PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Porter (ranked 4694 p4p, 555 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 3585 p4p, 460 weight class). Jack Porter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Porter
vs
Romero

179 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter stuffs the takedown attempt from Romero. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Porter scores with a shot to the body.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Porter counters with a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Porter.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Porter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romero.
Yoel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romero.
Jack Porter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoel Romero.
Porter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porter ducks under a wild hook from Romero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Porter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Jack Porter has been cut.
Porter misses with a double jab.
Romero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Porter throws a big counter combination but Romero scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Porter fails to land with a series of punches.
Romero misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Porter misses the target.
Porter takes one to the side of the head.
Romero throws a right and a left that Porter avoids nicely.

Romero forces Porter back against the cage and clinches.

Romero jumps guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romero can do anything to dispel that myth.

Romero working for submissions but it's allowed Porter to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Romero has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Porter escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Porter!
An elbow from Porter crashes against the mat.
Romero struggling a bit here.
Romero is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Romero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Porter pulls his head out easily.

Romero actively working from the bottom here.
Romero is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Romero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Porter is working away from the top position though.
Romero gets back to full guard.

Romero is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Porter frees his head nicely. Oh but Romero has switched to an armbar! Porter is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Yoel Romero!
Our winner, Yoel Romero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.