PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glicerio Geronimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hype you out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Geronimo's choice of entrance music: Cariño Brutal. This should be a great matchup!

Rain
vs
Geronimo

193 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glicerio Geronimo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geronimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geronimo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Rain moves into the clinch.

Rain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rain has closed the distance and engaged Geronimo in a clinch.
Rain keeps control of Geronimo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Geronimo is trying to break free.

Rain gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rain works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Rain escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rain rushes Geronimo and presses him up against the cage.
Geronimo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Geronimo takes a knee to the side of the body.

Rain has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Geronimo regains guard immediately.
Geronimo is looking to stand up but Rain isn't so interested in that idea.
Rain with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geronimo keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.
Rain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Geronimo is looking to stand up but Rain isn't so interested in that idea.
Rain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Geronimo keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.
Rain scoring with some ground and pound.
Rain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rain forces his way into half guard.
Rain prevents Geronimo from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain stalling.
Rain works his way into side control.

Rain stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Rain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rain lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Geronimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Geronimo wants to stand up but Rain is controlling him.
Rain advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rain decides to stand up, so the ref orders Geronimo to his feet.

Rain clinches.

Rain breaks from the clinch.
Glicerio Geronimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geronimo misses with a few strikes there.
Rain scores with a head kick. Geronimo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Geronimo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Rain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Geronimo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rain asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rain scores with punches from side control.
Geronimo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Geronimo to see if he's OK.
Rain slows the pace down.
Geronimo is not content to let Rain control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geronimo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rain asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Geronimo is not content to let Rain control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geronimo bucks up and tries to throw Rain off but instead Rain has got his back!

Rain has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Geronimo! Can he survive? No! He's out! Rain gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Rain!
John Rain bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.