PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gordon (ranked 5115 p4p, 1259 weight class) and Jack Jerome (ranked 559 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gordon
vs
Jerome

190 cm
24
180
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
181
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Savage Fightwear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Jerome!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gordon gets a double leg takedown into Jerome's guard.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Jerome is keeping the position.
Jerome can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gordon controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon passes Jerome's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Gordon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jerome is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gordon seems to be working for a kimura but Jerome defends the submission attempt.

Gordon wants to work for an arm triangle but Jerome is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Gordon seems content to control.
Jerome has his hands clasped together around Gordon's back. He's all about the action.
Jerome trying to control here.

Gordon is working for a kimura but Jerome is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Gordon wants to work for an arm triangle but Jerome is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gordon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Gordon seems to be looking for submissions.

Gordon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gordon sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gordon is looking for a kimura here.

Gordon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jerome defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gordon is working for a submission of some sort.
Gordon is thwarting Jerome's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Gordon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jerome defends it well.

Gordon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jerome trying to hold on to Gordon's head to control him but Gordon postures up.

Gordon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gordon seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Gordon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gordon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jerome has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gordon is working away from the top position though.
Gordon controlling the action here.
Gordon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gordon is looking to take a break and control but Jerome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jerome gets back to full guard.
Jerome controls Gordon momentarily but Gordon frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon wants to control from the top but Jerome keeps moving.
Jerome keeping full guard, as Gordon tries to pass.
Gordon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Gordon tries for a kimura but Jerome is defending well.
Jerome is trying to get back to half guard.
Jerome is not content to let Gordon control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jerome tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jerome regains half guard.
Gordon trying to control the pace.

Gordon is looking for a kimura here.
Gordon is looking to take a break and control but Jerome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Gordon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jerome doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gordon.
Gordon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gordon prevents Jerome from improving his position.

That's four 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.
Gordon content to control rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Gordon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gordon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jerome does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gordon slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Gordon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gordon feints and as Jerome raises his hands in defense, Gordon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jerome trying to control the position.
Gordon passes Jerome's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jerome trying to control from the bottom.

Gordon is looking for a kimura here.
Jerome trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gordon in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon prevents Jerome from improving his position.
Jerome desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Gordon is trying to work for a kimura but Jerome is defending well.
Jerome wants to improve his position but Gordon is controlling well.
Gordon is trying to control. Jerome wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jerome manages to get to full guard.

That's two 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.
Gordon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gordon passes Jerome's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gordon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jerome wants to control but Gordon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gordon controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jerome is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gordon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jerome gets full guard.
Jerome trying to control the position.
Jerome has his hands on Gordon's head, controlling the position.
Gordon won't allow Jerome to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gordon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jerome sprawls well initially but Gordon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Gordon is working for a kimura but Jerome is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerome has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gordon is working away from the top position though.
Jerome wants to get back to full guard.
Gordon trying to control the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jerome manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jerome working for a triangle but Gordon defends it easily.
Jack Jerome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gordon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jerome has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gordon has managed to get both his arms back between Jerome's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Gordon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gordon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Gordon!
Our winner, Ryan Gordon, 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.