PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tre Jorgensen (ranked 5093 p4p, 5824 weight class) and Vito Romero Jr (ranked 473 p4p, 522 weight class). Vito Romero Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jorgensen
vs
Romero Jr

190 cm
16
205
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
212
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tre Jorgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jorgensen shoots in and bounces Romero Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jorgensen controlling from the top position.
Romero Jr controls Jorgensen momentarily but Jorgensen frees himself.
Romero Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Jorgensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romero Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jorgensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jorgensen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romero Jr's head.
Romero Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jorgensen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jorgensen gets to his feet. Romero Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Romero Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jorgensen with a poor takedown
and Romero Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Tre Jorgensen has been cut.
Jorgensen slips a jab from Romero Jr.
Jorgensen misses with a takedown attempt
and Romero Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jorgensen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Romero Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Romero Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorgensen forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Romero Jr is looking to improve his position.
Jorgensen is controlling the pace.
Jorgensen wants to stand up but Romero Jr has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jorgensen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jorgensen uses his free foot to push down on Romero Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Romero Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jorgensen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Romero Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Romero Jr tries to hold on but Jorgensen postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jorgensen landing strikes, looking to finish!

Jorgensen looking to secure an arm triangle but Romero Jr defends it well.
Romero Jr tries to lock up and control but Jorgensen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jorgensen controlling the position easily from mount.
Jorgensen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romero Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jorgensen controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Romero Jr tries to hold on but Jorgensen postures up.
Jorgensen unloading with bombs!
Romero Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jorgensen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Romero Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero Jr tries to lock up and control but Jorgensen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Romero Jr is just holding on here. Jorgensen manages to take his back.
Jorgensen controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tre Jorgensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tre Jorgensen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Romero Jr misses.
Jorgensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero Jr can do to turn this around?

Jorgensen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Romero Jr's guard.
Romero Jr controls Jorgensen momentarily but Jorgensen frees himself.
Tre Jorgensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jorgensen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Jorgensen decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Jorgensen closes the distance and pushes Romero Jr back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorgensen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Romero Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Romero Jr working aggressively here.
Jorgensen is trying to drag Romero Jr to the mat but Romero Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jorgensen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Jorgensen manages to pull guard.
Jorgensen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jorgensen tries to get out of the position.
Romero Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorgensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorgensen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romero Jr's guard.

Jorgensen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romero Jr is trying to hold Jorgensen in close to prevent damage but Jorgensen has managed to pass into half guard.
Jorgensen winds up and cracks Romero Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romero Jr wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero Jr wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jorgensen prevents Romero Jr from improving his position.
Jorgensen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Romero Jr tries to get to full guard but Jorgensen has control of the leg.

Jorgensen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jorgensen is taking a breather. Romero Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Romero Jr wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Romero Jr won't allow Jorgensen to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen is controlling the pace.
Romero Jr tries to roll over but Jorgensen keeps him under control.
Romero Jr wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping busy.
Romero Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romero Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Jorgensen wants to pass to mount but Romero Jr is defending the position.
Jorgensen stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jorgensen wants to pass the guard but Romero Jr is defending well.

That's four 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.
Well, if Jorgensen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jorgensen scores with a shot to the body.
Jorgensen shoots and misses
and Romero Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tre Jorgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jorgensen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Romero Jr sprawls well initially but Jorgensen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero Jr is trying to maintain the position but Jorgensen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jorgensen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tre Jorgensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tre Jorgensen's cut.
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!

Romero Jr leaves Jorgensen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romero Jr throws a shot from downtown. Jorgensen moves away and avoids it.

Jorgensen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Romero Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jorgensen happy to just control the position for now.
Jorgensen tries to move to mount but Romero Jr blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Jorgensen keeps moving and retains side control.
Romero Jr can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen controlling the position.

Jorgensen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Romero Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Romero Jr is being controlled here.
Romero Jr trying his best to control but Jorgensen has mounted him.
Jorgensen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romero Jr wants to control but Jorgensen is having none of it.

Jorgensen is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Jorgensen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vito Romero Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen controlling the position from side mount.
Romero Jr trying to control but Jorgensen flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
I really don't envy Romero Jr right now.
What can Romero Jr do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Jorgensen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Romero Jr is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero Jr is still trying to improve position.
Romero Jr keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero Jr trying to control the action but Jorgensen just sinks the hooks in.
Jorgensen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Romero Jr is looking for a way out.
Romero Jr looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Romero Jr do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jorgensen is not going to allow Romero Jr to sit and survive in this position.
Romero Jr is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jorgensen is staying active.

Jorgensen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jorgensen gets his hands free as Romero Jr looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen is riding his opponent, not letting Romero Jr buck him off.

Romero Jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Romero Jr trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jorgensen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Romero Jr to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jorgensen controlling the positon.
Tre Jorgensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero Jr is taking damage to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tre Jorgensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jorgensen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tre Jorgensen!