PLMMA 2 - Revenge PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes into the arena with Wash My Soul -Tricky blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Vos
vs
Pope

185 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas De Vos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Pope!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vos lands with a straight right. Pope didn't see that one coming.

It looks like The Pope has been cut.
De Vos fails to land with a series of punches.
De Vos looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - De Vos scores with a four punch combination!
De Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pope feints the counter takedown.
De Vos scores with a punch to the head.
De Vos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vos misses with a two punch combination.
Pope feints the counter takedown.
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jonas De Vos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Vos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pope drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Vos defends it well.
De Vos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pope has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Vos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Vos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pope drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Vos defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Pope tries to counter it with a takedown but De Vos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sloppy strikes from De Vos. Those never looked like landing.
De Vos digs a good body shot into Pope's ribs.
De Vos misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Vos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Pope changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Vos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Vos throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
And Pope tries to counter it with a takedown but De Vos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pope dodges the punch combination from De Vos.
De Vos misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Pope tries to counter it with a takedown but De Vos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Vos throws a nice looking combination but Pope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pope drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Vos defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos looks to land a combination. Pope sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That has opened up The Pope's cut even more.
De Vos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pope on the side of the head.
De Vos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for De Vos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from De Vos.
Pope with the counter takedown but De Vos avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas De Vos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Pope's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from De Vos does no damage.
Pope with the counter takedown but De Vos avoids it easily.
Nice cross by De Vos.
Jonas De Vos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Vos swinging wildly here.
Pope tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vos takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Pope tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Vos fails to land with a series of punches.
And Pope tries to counter it with a takedown but De Vos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Vos is looking to wear down Pope with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Vos.
Jonas De Vos is winning the standup battle so far.
De Vos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

The cut above The Pope's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
De Vos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pope feints the counter takedown.
Jonas De Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from De Vos does no damage.
De Vos throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Pope's jaw, knocking him onto his back! De Vos dives in looking to finish as Pope flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block De Vos's strikes! De Vos is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Pope's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Pope was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas De Vos!
Jonas De Vos retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Jonas De Vos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodriguez
vs
Aikawa

187 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
30
202 lbs
19 - 25 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Love Aikawa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Rodriguez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rodriguez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aikawa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Aikawa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez trying to keep a closed guard but Aikawa is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.

Rodriguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aikawa looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.

Aikawa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rodriguez frees his head nicely. Oh but Aikawa has switched to an armbar! Rodriguez is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Love Aikawa! Love Aikawa retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Love Aikawa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bellum Dominum and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curt Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Grushevky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Champion
vs
Grushevky

200 cm
23
298 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
31
276 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Curt Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Grushevky!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grushevky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grushevky duly obliges.

Champion throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grushevky tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Champion is in Grushevky's guard.
Grushevky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Champion is controlling him.
Champion tries to free his leg and advance position but Grushevky is retaining full guard.
Champion pushing down on Grushevky's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grushevky is looking to escape.
Champion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Champion looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grushevky is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Champion trying to mount his opponent but Grushevky defends it.
Grushevky is trying to stand.
Champion uses his free foot to push down on Grushevky's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grushevky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You get the feeling that Grushevky really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Champion trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grushevky wants to get back to his feet.
Champion thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Grushevky is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Champion looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Champion looking to finish with strikes here!
Champion won't let Grushevky get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Grushevky is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Champion throwing strikes here but Grushevky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Grushevky squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Grushevky wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Champion.
Grushevky's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Champion trying to control but Grushevky is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grushevky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Champion throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Champion misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Grushevky tries to buck Champion off but he can't manage it.

