PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evan Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeromie Elias Hraiky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hraiky has chosen P Diddy- Come With Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilkinson
vs
Elias Hraiky

158 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

198 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeromie Elias Hraiky!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hraiky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hraiky wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hraiky has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wilkinson uses from the top position.
Hraiky is trying to keep Wilkinson in close.
Hraiky wants to improve his position but instead Wilkinson has moved into half guard.
Hraiky is looking to improve his position.
Hraiky keeping hold of Wilkinson's head, controlling as best he can.
Hraiky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hraiky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilkinson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilkinson's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hraiky trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wilkinson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wilkinson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hraiky.

Hraiky is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wilkinson can't escape the position.

Wilkinson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hraiky.
Wilkinson is in bad spot here.
Hraiky throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Wilkinson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hraiky's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Hraiky working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hraiky tries to get the hooks in deep but Wilkinson pushed the leg off.
Hraiky controlling well, preventing Wilkinson from escaping the position.
Hraiky controls the position.
Wilkinson trying to control but not successfully.
Wilkinson is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hraiky wants to control but Wilkinson is keeping busy.

Hraiky patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wilkinson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hraiky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wilkinson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wilkinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilkinson gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hraiky won't allow Wilkinson to sweep him here.
Hraiky wants to pass the guard but Wilkinson is keeping the position.

Hraiky stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Hraiky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilkinson gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilkinson keeping moving, preventing Hraiky from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeromie Elias Hraiky 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.

Hraiky is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilkinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Hraiky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wilkinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hraiky wants to control from the top but Wilkinson keeps moving.
Hraiky 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.

Wilkinson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hraiky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilkinson to the mat! Wilkinson manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilkinson is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hraiky is looking for a triangle here but Wilkinson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A control attempt from Hraiky but he's now mounted!

Wilkinson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hraiky is looking to improve his position but Wilkinson isn't that keen on the idea.

Wilkinson is working for a guillotine from mount but Hraiky frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hraiky tries to lock up and control but Wilkinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hraiky is squirming around, avoiding Wilkinson's attempts to control the action.
Hraiky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hraiky is trying desperately to improve position.
Jeromie Elias Hraiky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hraiky gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hraiky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilkinson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilkinson's back!
Hraiky somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Hraiky has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wilkinson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hraiky is breathing heavily.
I would not like to be Wilkinson right now.
Wilkinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hraiky's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wilkinson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is looking for a sweep. Hraiky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hraiky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilkinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wilkinson keeping moving, preventing Hraiky from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hraiky is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeromie Elias Hraiky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wilkinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hraiky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hraiky showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilkinson tries to get to full guard but Hraiky has control of the leg.
Wilkinson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hraiky prevents Wilkinson from standing back up.

Hraiky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hraiky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilkinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hraiky won't allow Wilkinson to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hraiky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hraiky showed some decent athleticism there.
Hraiky stalling away here and it's allowed Wilkinson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hraiky trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hraiky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hraiky sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilkinson's guard.
Wilkinson is refusing to be controlled, as Hraiky sits in half guard.
Hraiky controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is trying to control but Hraiky passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hraiky tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wilkinson is looking for a sweep.
Wilkinson trying to remain calm as Hraiky controls from the top position.
Hraiky trying to control the position but Wilkinson is working away.
Wilkinson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hraiky looking to control but Wilkinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilkinson working to try and regain half guard.
Wilkinson is squirming around, avoiding Hraiky's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hraiky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeromie Elias Hraiky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hraiky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeromie Elias Hraiky!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeromie Elias Hraiky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.