The referee officiating the fight was Arthur Mercante Jr. The referee officiating the fight was Mitch Halpern. Furthermore, there were additional issues with regard to safety, misconduct, and officiating with underperformance referees. Mike Pereira resigned as the league's Vice President of Officiating. Art McNally resigned as the league's Director of Officiating during the offseason. Alberto Riveron replaced Dean Blandino as the league's Vice President of Officiating. A chapel has been established, two haughty priests officiating. The text suggests that Simeon was the officiating priest. The teams had been unhappy with the officiating in the PBL. There are 16 head priests who take turns at officiating. Bill Carollo resigned to become the Director of Officiating for the Big Ten Conference. Patrick continued his unfair officiating in matches. However, the penalty was then nullified by the officiating crew. He had led the NFL's officiating since 2001. During the Games there were several controversies, mostly revolving around poor officiating.