PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Bobbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobbick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Indestructable. Romanov has chosen The Party as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bobbick
vs
Romanov

195 cm
31
273 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

190 cm
31
253 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Bobbick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolai Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Romanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Romanov throws a sloppy strike and Bobbick uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Bobbick has ended up in Romanov's guard.
Bobbick wants to stand but Romanov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bobbick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing Bobbick from controlling successfully.
Bobbick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bobbick wants to stand but Romanov is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Romanov holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bobbick jabs at Romanov's body.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Romanov shoots in for a double leg but Bobbick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duane Bobbick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobbick misses with a wild body shot.
Bobbick throws out a loose jab but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobbick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romanov looking to score a takedown here. Bobbick is defending well but Romanov drives through and ends up in Bobbick's guard.
Romanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bobbick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov prevents Bobbick from getting back to his feet.
Romanov wants to control from the top but Bobbick keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicolai Romanov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bobbick throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Romanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bobbick avoids it really well and circles away.
Bobbick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanov manages to avoid it.
Bobbick misses with a right hand
and Romanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bobbick fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Bobbick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romanov staying out of range there.
Bobbick throws a combination that misses
and Romanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Bobbick does no damage.
Bobbick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobbick misses with a double jab
and Romanov counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobbick stuffs the takedown.
Duane Bobbick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Romanov.
Romanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nicolai Romanov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Romanov.
Bobbick swings for the body but Romanov moves out of range.
Romanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bobbick.

Romanov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romanov landing with the ground and pound.
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobbick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanov with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbick wants to get back to his feet but Romanov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Romanov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Romanov trying to control but Bobbick is working from the bottom.
Romanov looking to pass the guard.
Romanov stops Bobbick from standing up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Romanov throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romanov wants to pass the guard but Bobbick is keeping the position.
Romanov trying to control but Bobbick is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nicolai Romanov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Romanov dives in and grabs Bobbick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bobbick pushes down on Romanov's head and hops out.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobbick is just out of range.
Bobbick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanov.
Duane Bobbick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bobbick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Romanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Nicolai Romanov has been cut.
A big left from Bobbick misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bobbick. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duane Bobbick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Romanov.
Bobbick works over Romanov's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Romanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Romanov showed some decent athleticism there.
Romanov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nicolai Romanov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Romanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bobbick moves out of range of the body kick.
Romanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nicolai Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bobbick avoids it really well and circles away.
Romanov swings widly with a right hand
and Bobbick counters with a two punch combo.
Bobbick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romanov closes the distance and clinches up with Bobbick, looking for a takedown. Romanov pushes Bobbick against the cage but Bobbick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanov missing with a left hand there. Bobbick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bobbick rather than just go for the knockout.
Bobbick misses with an uppercut. Romanov saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bobbick throws a chopping leg kick but Romanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bobbick misses with a low kick.
Bobbick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Romanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobbick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bobbick misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romanov is defended easily by Bobbick.
Duane Bobbick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Romanov.
Romanov shoots for a takedown but Bobbick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobbick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bobbick. That snapped Romanov's head back.

That has opened up Nicolai Romanov's cut even more.
Romanov checks the leg kick.

Romanov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bobbick to the ground. Romanov is now in Bobbick's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov looking to sit in guard and control but Bobbick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bobbick throwing strikes from guard but Romanov blocks nicely.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing Bobbick from controlling successfully.
Bobbick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bobbick landing some decent shots from guard.
Romanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bobbick.

Bobbick is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Romanov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Romanov has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobbick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicolai Romanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bobbick wants to stand but Romanov is controlling the position.
Romanov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Duane Bobbick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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 Duane Bobbick.
I think Romanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolai Romanov!
Post fight, Nicolai Romanov took to the microphone: 'don't buy from my sponsor, HUGE rip-off artist.'.