PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roussimoff is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Headstrong - Trapt. Andre Roussimoff will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Romanov
vs
Roussimoff

204 cm
21
300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

223 cm
29
300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vyacheslav Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Roussimoff!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussimoff throws a lazy right hand but Romanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roussimoff.
Roussimoff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanov.
A big left from Roussimoff misses.
Romanov blocks a jab.
Andre Roussimoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roussimoff.
Roussimoff misses with a looping right.
Roussimoff scores with a jab.
Romanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roussimoff throws out a loose jab but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Romanov scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov misses with a body kick.
Roussimoff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roussimoff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roussimoff scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roussimoff might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roussimoff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romanov as he jumps to the side.
Romanov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roussimoff has a takedown stuffed.
Roussimoff throws the kick towards the body but Romanov avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roussimoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Romanov.
Romanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanov loads up on a big right hand but Roussimoff slips the punch.
Roussimoff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romanov. Romanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roussimoff is defended easily by Romanov.
Vyacheslav Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Roussimoff.
Roussimoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roussimoff lands with an overhand left.
Roussimoff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roussimoff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roussimoff throws out the jab.
Roussimoff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romanov drops his hands momentarily and Roussimoff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Romanov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roussimoff to the mat! Roussimoff manages to get full guard.

Romanov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Romanov trying to control but Roussimoff is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff working a defensive guard here.
Romanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Roussimoff is retaining full guard.
Roussimoff keeping moving, preventing Romanov from controlling successfully.
Romanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roussimoff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romanov is one step ahead there.
Roussimoff looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roussimoff shoots and misses
and Romanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roussimoff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Romanov tenderised Roussimoff's leg. Roussimoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romanov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Romanov wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Roussimoff misses.
Roussimoff throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
Roussimoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Roussimoff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roussimoff.
Roussimoff looks winded!
Roussimoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andre Roussimoff will probably get the nod.
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.

Roussimoff looks to land a right hand but Romanov moved out of range.
Romanov stuns Roussimoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Roussimoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Romanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roussimoff, pushing him back against the cage.
Roussimoff blocks a body shot from Romanov.
Romanov tries to throw a body punch but Roussimoff avoids it by throwing Romanov back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Romanov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roussimoff after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Romanov on the inside.
Roussimoff has a couple of punches blocked by Romanov.
Romanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romanov misses with some punches.
Roussimoff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romanov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Roussimoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Romanov misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Roussimoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Romanov which made him look bad.
Vyacheslav Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Roussimoff.
A telegraphed right hand from Roussimoff misses the target.
Good leg kick by Romanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roussimoff throws a hook but Romanov avoids it easily.
A big right from Romanov misses.
Romanov throws a shot from downtown. Roussimoff moves away and avoids it.
Roussimoff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romanov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roussimoff under the eye.

It looks like Andre Roussimoff has been cut.
Roussimoff is breathing heavily.
Romanov cracks a nice hook into Roussimoff's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Romanov darts in and clinches Roussimoff up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Romanov - that landed with a thud.
Romanov lands a left hand.
Romanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with the head strike.
Romanov pushes Roussimoff against the cage. Romanov is working some dirty boxing. Romanov pushes off with a quick right hook! Roussimoff goes down! Roussimoff tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Romanov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vyacheslav Romanov!
A relieved looking Vyacheslav Romanov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.