PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zurgadai Jebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Goretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goretti has chosen I'm Too Sexy as his entrance music. Zurgadai Jebe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Goretti's chin.

Jebe
vs
Goretti

163 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

163 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Phantom Fightwear(50 $)

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zurgadai Jebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Goretti!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goretti thuds a left hand into Jebe's body.
Goretti scores with a nice strike.
Jebe takes one on the button.
Goretti lands with a hook. Jebe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jebe with a poor takedown
and Goretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goretti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Goretti.
Goretti misses with a double jab.
Jebe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Goretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jebe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goretti pinned against the cage. Goretti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zurgadai Jebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jebe tries for a takedown but Goretti circles away easily
enabling Goretti to counter with a crisp jab.
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!

Jebe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goretti to the mat! Goretti manages to get full guard.
Jebe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goretti has control of Jebe's left arm, preventing Jebe from doing any damage.
Goretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jebe.
Goretti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goretti working a defensive guard but Jebe passes into half guard.
Jebe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goretti's head.
Goretti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jebe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jebe working over Goretti with some ground and pound. Goretti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jebe 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.
Jebe throws a strike but Goretti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Goretti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jebe wants to pass the guard but Goretti is keeping the position.
Jebe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goretti keeping moving, preventing Jebe from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goretti is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goretti counters with a nice uppercut.
Jebe has a takedown stuffed.
Goretti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jebe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goretti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jebe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goretti lands a jab.
Jebe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goretti as he jumps to the side.
Goretti takes a swing at Jebe's ribcage but misses.
Goretti lands with a shot to the body.
Jebe tries to clinch
and Goretti counters with a nice body shot.
George Goretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jebe doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Goretti counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goretti counters with a left and a right that stings Jebe.
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!
Goretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jebe.
Goretti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jebe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Goretti defends well and Jebe ends up having to push Goretti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Goretti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jebe with a body shot.
Jebe is breathing heavily.
Jebe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jebe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jebe throws a poor cross that misses
and Goretti counters with a left to the body.
Jebe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goretti finds it's way round the side to connect with Jebe's head.

It looks like Zurgadai Jebe has been cut.
Goretti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goretti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jebe misses with a takedown
and Goretti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jebe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Goretti.

Jebe is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Goretti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zurgadai Jebe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jebe has his takedown stuffed
and Goretti counters with a left to the body.

Jebe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Goretti's half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goretti tries to get to full guard but Jebe has control of the leg.
Goretti trying to hold on to Jebe's head to control him but Jebe postures up.
Jebe thows a huge punch but Goretti dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jebe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goretti trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goretti defending well though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goretti is trying to maintain the position but Jebe is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jebe misses with a takedown attempt
letting Goretti counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jebe or perhaps it was just good defense by Goretti, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zurgadai Jebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goretti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goretti tests Jebe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jebe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goretti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jebe instigates a clinch.
Goretti lands with a light punch inside.
Goretti is leaning against Jebe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jebe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Goretti after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goretti breaks from the clinch.
Jebe shoots and misses
and Goretti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jebe drives through and clinches with Goretti against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Goretti on the inside.
Goretti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jebe goes for a takedown attempt but Goretti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Goretti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jebe tries to clinch up.
Goretti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jebe with a body shot.
Goretti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jebe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goretti scores with a jab.
George Goretti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goretti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jebe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goretti stuns Jebe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jebe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goretti counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goretti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jebe momentarily.
Goretti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jebe.
Jebe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goretti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goretti looks to land a combination. Jebe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Jebe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goretti clobbers Jebe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goretti lands a right hook to the body.
Zurgadai Jebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jebe fails with the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Goretti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jebe seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goretti!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jebe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goretti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jebe goes for a double leg but Goretti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goretti continues to drive forward.
Goretti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jebe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goretti defends it nicely.
Jebe shoots in and drives through. Goretti sprawls well.
Jebe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goretti.
Goretti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goretti lands with a nice combination. Jebe backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Goretti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zurgadai Jebe's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Goretti digs a good hook to Jebe's body.
Jebe is looking to clinch but Goretti is avoiding it.
Goretti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jebe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goretti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jebe.
Jebe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Goretti to counter with a crisp jab.
Jebe tries to clinch
and Goretti counters with a stiff right hand.
Jebe avoids the head kick by Goretti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jebe darts in trying to clinch
letting Goretti counter with a right hand.
Jebe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Goretti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zurgadai Jebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goretti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Goretti drops Jebe with a beautiful combination! Jebe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Goretti is looking for the KO!
Jebe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goretti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jebe thinking.
Jebe looks to clinch
and Goretti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jebe throws a right hand that misses
and Goretti counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jebe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jebe tries to clinch up
and Goretti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Goretti sends Jebe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Goretti is motioning to the referee to let Jebe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jebe tries for a takedown but Goretti circles away easily
and Goretti counters with a nice uppercut.
Zurgadai Jebe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebe has his takedown stuffed
and Goretti counters with a left to the body.
Goretti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jebe throws an off balance right hand
and Goretti counters with a huge left! Jebe is in big trouble! He's backing up but Goretti isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Jebe from any more damage. A dominating finish by Goretti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Goretti!
After the fight, George Goretti was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.