PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romo has chosen Phil Baroni bodybuilding as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anello
vs
Romo

178 cm
22
168 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Romo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo avoids a kick to the body.
Romo tries a low kick but Anello avoids it.
Romo scores with a jab to the body.
Romo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romo slips under a jab.
Romo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Romo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anello swings for the body but Romo moves out of range.
Romo throws a leg kick but Anello checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romo. Anello shrugs it off though.
Anello misses with a leg kick.
Romo looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romo misses with a head kick.
Anello takes a swing at Romo's ribcage but misses.
Romo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Anello looks to land a right hand but Romo moved out of range.
Romo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anello.
Romo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romo lands a nice looking body kick.
Romo misses with the combination.
Romo throws a head kick but Anello moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo wants to clinch.
Romo misses with a body kick.
Romo throws a lazy body kick
and Anello counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anello throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romo ducks under a wild hook from Anello.
Anello avoids the body shot from Romo.
Romo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anello misses with a hook. Romo ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
Romo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anello is able to avoid easily.
Anello scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romo throws a head kick but Anello moves out of range.
Romo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romo throws a lazy right hand but Anello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo looks to throw the jab but Anello is out of range.
Anello moves out of range of the body kick.
Anello throws a chopping leg kick but Romo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anello slips a straight right by Romo.
Anello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from Romo. Those never looked like landing.
A punch lands to the side of Anello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anello throws out a loose jab but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romo slips a jab from Anello.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romo tries to bum rush Anello with a series of wild strikes but Anello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne 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 defending well as Anello loads up on a big left hand.
Anello with a nice cross.
Anello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romo looks to land a body kick but Anello moved away.
Anello cracks a nice hook into Romo's ribs.
Romo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romo throws a body punch but Anello moves out of range.
Romo blocks the body kick.
Anello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romo walks into a jab.
Romo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo misses with a few strikes there.
Romo lands a nice shot to the body.
Romo blocks a low kick nicely.
Romo throws a body kick that misses.
Anello ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Anello throws a leg kick
and Romo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romo doesn't seem bothered though.
Anello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anello checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romo's sensitive parts.
Romo moves out of range of the body kick from Anello.
Anello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romo.
Romo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romo takes one on the button.
Romo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anello finds it's way round the side to connect with Romo's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romo.
Dwayne Romo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romo connects with a body shot.
Anello throws a body punch but Romo moves out of range.
Anello throws a shot from downtown. Romo moves away and avoids it.
Romo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anello. That did some damage!
Romo moves out of range as Anello strikes.
Anello throws a hook but Romo avoids it easily.
Anello tries a head kick but it misses.
Anello misses with a body shot.
Romo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anello.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romo. Anello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romo throws a nice head kick!
Romo swings for the body but Anello moves out of range.
Anello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romo checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romo. Anello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romo moves in looking to clinch but Anello pushes him off.
Anello throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calogero Anello dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Romo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romo walks into a stiff left hand from Anello.
Anello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romo counters with a thumping low kick.
Anello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romo can pounce on him.
Anello takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romo manages to avoid it.
Romo misses the shot to the body.
Dwayne Romo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello connects with a body shot.
Romo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Romo is predictable there
and Anello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romo throws a leg kick
and Anello counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romo's knee momentarily.
Romo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anello.
Anello swings for the body but Romo moves out of range.
Romo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anello staying out of range there.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Romo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anello.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo misses with a low kick.
Anello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anello cracks Romo with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Anello.
Anello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romo manages to avoid it.
Romo avoids the head kick by Anello.
Romo looks to land a right hand but Anello moved out of range.
Anello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romo manages to avoid it.
Anello thows a leg kick but Romo checks it
and Romo counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello swats away the attempt to clinch by Romo.
Anello keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romo.
Anello checks a low kick from Romo.
Romo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anello. Romo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Anello.
Anello finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romo throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romo tries a head kick but it misses.
Anello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romo tries to land a leg kick but Anello saw it coming and moves away.
Romo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romo misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Calogero Anello.
Well Anello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calogero Anello!