PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bart Devos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Herrera Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Devos
vs
Herrera Romero

165 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Devos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastian Herrera Romero!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Devos gets a clinch.

Herrera Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herrera Romero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Devos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Devos keeps the fight on the outside.
Herrera Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Herrera Romero as Devos shoots in.
Herrera Romero misses with a takedown attempt - Devos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Devos fails with a takedown attempt.
Herrera Romero throws a leg kick but Devos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Devos throws a one two combo.
Devos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Devos shoots in but Herrera Romero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Devos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Herrera Romero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Devos tries to get to full guard but Herrera Romero has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera Romero passes to side control.
Devos is holding Herrera Romero down, trying to stall.

Herrera Romero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Devos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Devos tries to buck Herrera Romero off but Herrera Romero is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Herrera Romero off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera Romero looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Devos misses with an elbow to the head.
Herrera Romero turns into Devos and is now in his guard.
Herrera Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Devos.

Herrera Romero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Herrera Romero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Herrera Romero wants to control from the top but Devos keeps moving.
Devos is trying to control the position but Herrera Romero postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devos is really struggling to control Herrera Romero but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Herrera Romero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Devos is looking to reverse the position.

Herrera Romero is trying to get an arm triangle but Devos is defending well.
Herrera Romero scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Herrera Romero decides to stand up, so the ref orders Devos to his feet.
Herrera Romero stuffs the takedown attempt from Devos. Devos gets slowly back to his feet.

Devos moves into range and clinches up with Herrera Romero.
Herrera Romero looking for a takedown.
Herrera Romero has Devos pushed against the cage.
Herrera Romero stops a takedown attempt from Devos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herrera Romero is working for takedown but Devos is calmly controlling the position for now.

Herrera Romero breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Herrera Romero dominated that round.
That's time! Devos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Herrera Romero closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Herrera Romero takes a little break here. Devos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Devos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Herrera Romero decides to stand back up. Herrera Romero steps back and let's Devos get back to his feet.
Devos shoots in and drives through. Herrera Romero sprawls well.

Devos rushes Herrera Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Herrera Romero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Devos walks away with a smile on his face. Herrera Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Devos connects with a right hand. Herrera Romero shakes it off.
Devos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Devos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devos is trying to force a seperation but Herrera Romero has the dominant position.
Herrera Romero tries to pull guard but Devos holds him up against the cage and eventually Herrera Romero drops back down to his feet.

Herrera Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Devos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Herrera Romero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Herrera Romero is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Devos can't fight it off and eventually Herrera Romero manages to take the fight to the floor. Devos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Devos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Herrera Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Devos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devos working a defensive guard but Herrera Romero passes into half guard.

Devos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Herrera Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Devos sprawls well. Devos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Herrera Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Bart Devos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Herrera Romero.
Devos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Devos closes the distance and clinches up with Herrera Romero, looking for a takedown. Devos pushes Herrera Romero against the cage but Herrera Romero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!

Herrera Romero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Devos to the mat! Devos manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herrera Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Devos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herrera Romero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Devos's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Herrera Romero stands and steps away. Devos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Devos fails with a takedown attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Devos enables Herrera Romero to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Devos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Herrera Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Devos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Herrera Romero drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Devos dives on top into guard.
Devos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera Romero wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Herrera Romero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Herrera Romero is trying to keep Devos in close.

Sebastian Herrera Romero has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Devos doesn't manage to clinch there - Herrera Romero circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herrera Romero dives in and grabs Devos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Devos pushes down on Herrera Romero's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herrera Romero tries to clinch there but Devos circles away.
Devos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Herrera Romero clinches up with Devos and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Herrera Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Herrera Romero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Devos pinned against the cage. Devos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Herrera Romero misses with the combination.
Herrera Romero wants to clinch.

Devos closes the distance and clinches.
Devos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Herrera Romero wants a takedown but no success here.

Herrera Romero is trying to trip Devos. He has hold of a leg but Devos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Herrera Romero persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Devos working for a triangle but Herrera Romero defends it easily.
Devos wants to sweep here but Herrera Romero controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devos is working hard here to advance position.
Herrera Romero wants to control from the top but Devos keeps moving.
Devos looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Herrera Romero trying to control but Devos is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sebastian Herrera Romero hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Devos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Herrera Romero.
Bart Devos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Herrera Romero.
Devos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Herrera Romero sprawls well. Herrera Romero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Devos gets slowly back to his feet.

Devos instigates a clinch.
Herrera Romero is looking to take this one to the mat.
Herrera Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herrera Romero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Herrera Romero stalling against the cage.
Devos lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Devos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Herrera Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Herrera Romero successfully pulls guard.
Devos is looking to stand up but Herrera Romero won't let him.

Herrera Romero has his foot on Devos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Devos works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Herrera Romero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Devos wants to control from the top but Herrera Romero keeps moving.
Herrera Romero can't keep his opponent in guard - Devos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sebastian Herrera Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Herrera Romero is not content to let Devos control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera Romero wants to improve his position but Devos is controlling well.
Herrera Romero is refusing to be controlled, as Devos sits in half guard.
Devos is thwarting Herrera Romero's attempts to control the position.
Devos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Herrera Romero's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herrera Romero is refusing to be controlled, as Devos sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sebastian Herrera Romero.
I've got Herrera Romero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Herrera Romero!