PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Kyle Romo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bubba Rugowski's chin.

Rugowski
vs
Kyle Romo

225 cm
42
277 lbs
43 - 21 - 1

190 cm
33
240 lbs
35 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 43 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romo. Rugowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romo dodges the punch combination from Rugowski.
Rugowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romo tries to land a body kick
and Rugowski counters with a nice body kick.
Rugowski throws a front kick that sends Romo stumbling back into the cage.
Rugowski throws out a loose jab but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rugowski checks a leg kick.
Romo scores with a leg kick.
Romo fakes the leg kick and cracks Rugowski in the body.
Nice defenses there by Romo.
Romo tries a low kick but Rugowski avoids it.
Romo moves out of range as Rugowski strikes.
Romo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rugowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rugowski throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
We've been informed that Romo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romo.
Rugowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Romo blocks the body kick.
Rugowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rugowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rugowski backing away here, and Romo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rugowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Crunch! Romo slams his shin into Rugowski's torso.
Rugowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
A punch combination from Rugowski misses.
A head kick misses from Rugowski.
Romo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rugowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rugowski looks to throw a body kick

and Romo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rugowski is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo lands a knee to the body.
Romo working Rugowski over with knees to the body.
Romo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rugowski avoids the damage to the body.
Rugowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rugowski misses with the head strike.
Rugowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
Rugowski managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Rugowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rugowski has a couple of punches blocked by Romo.
Rugowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Romo has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romo obliges.
Romo works on Rugowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rugowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romo missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rugowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rugowski avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Rugowski.
Rugowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romo's elbow.
Romo crunches a lovely knee into Rugowski's ribcage.
Rugowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rugowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Romo.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
Rugowski avoiding damage as Romo throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Romo.
Romo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rugowskis head.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rugowski is defending well for now.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rugowski avoids the damage to the body.
Rugowski tries a body shot but Romo blocks it.
Romo is working Rugowski over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rugowski fails to land.
Romo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rugowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rugowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rugowski misses with a body punch.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rugowski manages to break the clinch.
Romo slips under a jab from Rugowski.
The fighters circling - Romo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rugowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rugowski checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kyle Romo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Rugowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Romo tried to score with a low kick but Rugowski checks it.
Rugowski throws a quick counter head kick but Romo was just out of range.
Romo throws a push kick but Rugowski slaps the foot to one side.
Rugowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rugowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rugowski misses with a leg kick

and Romo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Romo.
Romo lands a shot to the body.
Rugowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rugowski tries to circle away but Romo has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rugowski.
Rugowski working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rugowski working aggressively here.
Romo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Romo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rugowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rugowski managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo is working Rugowski over against the cage.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rugowski managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Rugowski working hard to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Romo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
Romo misses with a knee to the head.
Rugowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Romo has double underhooks.
John Kyle Romo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rugowski avoids the damage to the body.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Romo scores with a shot to the side of Rugowski's head.
Romo working Rugowski over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Romo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a shot to the body.
Romo with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Romo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romo obliges.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Romo lands a knee to the body.
Romo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rugowski avoids it.
Rugowski has had enough of the clinch but Romo keeps him there for the moment.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rugowski.
Romo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rugowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rugowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Romo.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Romo landing knees to the body.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rugowski avoids the damage to the body.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rugowski avoids the damage to the body.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rugowski avoids it.

Romo drops Rugowski with a big knee straight up the middle! Rugowski is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Rugowski is rocked!
Romo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rugowski to the canvas! Rugowski doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Romo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo thanked the fans post fight for their support.