PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herteruiop Jertuaser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Romero Basquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jertuaser
vs
Romero Basquez

160 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Herteruiop Jertuaser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joel Romero Basquez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basquez throws a head kick but Jertuaser moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Basquez.
Jertuaser throws the kick towards the body but Basquez avoids it.
Jertuaser changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Basquez tries to avoid it but Jertuaser manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Basquez to the ground. Basquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Basquez throws a lazy right hand but Jertuaser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jertuaser is looking to clinch.
Basquez wants to counter with a clinch but Jertuaser pushes him away.
Jertuaser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jertuaser dives in and grabs Basquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Basquez pushes down on Jertuaser's head and hops out.
Basquez throws a leg kick but Jertuaser checks it.
Jertuaser appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jertuaser will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jertuaser avoids the head kick by Basquez.

Basquez rushes Jertuaser and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jertuaser - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Basquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jertuaser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basquez moves away.
Basquez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basquez misses with a two punch combination.

Basquez has managed to clinch.

Jertuaser jumps guard and drags Basquez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jertuaser keeping moving, preventing Basquez from controlling successfully.

Jertuaser is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Basquez throwing strikes but missing.
Basquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Basquez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jertuaser, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jertuaser blocks a jab.

Basquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Basquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Basquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jertuaser crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Basquez - the referee stops the clock and Jertuaser gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Basquez. Jertuaser manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Basquez tries to land a leg kick but Jertuaser saw it coming and moves away.
Basquez slaps away a takedown attempt from Jertuaser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herteruiop Jertuaser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Jertuaser with that takedown attempt.
Basquez throws a head kick that Jertuaser semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basquez throws a sloppy head kick and Jertuaser moves out of range easily.
Basquez looks winded!
Basquez leaves Jertuaser with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Romero Basquez 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.

Basquez moves into the clinch.

Jertuaser manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Basquez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jertuaser, up you get!
Basquez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jertuaser is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Herteruiop Jertuaser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jertuaser checks a low kick from Basquez.
Basquez throws a series of punches but Jertuaser moves out of range.
Joel Romero Basquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basquez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Basquez throws a head kick but Jertuaser moves out of range.
Basquez throws a head kick that misses.
Jertuaser wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Basquez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basquez throws a head kick but Jertuaser moves out of range.
Basquez is breathing heavily.
Jertuaser tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Basquez swivels and escapes.

Basquez clinches with his opponent.
Basquez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jertuaser.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jertuaser jumps guard and drags Basquez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Jertuaser is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jertuaser looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Basquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Basquez looking to sit in guard and control but Jertuaser gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jertuaser wants to control from the top but Basquez keeps moving.
Jertuaser really is a fat lump.
Jertuaser is standing up over Basquez. Basquez looks to escape but Jertuaser dives into side control.
Basquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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.
Basquez tries to escape but Jertuaser is in control.

Jertuaser tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jertuaser has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basquez tries to escape but Jertuaser is in control.
Basquez tries to improve position but can't.
Jertuaser throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jertuaser trying to control the position but Basquez is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Romero Basquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Basquez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jertuaser's guard.

Jertuaser manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Jertuaser manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Basquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jertuaser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Basquez stands and steps away. Jertuaser gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick misses from Basquez.
Basquez throws a sloppy head kick and Jertuaser moves out of range easily.

Basquez moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basquez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Basquez drags the fight down to the ground.
Basquez wants to stand and escape but Jertuaser is having none of it.

Jertuaser gets to his feet - Basquez follows without any prompting.

Basquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Basquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Basquez has Jertuaser pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Basquez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jertuaser tumbling to the mat - Basquez dives into Jertuaser's guard.

Jertuaser pushes Basquez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Basquez leaves Jertuaser with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jertuaser manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Basquez is looking to pass into half guard but Jertuaser pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jertuaser is in guard.
Jertuaser trying to control but Basquez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jertuaser slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Basquez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jertuaser has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jertuaser trying to control the action but Basquez is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jertuaser lands some shots froms side control.
Basquez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jertuaser is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Jertuaser seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Basquez is trying to buck Jertuaser off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Herteruiop Jertuaser did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jertuaser shoots in looking for a takedown but Basquez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jertuaser's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jertuaser dives in and grabs Basquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Basquez pushes down on Jertuaser's head and hops out.
Basquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jertuaser tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Basquez manages to circle out of the way.
Jertuaser shoots in for a double leg but Basquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herteruiop Jertuaser. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Basquez rushes Jertuaser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Basquez misses with an elbow strike.

Basquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jertuaser fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jertuaser lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Basquez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Basquez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Basquez throws a sloppy head kick and Jertuaser moves out of range easily.
Joel Romero Basquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Jertuaser rushes Basquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jertuaser lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jertuaser has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Basquez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Basquez jumps guard.
Jertuaser is standing up over Basquez. Basquez looks to escape but Jertuaser dives into side control.

Jertuaser is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Basquez is trying to escape and Jertuaser transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Basquez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Jertuaser! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herteruiop Jertuaser!