PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Byrant Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome's entrance music is Birthday sex-Jeremih. A fine choice. Byrant Jerome has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jerome
vs
Carter

173 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

172 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byrant Jerome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Carter!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerome throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Jerome tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jerome as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Jerome.
Jerome throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Jerome fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jerome throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter avoids the head kick by Jerome.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jerome tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Byrant Jerome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Jerome.
Jerome pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jerome wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Carter misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jerome wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Carter doesn't have the hooks in and Jerome manages to turn into his guard.
Carter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jerome. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carter wants to sweep here but Jerome controlling him for the moment.
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but Jerome is proving a slippery customer.

Carter pushes Jerome off and gets back to his feet.
Jerome tries a head kick but it misses.
Jerome throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carter's head.
Jerome is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerome fails to land the takedown.
Jerome stuffs the takedown attempt from Carter. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.
Byrant Jerome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Carter.

Carter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jerome's guard.
Carter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carter forces his way into half guard.
Jerome wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.

Carter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jerome wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jerome knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Carter is working for a submission of some sort.

Jerome looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carter tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jerome.

Carter wants to work for an arm triangle but Jerome is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carter blocks a head kick by Jerome.

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.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Jerome sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jerome is looking to clinch.
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jerome counters with a takedown into side control.
Carter is looking for a sweep.
Jerome advances to full mount.
Carter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Jerome wants to finish this one by submission but Carter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jerome.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byrant Jerome dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jerome throws a head kick that misses.
Jerome will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jerome throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jerome looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jerome looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a nice kick to the body.

Carter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jerome is trying to work for a sweep but Carter has mounted him!
Carter looking to land elbow strikes but Jerome uses the position to regain half guard.
Jerome works his way to full guard. Good work.

Jerome is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Carter has his hands clasped together but Jerome extends an breaks Carter's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jerome.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Byrant Jerome!