PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Romziel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Halpert
vs
Romziel

173 cm
23
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Fast

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Halpert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Romziel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romziel throws a solid leg kick but Halpert takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romziel.
Romziel throws a leg kick but Halpert moved away.

Romziel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Halpert did well to prevent Romziel getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romziel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halpert keeps working.
Romziel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Halpert kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Romziel content to control rather than advance.
Halpert is looking for a sweep. Romziel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Romziel is looking to take a break and control but Halpert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Romziel is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Romziel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Halpert has his takedown stuffed
and Romziel counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Halpert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halpert lands in his opponent's guard.
Romziel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halpert stops Romziel from standing up.
Romziel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halpert manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halpert being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romziel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Halpert seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Romziel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Romziel won't allow Halpert to sweep him here.
Romziel looking to sit in guard and control but Halpert gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halpert tries to free his leg and advance position but Romziel is retaining full guard.
Halpert trying to control but Romziel is working from the bottom.
Halpert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halpert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romziel's head.
Halpert throws a strike but Romziel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Romziel throws and elbow that misses. Halpert uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romziel's guard. Nice move by Halpert!
Romziel tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halpert tries to free his leg and advance position but Romziel is retaining full guard.
Halpert stopping the sweep attempt from Romziel.
Halpert is working Romziel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romziel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romziel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Halpert slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Romziel.
Halpert trying to get back to full guard but Romziel takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Romziel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Romziel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big left from Halpert misses.
Romziel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halpert.
Nice shot by Halpert.
Romziel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Romziel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Halpert!
Halpert taking shots to the head.
Halpert is working to get back to half guard.

Romziel is working for a guillotine from mount but Halpert frees his head quite easily.
Halpert tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Romziel lands a big shot there that rocks Halpert but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Romziel controlling his opponent.
Romziel trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Romziel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Halpert is squirming around, avoiding Romziel's attempts to control the action.
Romziel avoids the attempt from Halpert to control.
Romziel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halpert is desperately trying to improve his position but Romziel has a good base and remains in mount.
Romziel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Halpert because Romziel loaded up on that one.
Romziel looking to ground and pound but Halpert is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romziel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Romziel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Halpert can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Romziel with good strikes from the mount here!
Poor strikes thrown by Romziel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halpert holds on to Romziel around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Halpert working to try and regain half guard.
Romziel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Halpert is looking to escape.
Romziel controlling the position easily from mount.
Halpert wants to control but Romziel is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Romziel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Romziel connects with a solid leg kick.
Halpert misses with a lunging right hand
and Romziel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romziel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halpert avoids the head kick by Romziel.
Romziel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halpert lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice uppercut there from Romziel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Romziel.
Halpert on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Romziel misses with a hook. Halpert ducked under it nicely.
Halpert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Romziel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romziel lands a nice shot that snaps Halpert's head back.
Romziel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romziel misses with a series of wild punches.
Halpert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romziel can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romziel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Romziel misses.
Halpert tries to close the distance and clinch but Romziel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halpert scores with a shot to the body.
Romziel works the jab nicely.
Romziel staying out of range there.
Romziel connects with a solid leg kick.
Romziel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Halpert throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romziel catches Halpert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Romziel. That's going to slow Halpert down.
Romziel scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halpert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romziel.
Halpert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romziel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Romziel fails with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romziel, as that shot connected.
Jim Halpert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel keeps Halpert at a distance using the push kick.
Romziel throws a head kick that Halpert semi-blocks.
Romziel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halpert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halpert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halpert misses with a lunging right hand
and Romziel counters with a thumping low kick.
Romziel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halpert steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romziel. That one must have hurt.
Romziel misses with a low kick.
Halpert misses with a wild combination.
Halpert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Romziel tenderised Halpert's leg. Halpert is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romziel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romziel lands a leg kick that knocks Halpert off balance momentarily.
Halpert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romziel lands a right hook to the body.
Romziel fails with a takedown attempt.
Romziel cracks a nice hook into Halpert's ribs.
Good shot there by Romziel.

Romziel gets caught flat footed, as Halpert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Romziel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Romziel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halpert's guard.
Halpert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romziel.
Romziel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jason Romziel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Halpert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jason Romziel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romziel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Halpert looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romziel is one step ahead there.
Halpert can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romziel controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Romziel trying to control the position from guard on top but Halpert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Romziel.
Romziel lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Romziel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romziel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Romziel!