PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T Pain & Hot Dollar - Who The Fuck Is That. Romario has chosen Polly - By Nirvana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Romero
vs
Romario

192 cm
20
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
270 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesar Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Romario!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romario dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romero. That did some damage!
A slapping body kick lands there for Romario.
Romario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romario lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Romero scores with a takedown into Romario's guard.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero wants to control from the top but Romario keeps moving.
Romero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Romero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romero 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.
Romero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Romario preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romario can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romero trying to control but Romario is working from the bottom.
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romario is pulling down on Romero's head. It's preventing any offense from Romero, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romario keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romario really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Romero distracts Romario with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romero scoring with some ground and pound.
Romero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Romario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Romero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cesar Romero.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romario as he jumps to the side.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romario counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romero's knee momentarily.
Romario pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romario throws a head kick that misses.
Romero looks to land a combination but Romario avoids it well.
Romero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Romario counters with a head kick. That will keep Romero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anderson Romario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Romario counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romario wants to slow Romero down by chopping away at his legs.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Romario throws a nice head kick!
Romario chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Romario connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero dives in and grabs Romario's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romario pushes down on Romero's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero is breathing heavily.

Romero feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Romario manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romero manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero pulls Romario in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anderson Romario will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romario moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Romario counters with a good low kick that Romero was not able to check.

Romario gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Romero won't allow Romario to get back to his feet.
Romero stays in close to Romario's body and controls the position.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Romario blocks nicely.
Romero stands up over Romario, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Romero pushes down on Romario's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Romero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Romero trying to control the action but Romario is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romero wants to free his trapped foot but Romario is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Romero stops Romario from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Romero seems content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Romero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romario defending well though.
Romero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Romario's head.
Romero passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero with the ground and pound from mount.
Romero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romero lands a big shot there that rocks Romario but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Romero with the ground and pound from mount.
Romario in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romario is bucking up trying to escape but Romero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Romero with the ground and pound from mount.
Romero lands with some strikes.
Romero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Romero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Romario is breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Romero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Romero cracks Romario with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero controlling the position easily from mount.
Romero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Romero dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Romario uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Romario walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both fighters circling a little - Romario finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Romario moved out of range.
Romario misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romario, right into the meat.
Romero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romario avoids it really well and circles away.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero scores with a punch to the head.
Romario scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romero has his takedown stuffed
and Romario counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romario thumps Romero with a low kick.
Romero blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Anderson Romario seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt - Romario sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romario takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a sloppy body shot
and Romario counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cesar Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romario looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romario lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Romario scores with a push kick.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romario.
Romario throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Romero's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romario lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romario throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Romario throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Romario tenderised Romero's leg. Romero is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romario.
Romario fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romario throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Romario fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romario lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Romario - that will leave a mark!
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romario can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romario.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romario.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romario.
Romario throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Romario goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romero throws a hook but Romario avoids it easily.
Romario throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Romario.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romario, as that shot connected.
Romario thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romero if he has to take too many more of those.
Romario lands a leg kick that knocks Romero off balance momentarily.
Romario turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Romario throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Romario lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romario buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romario connects with a leg kick. Romero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romario scores with a kick to the body.
Romario plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Romario lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romero takes a step back to recover.
Romero shoots and misses
and Romario counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Romario.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romario. Romario obviously looking to wear him down.
Romario moves into range and connects with a jab.

Romero is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romario can pounce on him.
Oh Romero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Romero is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Romario Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Romero is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anderson Romario!