PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gage Jordan (ranked 5117 p4p, 5118 weight class) and Luca Romero (ranked 279 p4p, 280 weight class). Jordan comes to the cage accompanied by Nell - Pistol Grip Ft. Xavier Wulf. Romero has chosen Manu Chao - Me Gustas Tu as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jordan
vs
Romero

183 cm
18
140
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
140
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 Las Vegas, Gage Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Romero!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan lands a high kick!

Romero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jordan is not content to let Romero control the position.
Jordan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jordan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jordan 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.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Jordan working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Romero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Romero postures up.
Jordan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Jordan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jordan 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.
Romero trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Jordan looking to control.
Romero working some strikes from top position.

Jordan 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 Jordan extends and breaks Romero's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jordan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gage Jordan!
A relieved looking Gage Jordan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.