PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romo comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Romo
vs
Brown

182 cm
25
167 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

187 cm
24
164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolls Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo lands with a shot to the body.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown takes a swing at Romo's ribcage but misses.
Romo misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.

Romo closes the distance and clinches.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romo misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
A nice left hand lands by Romo.
Romo cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Romo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Romo keeps him there for the moment.
Romo is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Romo lands a shot to the body.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo misses with a punch to the body.
Romo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Romo lands a nice uppercut.
Romo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romo.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
Romo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Romo has the dominant position.
Romo is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Romo has his back to the cage.
Brown is leaning against Romo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice elbow from Romo.
Romo lands a shoulder strike.
Brown blocking some punches.
Romo stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Brown blocking some punches.
A short left from Brown.
Romo just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown presses Romo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Romo avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Romo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Romo pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romo lands a nice uppercut.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Romo has the dominant position.
Romo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Romo won't allow it.
Romo lands a shoulder strike.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romo keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown tries to work over Romo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romo.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Romo.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romo.
A left hand lands to the body for Romo.
Romo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Romo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Romo controls the action.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Romo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Romo.
Brown looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from Romo.
Brown wants to break free but Romo has control.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Romo is stalling here.
Romo lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Romo.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romo digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Romo is working Brown over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo scores with a hook to the body.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romo's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Romo as the two fighters clinch.
Romo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romo gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romo lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Romo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romo lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Romo pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Romo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolls Romo 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.

Romo tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Romo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.

Romo closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romo.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Romo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Romo gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Romo has denied him.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Romo lands a left hand.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Romo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Romo lands an elbow inside.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Romo keeps him there for the moment.
Romo lands an elbow inside.
Romo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rolls Romo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Brown is rocked!
Romo lands a nice uppercut.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Romo finish him?

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romo ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Brown's jaw. Brown's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Romo does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rolls Romo!