PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaudencio Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Subestime O Palmeiras
vs
Roman

162 cm
27
135 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

150 cm
23
130 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

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 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaudencio Roman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Palmeiras shoots in and drives through. Roman sprawls well.

Roman clinches with his opponent.
Roman lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on O Palmeiras's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Palmeiras takes a shot to the head.
Roman gets underhooks to prevent O Palmeiras's takedown attempt.
Roman keeps control of O Palmeiras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roman lands with a light punch inside.
O Palmeiras can't find room to land a body shot as Roman controls the action.
O Palmeiras is trying to pull guard but Roman has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Palmeiras trying to stall but Roman improves his position.

O Palmeiras gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Roman tries to roll over but O Palmeiras keeps him under control.
O Palmeiras thows a huge punch but Roman dodges it nicely.
Roman wants to get back to full guard.
Roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Palmeiras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Roman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Palmeiras pulls his head out easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman tries to get to full guard but O Palmeiras has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Roman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roman missing with punches from the bottom.
O Palmeiras scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Roman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Palmeiras pulls his head out easily.
O Palmeiras tries to stand but can't do so whilst Roman controls his leg.
Roman is not content to let O Palmeiras control the position.
O Palmeiras lands strikes from half guard.

Roman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Palmeiras seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman wants to control but O Palmeiras is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Palmeiras wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roman keeps working.
O Palmeiras sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roman defending well though.
O Palmeiras seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Roman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Roman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from O Palmeiras there.
O Palmeiras blocks the strikes from Roman.
O Palmeiras lands with a punch from half guard.
O Palmeiras wants to take a breather but Roman is having none of it.

O Palmeiras is looking for a kimura here.
O Palmeiras has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Roman with the active half guard here but O Palmeiras passes nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman is looking to reverse the position.
Roman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Palmeiras's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Roman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Palmeiras scores with a couple of nice shots.

Roman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Palmeiras not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

O Palmeiras is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roman is just riding it out for now. O Palmeiras eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras wants to control but Roman is keeping him busy.
Roman tries to get to full guard but O Palmeiras has control of the leg.
O Palmeiras missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Roman looking for submissions off his back.
Roman striking from half guard on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Roman looking for submissions off his back.

Roman looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras dominated that round.
That's time! O Palmeiras's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Palmeiras rushes Roman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roman lands a nice uppercut.
O Palmeiras wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roman has him pressed against the cage.

Roman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Roman scores with a four punch combination!
Good shot there by Roman.
Roman misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Roman. Those never looked like landing.
O Palmeiras tries to move into range but Roman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as O Palmeiras is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Roman throws a right and a left that O Palmeiras avoids nicely.
O Palmeiras takes a swing at Roman's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman throws a right and a left that both miss.

Roman tries to sprawl but O Palmeiras drives through with a takedown into half guard.

O Palmeiras stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

O Palmeiras moves into range and clinches up with Roman.
O Palmeiras tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roman smiles and moves away.
Roman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Palmeiras on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Roman lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Palmeiras doesn't seem phased though.
O Palmeiras slips a jab and a cross from Roman.
Some bone on bone action there as O Palmeiras checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roman fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras shoots in looking for a takedown. Roman tries to sprawl out of it but O Palmeiras keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

O Palmeiras drives through with a takedown into guard.

Roman looking for a guillotine here but O Palmeiras defends easily.
O Palmeiras wants to pass the guard but Roman is keeping the position.
O Palmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Roman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Roman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Palmeiras decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
O Palmeiras tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roman swivels and escapes.
Roman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Palmeiras.
An inside leg kick lands from Roman.
O Palmeiras misses with a takedown attempt - Roman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roman throws a series of punches but O Palmeiras avoids them all with ease.

O Palmeiras instigates a clinch.
Roman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roman just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Roman breaks from the clinch.
Roman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
O Palmeiras takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Palmeiras slips a jab and a cross from Roman.

Roman clinches up with O Palmeiras and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman prevents O Palmeiras from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Roman as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Palmeiras's efforts to push away.
Roman lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Palmeiras looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gaudencio Roman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Roman moves in looking to clinch but O Palmeiras pushes him off.

Roman closes the distance and clinches.
Roman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

O Palmeiras gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Roman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Palmeiras stalling away here and it's allowed Roman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

O Palmeiras gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Roman throws a body punch but O Palmeiras moves out of range.
Roman works over O Palmeiras's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice sprawl there from Roman as O Palmeiras shoots in.
Roman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Palmeiras moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Roman misses.
O Palmeiras takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Roman. No joy for O Palmeiras on that attempt.
O Palmeiras gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Palmeiras has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice takedown defense from Roman. No joy for O Palmeiras on that attempt.
Gaudencio Roman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roman wants it to stay on the feet.
Roman lands with a nice combination. O Palmeiras backs away looking to recover.
O Palmeiras looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Palmeiras misses with an uppercut.

Roman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for O Palmeiras!
Roman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O Palmeiras down.
O Palmeiras is trying to get back to half guard.
O Palmeiras regains half guard.
Roman works his way into full mount!
O Palmeiras tries to reverse the position but Roman maintains control.
Roman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Palmeiras is looking to escape.
O Palmeiras really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Roman connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Roman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, O Palmeiras has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Palmeiras taking shots to the head.
Roman controlling the pace for now.
Roman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roman prevents O Palmeiras from getting the reversal.
Roman looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Palmeiras keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman punishing his opponent with strikes.
O Palmeiras tries to lock up and control but Roman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roman landing strikes from the mount and O Palmeiras is in trouble!
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!
O Palmeiras is looking to improve his position but Roman isn't that keen on the idea.
Roman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. O Palmeiras can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Palmeiras is trying desperately to improve position.
O Palmeiras takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roman wants to control the pace but O Palmeiras is squirming around nicely.
Roman content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaudencio Roman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roman 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaudencio Roman!
Gaudencio Roman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.