Champion is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grushevky is surviving well by controlling Champion's body position as best he can.
Grushevky is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Champion is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grushevky can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grushevky tries to buck Champion off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grushevky is looking to escape.
Grushevky is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Champion has control of Grushevky's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Grushevky regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Grushevky is squirming around, avoiding Champion's attempts to control the action.
Grushevky's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Champion unloads with some shots from mount but Grushevky bucks and avoids them well.
You get the feeling that Grushevky really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Grushevky wants to get back to his feet.
Grushevky holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Champion tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Champion is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grushevky has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grushevky is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Champion throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grushevky is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curt Champion dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grushevky scores with a jab to the body.
Grushevky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grushevky lands with an uppercut that bounces Champion off the cage and back into range.
Grushevky works over Champion's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Curt Champion has been cut.
Valeriy Grushevky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Grushevky gets caught napping as Champion dives in and scores a takedown. Grushevky manages to retain guard.
Grushevky wants to get back to his feet but Champion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Champion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grushevky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Champion stops Grushevky from standing up.
Champion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grushevky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Champion trying to control but Grushevky is working from the bottom.
Grushevky wants to get back to his feet but Champion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grushevky connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grushevky drops Champion with a right and a left! Grushevky comes rushing in but Champion regains his composure and manages to keep Grushevky in guard.

Champion is rocked!
Grushevky trying to control but Champion is working from the bottom.
Grushevky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Champion swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Grushevky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grushevky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Champion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Champion keeping moving, preventing Grushevky from controlling successfully.
Curt Champion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grushevky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grushevky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Champion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Grushevky knocks Champion out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Valeriy Grushevky!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laundrine Romerito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werner Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Werner Meier is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Romerito
vs
Meier

190 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laundrine Romerito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Werner Meier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Romerito closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Meier did well to prevent Romerito getting side control.
Romerito not doing much here.
Romerito lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Romerito scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romerito is taking a breather. Meier 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.
Romerito missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romerito working over Meier with some ground and pound. Meier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meier manages to get to full guard.

Romerito avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Romerito working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meier working for a triangle but Romerito defends it easily.
Romerito lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romerito is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Romerito distracts Meier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romerito cracks Meier with a solid left hand.

Meier looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Romerito passes into half guard.
Romerito with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meier slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Meier has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Romerito is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Meier.
Romerito scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Meier to see if he's OK.
Meier is not content to let Romerito control the position.
Meier takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Meier taking a bit of punishment here - Romerito scoring with strikes.
Meier is looking for a sweep.
Meier prevents Romerito from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meier tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Meier throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Romerito landing strikes.
Romerito scores with a couple of short elbows.
Meier gets back to half guard.

Meier looking for submissions off his back.
Romerito scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romerito is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Romerito there.
Romerito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meier on the ground.
Romerito working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romerito keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Meier is looking for a sweep. Romerito is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Meier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meier trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Meier slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Meier trying to hold on to Romerito's head to control him but Romerito postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romerito lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Romerito scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romerito is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laundrine Romerito dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romerito sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meier somewhat.
Meier closes the distance and clinches up with Romerito, looking for a takedown. Meier pushes Romerito against the cage but Romerito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meier tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romerito defends well and Meier ends up having to push Romerito into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Romerito tries to counter by clinching up but Meier breaks away and moves out of range.
Laundrine Romerito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Werner Meier.

Romerito shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meier moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Meier is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Romerito is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romerito pushing down on Meier's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Meier is not content to let Romerito control the position.
Romerito drops an elbow to the side of Meier's head.
Romerito is looking to take a break and control but Meier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romerito uses his free foot to push down on Meier's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Meier.
Romerito unloading with bombs!
Meier throwing hammer fists to the chest of Romerito. What's that going to do exactly?
Romerito connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Meier tries to hold on but Romerito postures up.
Laundrine Romerito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romerito trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romerito looking to control and managing it successfully.
Romerito landing strikes from the mount.
Romerito landing punches.
Romerito controlling his opponent.
Meier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Meier wants to hold on but Romerito pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romerito raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meier is desperately trying to improve his position but Romerito has a good base and remains in mount.
Meier is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romerito cracks Meier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Romerito dominating with strikes here.
Romerito avoids the attempt from Meier to control.
Romerito lands a couple of good shots and Meier has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Romerito scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Meier tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Romerito lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Meier is rocked!
Meier working to try and regain half guard.
Meier is still in real trouble! Can Romerito finish him?
Meier taking shots to the head.
Meier taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romerito landing strikes from the mount and Meier is in trouble!
Romerito looking to control but Meier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Romerito lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romerito looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Meier covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laundrine Romerito!
Laundrine Romerito is the new super heavyweight champion!