PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkynho Romeiro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Romeiro
vs
Funkyama

225 cm
29
130 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

179 cm
22
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinkynho Romeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeiro avoids a kick to the body.
Funkyama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Romeiro counters with a leg kick.
Funkyama misses the shot to the body.
Romeiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Funkyama.
Romeiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Funkyama misses with a low kick.
Funkyama throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Romeiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Romeiro throws a solid leg kick but Funkyama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick
and Funkyama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Funkyama.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama throws a sloppy head kick and Romeiro moves out of range easily.
Funkyama misses with a low kick as Romeiro jumps back.
Funkyama misses with a low kick as Romeiro jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a kick to the body.
Funkyama throws a leg kick
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Funkyama thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Funkyama avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Romeiro motions for Funkyama to come forward. Romeiro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romeiro can pounce on him.
Funkyama tries to land a front kick but Romeiro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romeiro.
Romeiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Funkyama delivers a nice body kick.
Funkyama swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a sloppy body shot
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Funkyama thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Funkyama throws a lazy head kick
and Romeiro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Funkyama's knee momentarily.
Romeiro throws a head kick that Funkyama semi-blocks.
Funkyama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Funkyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romeiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama blocks a head kick by Romeiro.
A bone on bone clash there as Romeiro blocks the leg kick.
Funkyama just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Funkyama is predictable there
and Romeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama thows a leg kick but Romeiro checks it
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro avoids a kick to the body.
Funkyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funkyama misses the body punch
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Funkyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Funkyama is looking to land body kicks.
Funkyama throws a leg kick

and Romeiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Romeiro.
Funkyama stalling.
Funkyama throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries a knee to the head but Romeiro blocks it.
Funkyama tries to break free but Romeiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Romeiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romeiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funkyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Romeiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funkyama throws a push kick but Romeiro slaps the foot to one side.
Romeiro blocks a head kick by Funkyama.
Funkyama is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Romeiro rather than just go for the knockout.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Funkyama just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Romeiro has managed to clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Funkyama tries to break free but Romeiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Funkyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romeiro.
Romeiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romeiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romeiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funkyama is defending well for now.
Funkyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romeiro avoids it.
Funkyama lands a damaging elbow.
Funkyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romeiro.
Romeiro keeps control of Funkyama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Funkyama blocks with his arms.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama avoiding damage as Romeiro throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Funkyama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Funkyama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Funkyama breaks from the clinch.
Funkyama wants to land a leg kick but Romeiro is out of range.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama misses with a leg kick
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Funkyama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Funkyama.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro throws a series of punches but Funkyama moves out of range.

Romeiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Romeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romeiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romeiro obliges.
Romeiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romeiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funkyama missing with knees to the body.
Funkyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Funkyama is trying to break the clinch but Romeiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Funkyama is trying to stall.
Romeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Funkyama blocks it with crossed arms.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romeiro prevents Funkyama from breaking the clinch.

Romeiro breaks from the clinch.
Romeiro lands with a slapping head kick.
Romeiro throws a shot from downtown. Funkyama moves away and avoids it.
Romeiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Funkyama misses with a kick to the body
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Funkyama shrugs it off.
Funkyama thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Funkyama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama throws a sloppy head kick and Romeiro moves out of range easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Romeiro lands but Funkyama takes it in his stride.
Funkyama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Funkyama throws a sloppy head kick
and Romeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romeiro throws a leg kick but Funkyama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama throws a low kick but Romeiro avoids it.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama wants to slow Romeiro down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romeiro connects with a high kick.
Romeiro misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Funkyama dominated that 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.

Romeiro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses.
Romeiro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romeiro misses with a two punch combination.

