PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byrant Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight. Jerome has chosen Birthday sex-Jeremih as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mia
vs
Jerome

180 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

173 cm
18
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Demonic Clothing

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byrant Jerome!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia misses with the combination.
Mia throws a good cross that connects.

Jerome has closed the distance and engaged Mia in a clinch.
Mia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jerome tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jerome keeps control of Mia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jerome lands an elbow that stopped Mia in his tracks for a moment.
Mia tries to break the clinch but Jerome is controlling the position.
Jerome tries to land knees in the clinch but Mia avoids the damage to the body.
Mia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jerome misses with a knee to the head.

Mia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jerome misses with a takedown attempt - Mia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mia tries to clinch there but Jerome circles away.
Jerome shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mia throws the left hand but Jerome avoids the punch easily.
Mia throws a jab when Jerome was well out of range.
Jerome uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mia.
A choreographed right hand from Mia misses the target.
Mia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jerome throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mia misses with a straight right.
Mia connects with a jab.
Gavin Mia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mia has Jerome up against the cage in a clinch.
Mia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mia.
Jerome prevents Mia from breaking the clinch.
Jerome lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Gavin Mia has been cut.
Jerome using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jerome fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Jerome.
Mia can't break the clinch.
Jerome scores a nice knee to the body.
Jerome landing knees to the head.
Jerome using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mia is breathing heavily.

Jerome has hold of one of Mia's legs. Mia is fighting the takedown attempt but Jerome gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Mia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jerome gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mia keeping full guard, as Jerome tries to pass.
Jerome working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jerome is pushing down on Mia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mia is fighting to maintain full guard but Jerome has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jerome's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jerome's back!
Jerome manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mia's guard. Nice work there by Jerome.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerome passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mia tries to improve position but can't.
Mia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jerome working away.
Mia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mia takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jerome advances to mount.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jerome looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jerome lands a big shot there that rocks Mia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia tries to lock up and control but Jerome gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jerome cracks Mia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jerome avoids the attempt from Mia to control.
A nice elbow there by Jerome.
Mia squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jerome wants to take Mia's back here but Mia is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Mia working to try and regain half guard.
Mia tries to lock up and control but Jerome gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mia is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Mia bucks Jerome off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mia clobbers Jerome with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mia works the jab nicely.
Mia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jerome moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mia tries to clinch but Jerome moves out of range.
Jerome takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jerome is looking to clinch.

Jerome closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mia is trying to break free.

Mia breaks from the clinch.
Mia lands with a right hand.

Jerome is rocked!
Mia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jerome is still on wobbly legs! Can Mia finish him?
Mia swats away the attempt to clinch by Jerome.
Jerome is looking to clinch.
Mia lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gavin Mia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gavin Mia's cut.
That's time! Mia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mia lands with a straight right. Jerome didn't see that one coming.
Mia throws a hook to the side of Jerome's head but Jerome sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jerome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jerome on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jerome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mia closes the distance and clinches.

Jerome has Mia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jerome pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mia tumbling to the mat - Jerome dives into Mia's guard.
Mia keeping full guard, as Jerome tries to pass.
Jerome seems to have recovered his senses.

Mia is looking for a triangle but Jerome pushes his legs off easily.

Mia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome tries to free his leg and advance position but Mia is retaining full guard.
Jerome trying to control the position from guard on top but Mia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jerome uses it to pass to side control.
Jerome tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mia regains half guard.
Jerome wants to pass to mount but Mia is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Mia has his foot on Jerome's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jerome works his way back into a safe position though.

Mia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jerome gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerome with a flurry of punches that miss.

Mia looking for a guillotine here but Jerome defends easily.
Jerome trying to control the position from guard on top but Mia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mia has his foot on Jerome's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jerome works his way back into a safe position though.

Mia has his foot on Jerome's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jerome works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jerome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mia swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jerome doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jerome manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerome tries to free his leg and advance position but Mia is retaining full guard.

Mia had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jerome is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mia Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jerome's back instead.

Jerome is trying to defend against the choke here but Mia has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mia Tightens the hold and Jerome taps out furiously! Mia displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gavin Mia!