PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Grayson (ranked 1129 p4p, 1361 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 160 p4p, 196 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Grayson
vs
Gerber

178 cm
39
175
15 - 5 - 0

179 cm
38
182
27 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BRAZEN - Fight Gear
Conviction

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Grayson.
Grayson misses with a combination
and Gerber counters with a thumping low kick.
Grayson with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick from Grayson misses.
Gerber raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gerber slips a straight right by Grayson.
Gerber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grayson.
Grayson moves in looking to clinch but Gerber pushes him off.
Gerber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gerber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Grayson.
Grayson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson throws a sloppy head kick and Gerber moves out of range easily.
Grayson lands a jab-cross combination.
Gerber blocks a low kick nicely.
Gerber throws a fast counter high kick but Grayson manages to duck under it in time.
Grayson throws out a leg kick but Gerber moves out of range and Grayson only half commits.
Gerber raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gerber moves out of range as Grayson throws a body kick.
It seemed like Gerber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grayson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gerber flicks out a counter leg kick but Grayson steps away.
Grayson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gerber appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jason Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerber misses with a leg kick.
Grayson tried to counter with a leg kick but Gerber avoided it.

Grayson darts in and clinches Gerber up against the cage.
Gerber has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grayson avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gerber working aggressively here.
Gerber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayson lands an elbow just above Gerber 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Gerber blocking some punches.
Grayson lands an elbow inside that Gerber shrugs off.
Gerber avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.
Grayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grayson has a couple of punches blocked by Gerber.
Gerber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grayson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grayson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grayson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gerber.

Gerber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grayson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grayson lands a high kick!
Grayson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick from Gerber lands but Grayson takes it in his stride.
We've been told by Grayson's head coaches at Sol União Elite Alliance of Fighters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grayson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grayson backing away here, and Gerber unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gerber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gerber only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grayson looks to land a combination but Gerber avoids it well.
Gerber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grayson throws a leg kick
and Gerber counters with a leg kick.
No joy there for Grayson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grayson swings widly with a right hand
and Gerber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerber tries a head kick but it misses.

Grayson has closed the distance and engaged Gerber in a clinch.
Gerber throws a head punch that misses.
Gerber blocks the elbow strike.
Grayson is trying to maintain a safe position but Gerber gets an underhook and turns Grayson into the cage.
Gerber being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gerber.

It looks like Jason Grayson has been cut.
Grayson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gerber.
Gerber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grayson lands an uppercut.
Gerber wants to take the fight to the mat but Grayson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grayson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerber backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Grayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Grayson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A low kick from Grayson is predictable there
and Grayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grayson closes the distance but Gerber moves to the side
and Gerber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grayson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grayson lands a jab to the head.
Gerber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Grayson misses
enabling Gerber to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Grayson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gerber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson tries to work over Gerber's front leg with a kick but Gerber checks it.
Gerber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Grayson. Those never looked like landing.
Jason Grayson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson scores with a leg kick.
Grayson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson throws a series of punches but Gerber moves out of range.
Gerber looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Grayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerber can do to turn this around?
Grayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gerber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gerber jabs Grayson right on the nose. Grayson blinks but takes it well.
Grayson misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Gerber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grayson lands a front kick.
Grayson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Grayson moves into the clinch.
Grayson lands an uppercut.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gerber blocks an elbow strike.
Grayson misses with the head strike.
Grayson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Gerber breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson throws an overhand right that lands on Gerber's shoulder, as Gerber tries to avoid the shot.
Gerber throws a big counter head kick but Grayson avoids it with no problem.
Grayson throws a front kick aimed at Gerber's knee but Gerber avoids it well.
Gerber unleashes a big counter combination but Grayson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Grayson misses.
Grayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gerber lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jason Grayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Grayson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gerber.
Gerber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gerber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayson motions for Gerber to come forward. Grayson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson backing away here, and Gerber unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grayson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerber throws a fast counter high kick but Grayson manages to duck under it in time.
Grayson scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gerber.
Grayson tries to clinch there but Gerber circles away.
Gerber is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grayson with a body shot.
Gerber on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gerber checks a low kick from Grayson.
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Gerber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gerber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grayson can pounce on him.
Gerber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grayson.
Jason Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gerber keeps the fight on the outside.
Gerber lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grayson throws a lazy body kick
and Gerber counters with a big head kick but Grayson shrugs it off.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerber avoids the head kick by Grayson.
It seemed like Gerber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grayson throws a leg kick which misses Gerber's front leg but catches the back leg as Gerber tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grayson backing away here, and Gerber unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick lands for Gerber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayson throws a leg kick that misses.
Grayson backing away here, and Gerber unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grayson.
Grayson tries to land a front kick but Gerber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grayson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gerber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grayson scoring well with a low kick there.
Grayson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gerber tries to score with a low kick but Grayson moves his leg out of the way.
Gerber swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Gerber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Grayson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Grayson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gerber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grayson throws a sloppy head kick and Gerber moves out of range easily.
Grayson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gerber's sensitive parts.
Gerber blocks a head kick by Grayson.
Gerber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gerber blocks a head kick by Grayson.
Gerber blocks a leg kick.
Grayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson cracks Gerber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grayson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Grayson there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gerber lands a leg kick that knocks Grayson off balance momentarily.
Grayson throws a leg kick
and Gerber counters with a straight right hand.
Grayson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Gerber gets tackled into the cage by Grayson. Grayson maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gerber.
Gerber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Gerber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grayson moves in looking to clinch but Gerber pushes him off.
Gerber throws out a counter right but Grayson avoids it with no problem.
Grayson misses with a leg kick
and Gerber counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grayson 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 Gerber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gerber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gerber tries a quick counter leg kick but Grayson is wise to it.
Gerber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romulus Gerber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerber throws out a loose jab but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grayson connects with a leg kick.
Gerber shoots in but Grayson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheers as Grayson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gerber doesn't seem phased though.
Grayson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gerber.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.
Grayson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber fails with a takedown attempt.
Grayson throws a solid leg kick but Gerber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grayson.
Gerber throws out a counter right but Grayson avoids it with no problem.
Grayson throws a nice looking combination but Gerber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayson.
Grayson backing away here, and Gerber unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gerber swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Grayson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gerber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gerber throws a big counter head kick but Grayson avoids it with no problem.
Grayson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grayson throws a leg kick
and Gerber counters with a body kick that stops Grayson in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gerber is looking to land body kicks.
Jason Grayson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Grayson misses.
Gerber only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grayson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Gerber blocks the low kick.
Gerber checks a leg kick nicely.
Grayson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Grayson is predictable there

and Gerber counters with a crisp one two that drops Grayson! Gerber thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Grayson to his feet! Grayson is in big trouble!

Grayson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayson tries a low kick but Gerber avoids it.
Gerber looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Oh Grayson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick lands for Grayson.
Grayson seems to have got his legs back now.
Grayson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Grayson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grayson 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 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Grayson!
Jason Grayson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.