Romeiro pushes Funkyama up against the ropes in a clinch.
Romeiro avoiding damage as Funkyama throws knees to the body.
Romeiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Funkyama's efforts to push away.
Funkyama taking a breather.
Funkyama trying to land knees to the body.
Romeiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Funkyama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Romeiro.
Funkyama working hard to break the clinch.
Funkyama landing knees to the body.
Romeiro crunches a lovely knee into Funkyama's ribcage.
Romeiro looking to slow down the pace here.
Romeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Romeiro.
Romeiro trying to land knees to the body.
Funkyama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romeiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Romeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Funkyama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romeiro is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funkyama is breathing heavily.
Funkyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romeiro tries to land a leg kick but Funkyama saw it coming and moves away.
Funkyama avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Funkyama misses with a leg kick
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Funkyama thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkyama blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romeiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Romeiro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a leg kick but Romeiro moved away.
Romeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses
enabling Romeiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Romeiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Funkyama lands a high kick!
Funkyama is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Funkyama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Funkyama lands with a slapping head kick.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinkynho Romeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Funkyama.
Romeiro misses with a double jab.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama blocks a head kick by Romeiro.
Funkyama is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama is looking to land body kicks.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funkyama. That's going to slow Romeiro down.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funkyama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King Funkyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funkyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Funkyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Funkyama.
Romeiro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Romeiro throws a leg kick but Funkyama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romeiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funkyama.
Romeiro tries to clinch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama misses with a head kick.
Funkyama blocks a head kick by Romeiro.
Romeiro checks a leg kick.
Romeiro checks the leg kick.
Funkyama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Romeiro blocks the leg kick.
Funkyama wants to slow Romeiro down by chopping away at his legs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tried to score with a low kick but Romeiro checks it.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Funkyama moves out of range easily.
Funkyama throws a hook but Romeiro blocks it.
Funkyama throws a leg kick
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romeiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Funkyama circles away.
Funkyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funkyama thows a leg kick but Romeiro checks it
and Romeiro counters with a right hand to the body.
Funkyama throws a leg kick
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Romeiro blocks a low kick nicely.
Romeiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama looks for the body kick but Romeiro saw that one coming.

Romeiro closes the distance and pushes Funkyama back into the ropes.
Romeiro is leaning against Funkyama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romeiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funkyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funkyama lands a good knee to the midsection. Romeiro won't want to take too many of those.
Funkyama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Funkyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romeiro.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funkyama tries to break free but Romeiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Funkyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romeiro avoids it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Romeiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Funkyama blocks with his arms.
Funkyama lands a nice knee to the body.

Romeiro breaks from the clinch.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romeiro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Funkyama is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funkyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romeiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Funkyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Funkyama.
Romeiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Funkyama gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Funkyama shrugs it off.
Funkyama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romeiro throws a leg kick but Funkyama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Funkyama lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romeiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romeiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Funkyama throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro slips a jab from Funkyama.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Funkyama throws a head kick but Romeiro moves out of range.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Romeiro tries to clinch there but Funkyama circles away.
Funkyama tries to score with a low kick but Romeiro moves his leg out of the way.
Funkyama throws a sloppy head kick and Romeiro moves out of range easily.
Funkyama throws out a leg kick but Romeiro moves out of range and Funkyama only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a head kick.
Romeiro connects with a nice looking jab.
Funkyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Funkyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Funkyama is predictable there
and Romeiro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama delivers a nice body kick.
Funkyama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a leg kick but Romeiro checks it.
Romeiro blocks a head kick by Funkyama.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romeiro.
A low kick from Funkyama misses
and Romeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Funkyama lands a head kick!
Funkyama misses with a wild body shot.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Romeiro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Funkyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romeiro moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama thows a body kick. Romeiro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Funkyama.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
Funkyama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romeiro if he has to take too many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Romeiro blocks the low kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tried to score with a low kick but Romeiro checks it.
Funkyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Funkyama.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama throws the kick towards the body but Romeiro avoids it.

Romeiro closes the distance and pushes Funkyama back into the ropes.
Romeiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funkyama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Funkyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funkyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Romeiro avoids the damage to the body.

Romeiro manages to break the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funkyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Funkyama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romeiro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Funkyama. That one must have hurt.
Funkyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romeiro throws a leg kick but Funkyama checks it.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Funkyama throws a hook to the side of Romeiro's head but Romeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romeiro.
Romeiro checks a leg kick nicely.
Funkyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Funkyama lands with a kick to the temple. Romeiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romeiro is able to avoid easily.
Funkyama wants to slow Romeiro down by chopping away at his legs.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romeiro is out of range and Funkyama settles back down.
Funkyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
Romeiro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romeiro duly obliges.
Romeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funkyama.
Funkyama wants to slow Romeiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Funkyama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Funkyama throws a leg kick that misses.
Romeiro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Funkyama's head.
Funkyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King Funkyama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Funkyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romeiro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Funkyama.
Funkyama misses with a low kick.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funkyama throws a lazy right hand but Romeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Funkyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Funkyama.
Pinkynho Romeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Funkyama.
Romeiro cracks Funkyama with a good jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Funkyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Funkyama 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Funkyama!