard but Romero stands there with Jerabek around his waist. Jerabek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jerabek wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Jerabek is controlling him.
Jerabek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romero just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerabek trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Jerabek's takedown attempt.
Jerabek wants a takedown.
Jerabek stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Romero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jerabek.
Romero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jerabek obliges.
Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jerabek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Romero moves into the clinch.
Jerabek prevents Romero from breaking the clinch.

Jerabek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero wants to clinch

and Jerabek counters by moving into the clinch.

Jerabek gets control of Romero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jerabek will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Romero connects with a couple of short punches.
Romero prevents Jerabek from getting back to his feet.

Jerabek is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Romero has his hands clasped together but Jerabek extends an breaks Romero's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jerabek.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Jerabek!