PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Romanow (ranked 2119 p4p, 2867 weight class) and Jake Conway (ranked 257 p4p, 335 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Romanow
vs
Conway

175 cm
24
247
4 - 5 - 0

213 cm
25
265
7 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hoarse Pills

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Conway scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romanow lands a glancing blow to the side of Conway's head.
Conway slips a jab from Romanow.

Conway moves into the clinch.

Conway breaks the clinch.
Romanow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conway looks to throw the jab but Romanow is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Romanow.
Conway throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romanow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conway.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conway moves into the clinch.

Conway breaks the clinch.
Romanow avoids the head kick by Conway.
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Conway counters with a series of strikes. Romanow will be more careful next time no doubt.

Conway gets a clinch.

Conway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romanow throws a right hand that Conway ducks under and follows up with a left that Conway also avoids with ease.
Romanow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romanow blocks a head kick by Conway.
Romanow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romanow has time to react.
Romanow dodges the punch combination from Conway.
Decent striking displayed by Conway there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway sizes up Romanow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jake Conway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Conway clinches.
Conway prevents a takedown attempt there.

Conway manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target.

Conway closes the distance and clinches.
Conway stops a takedown attempt from Romanow.
Conway wants to break free but Romanow has control.
A short uppercut from Conway.
Conway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway.

Romanow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conway doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanow circles away.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conway throws a series of punches but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Conway closes the distance and pushes Romanow back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conway.
A short body shot lands from Romanow as the two fighters clinch.
Conway lands a hook to the side of the head.

Conway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow swings for the body but Conway moves out of range.
Conway is looking to clinch.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Conway does no damage.
Conway is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conway lands a glancing blow to the side of Romanow's head.
Romanow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romanow throws a hook but Conway avoids it easily.
Romanow darts in looking for a takedown but Conway gets double underhooks and turns Romanow into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Conway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Romanow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Conway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Romanow misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conway misses the jab.
Romanow tries to counter with a takedown but Conway is quick to defend against it.
Conway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Conway saw that one coming.
Romanow blocks a head kick by Conway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Conway dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.
Conway throws a head kick that misses.
Romanow drops down looking for a counter takedown but Conway sprawls and moves away.
Romanow throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.
Conway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romanow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Conway. Those never looked like landing.
Romanow slips under a jab.
No joy there for Conway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conway misses with a looping right.
Romanow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Romanow misses.
Conway throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Conway slips the punch.
Jake Conway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanow.
Conway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Romanow 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Conway has closed the distance and engaged Romanow in a clinch.
Conway tries a body shot but Romanow blocks it.
Romanow working aggressively here.

Conway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conway.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway slips under a jab from Romanow.
A low kick from Conway misses

and Romanow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Conway's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conway is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow wants to pass the guard but Conway is keeping the position.
Romanow won't allow Conway to get back to his feet.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow connects with a body shot that sends Conway's belly button to the back.
Romanow has his takedown stuffed
and Conway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conway throws a sloppy head kick and Romanow moves out of range easily.
Romanow misses with a looping right.
Conway avoids the body shot from Romanow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway connects with an inside leg kick.
Romanow misses with a looping right.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Conway moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Conway drives through and clinches with Romanow against the cage.

Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conway sprawls well. Conway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romanow gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Conway throws out a loose jab but Romanow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Conway moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Romanow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Conway tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romanow is in Conway's guard.
Romanow 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.
Conway wants to stand up but Romanow is controlling him.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.
Romanow won't allow Conway to get back to his feet.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conway's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Conway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Conway wants to clinch up but Romanow keeps it at a distance.
Romanow throws the left hand but Conway avoids the punch easily.
Romanow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romanow.
Romanow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conway.
Conway tries a head kick but it misses.
Romanow moves forwards but Conway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conway tries to clinch up.
Romanow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romanow somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway slaps away a takedown attempt from Romanow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romanow circles away from the clinch attempt

so Romanow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Romanow landing some decent shots from guard.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Conway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcel Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Conway pushes Romanow off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Romanow gets tackled into the cage by Conway. Conway maintains the clinch.

Romanow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanow misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway jabs Romanow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romanow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Conway misses.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Romanow tries to keep at a distance but Conway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romanow prevents Conway from breaking the clinch.
Romanow misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow walks into a stiff left hand from Conway.
Jake Conway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow connects with a body shot.
Conway cracks Romanow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Romanow misses.
Conway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jake Conway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romanow.
Conway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conway scores with a head kick.

Conway forces Romanow back against the cage and clinches.

Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Conway connects with a right hand. Romanow shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway moves out of range as Romanow strikes.

Romanow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Romanow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Romanow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Conway wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Conway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conway winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Conway!
An out of breath Jake Conway thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.