PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Romanow (ranked 1176 p4p, 1591 weight class) and DA Real (ranked 135 p4p, 178 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Romanow
vs
Real

175 cm
26
247
7 - 8 - 0

209 cm
29
265
8 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

NARCOS
Fantasy Threads

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 7 - 8 - 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DA Real!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Real misses.
Real scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Real does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romanow cracks a nice hook into Real's ribs.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
We've been hearing reports that Romanow has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Real slips a jab from Romanow.
Real connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romanow. Romanow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Real lands a nice shot to the body.
Romanow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Real.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Real saw that one coming.
Romanow throws a right hand that misses
enabling Real to counter with a crisp jab.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Real to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Real works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romanow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Real throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow misses with an uppercut.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Real counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Real does a little dance to reset his feet.
Real with a nice cross.
Real ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Real just misses with a punch to the body.
Real has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Romanow connects with a crisp jab.
Romanow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Real counters with a crisp right hand that drops Romanow! Real lets Romanow back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Romanow is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Real lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Romanow - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Real!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DA Real!
After the fight, DA Real was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.