PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tori Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Romero
vs
Brinkley

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tori Brinkley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brinkley but Brinkley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brinkley stuffs the takedown.
Brinkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brinkley misses with a two punch combination.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Brinkley shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brinkley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Romero is trying to stand back up but Brinkley is controlling him
Romero trying to control here.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Brinkley works his way into full mount!
Brinkley controlling his opponent.
Brinkley wants to take his opponent's back but Romero doesn't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brinkley wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Brinkley controlling the pace for now.
Brinkley with a couple of short strikes.
Romero working to try and regain half guard.
Brinkley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brinkley content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brinkley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brinkley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brinkley trying to control but Romero is having none of it.
Brinkley content just to control the position here.
Brinkley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is trying to stand but he's just given Brinkley his back.
Brinkley controlling the position well here. Romero rolled but Brinkley kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Brinkley has the hooks in. Romero is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brinkley cracks Romero with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Romero from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Brinkley working for a choke but Romero is defending well.
Romero is trapped and Brinkley is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Brinkley lands strikes to the head.
Romero is trying to get back to his feet but Brinkley has full control of the position and if anything, Romero has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Romero tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero trying to get back to his feet but Brinkley is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Brinkley struggling to keep hold of the position.
Romero tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brinkley manages to capitalize on a mistake by Romero to take his back!
Brinkley trying to control.
Romero rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Romero is trying to get back to full guard.
Brinkley wants to control but Romero is keeping him busy.
Romero is trying to control but Brinkley passes into side control!
Romero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brinkley working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tori Brinkley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Romero clinches up against the cage.

Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brinkley wants to clinch but Romero slips to the side

and Romero counters by clinching up.
Brinkley stops a takedown attempt from Romero.

Romero pulls guard successfully.
Brinkley won't allow Romero to sweep him here.
Brinkley stops Romero from standing up.
Brinkley controlling from the top position.
Brinkley stands up over Romero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Romero has his feet on Brinkley's thighs here. He's pushed Brinkley off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Brinkley screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Romero!