PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Romo has chosen Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. Rolls Romo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barnes
vs
Romo

178 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

182 cm
27
167 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rolls Romo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romo swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Romo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes feints and then cracks Romo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romo down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romo on the side of the head.
Romo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romo throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Mike Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Romo counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes clobbers Romo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Rolls Romo has been cut.
A low kick from Romo is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a big head kick but Romo shrugs it off.
Romo ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romo looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Romo throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romo.
Barnes lands with a hook. Romo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mike Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Romo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Romo slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romo looks gassed!
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romo thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.
Romo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Romo drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Romo's leg. Romo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Romo dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Romo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo misses with a body shot.
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Romo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Romo.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Romo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Romo.
Romo throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Romo 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Romo.
Barnes jabs Romo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romo avoids the body shot from Barnes.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.

That has opened up Rolls Romo's cut even more.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Romo's front leg but catches the back leg as Romo tries to avoid it.
Romo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Romo takes one to the chin there.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Romo is just out of range.
Barnes throws a body punch but Romo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rolls Romo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barnes catches Romo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Romo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Romo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes tests Romo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Romo misses.
Romo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Romo.
Romo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romo is breathing heavily.
Romo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Romo takes it in his stride.

The cut above Rolls Romo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Romo's head but Romo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Romo's ribs.
Romo misses with a looping left.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romo counters with a good, hard body kick but Barnes shrugs it off.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Romo's leg. Romo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mike Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Romo is avoiding it.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Romo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romo throws a lazy body kick
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Romo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romo blocks a jab.
Barnes lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Romo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Romo throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Romo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Romo's belly button to the back.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Romo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Romo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Barnes throws a head kick that Romo semi-blocks.

Rolls Romo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romo.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Romo avoids them all with ease.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romo throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barnes works Romo's body with a nice hook.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Romo backpedaling.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rolls Romo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Barnes!