PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaudencio Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Janus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Janus
vs
Roman

162 cm
24
141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

150 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaudencio Roman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus circles away from the clinch attempt

and Janus counters by clinching up.
Roman managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Janus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roman jumps guard but Janus stands there with Roman around his waist. Roman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Janus has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roman wants to break free but Janus has control.
Roman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Roman blocks with his arms.
Roman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Janus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Roman can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roman pulls Janus into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Janus tries to stand but Roman is controlling from the bottom.
Janus is standing up over Roman. Roman looks to escape but Janus dives into side control.

Janus decides to stand back up.
Roman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Janus pinned against the cage. Janus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Janus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch but Roman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Janus moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roman is working for takedown but Janus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hugh Janus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaudencio Roman.
Janus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roman is defending well for now.
Roman misses with a punch on the inside.
Roman trying to stall but Janus improves his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roman fails to pull guard.
Janus landing knees to the head.

It looks like Gaudencio Roman has been cut.
Janus with a knee to the head.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Roman blocks it.
Roman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Roman blocks with his arms.
Janus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roman is working for takedown but Janus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roman is trying to break the clinch but Janus has him pressed against the cage.
Roman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roman blocks it with crossed arms.
Roman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Janus or not.
Roman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janus crunches a lovely knee into Roman's ribcage.
Roman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janus's elbow.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roman blocks it with crossed arms.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
Roman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Janus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Janus blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roman's efforts to push away.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roman goes for a takedown attempt but Janus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Janus lands a left and a right that send Roman crashing to the mat, dazed. Janus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Roman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Janus drives through and clinches with Roman against the cage.
Roman is still on wobbly legs! Can Janus finish him?
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janus working the clinch nicely. Roman is working for position but Janus cracks him with a big knee to the head! Roman crumples up against the cage and Janus lands two more shots before the ref can save Roman! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Hugh Janus!
Hugh Janus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.