PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McLarnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano Redz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Romano Redz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Redz
vs
McLarnin

180 cm
28
187 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

182 cm
23
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy McLarnin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Redz with a body punch. A glancing blow.

McLarnin gets caught flat footed, as Redz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McLarnin controls Redz momentarily but Redz frees himself.
McLarnin keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Redz throwing strikes but missing.
Redz stopping the sweep attempt from McLarnin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLarnin keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
McLarnin trying to keep a closed guard but Redz is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarnin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Redz postures up in McLarnin's guard and throws a big left but McLarnin blocks it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Redz thuds a left hand into McLarnin's body.
McLarnin ducks under a wild hook from Redz.
Romano Redz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redz connects with a right hand. McLarnin shakes it off.
McLarnin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Redz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McLarnin was covering up waiting for the punch and Redz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Redz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McLarnin has his foot on Redz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Redz works his way back into a safe position though.
Redz stops McLarnin from standing up.
Redz pushes down on McLarnin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McLarnin gets back to full guard.
Redz trying to control but McLarnin is working from the bottom.
Redz postures up in McLarnin's guard and throws a big left but McLarnin blocks it.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but McLarnin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Redz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Redz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but McLarnin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McLarnin wants to stand but Redz is controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McLarnin slips under a jab.
Redz digs a good hook to McLarnin's body.
McLarnin lands with a hook. Redz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redz misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Redz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling McLarnin to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Redz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Redz lands with a nice combination. McLarnin backs away looking to recover.
Redz throws a jab when McLarnin was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from McLarnin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Redz throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McLarnin to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redz misses with a right hand
and McLarnin counters with a stiff right hand.
Redz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No luck for Redz with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Redz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Redz throws a lazy uppercut
and McLarnin counters with a stiff right hand.
McLarnin missing with a left hand there. Redz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redz cracks a nice hook into McLarnin's ribs.
McLarnin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Redz throws a jab when McLarnin was well out of range.
McLarnin throws a counter combo.
Redz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Redz looks to land a combination. McLarnin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jimmy McLarnin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLarnin avoids a punch combination nicely.
McLarnin avoids the body shot from Redz.
McLarnin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Redz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLarnin manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on McLarnin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarnin throws a hook to the side of Redz's head but Redz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Redz.
McLarnin misses with a hook
and Redz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLarnin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redz falls off balance throwing a combination
and McLarnin counters with a nice body shot.
McLarnin looks to land a combination but Redz avoids it well.
McLarnin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McLarnin slaps away a takedown attempt from Redz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McLarnin! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin throws a series of punches but Redz avoids them all with ease.
McLarnin 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.
Redz misses with a body shot.
McLarnin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Redz throws a predictable looking body shot
and McLarnin counters with a stiff right hand.
McLarnin throws a right hand that misses
and Redz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLarnin misses with a looping right.
McLarnin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redz throws out the jab.
A big right from Redz misses.
McLarnin is looking for the big counter here.
Redz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLarnin circles away quickly and effectively.
Redz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redz throws a right hand that misses
and McLarnin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz tries to bum rush McLarnin with a series of wild strikes but McLarnin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from McLarnin misses.
Redz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McLarnin misses with a looping left.
Redz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McLarnin counters with a straight right hand.
Redz misses with an uppercut
and McLarnin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Redz misses with a jab to the body
enabling McLarnin to counter with a crisp jab.
McLarnin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redz.
Romano Redz is winning the standup battle so far.
Redz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McLarnins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Redz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLarnin can do to turn this around?
Nice cross by McLarnin.
Redz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLarnin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McLarnin drops Redz with a left and a right! Oh, Redz is hurt - McLarnin dives into side control looking to finish!

Redz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McLarnin stands up and beckons Redz to his feet.
Oh Redz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

McLarnin feints and as Redz raises his hands in defense, McLarnin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McLarnin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Redz seems to have got his legs back now.
McLarnin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redz is keeping the position for now.
McLarnin content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy McLarnin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Redz.
Redz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Redz shoots in and bounces McLarnin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Redz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redz stops McLarnin from standing up.
Redz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Redz throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but McLarnin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redz cracks McLarnin with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McLarnin throws a combination that misses
and Redz counters with a series of strikes. McLarnin will be more careful next time no doubt.
McLarnin looks to land a right hand but Redz moved out of range.
Redz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redz dips to his left and cracks McLarnin with an uppercut!
Redz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McLarnin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McLarnin walks into a stiff left hand from Redz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz with a hook.
Redz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLarnin was well out of range. Poor timing from Redz.

Redz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McLarnin to the ground. Redz is now in McLarnin's guard.
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!
Redz stops McLarnin from standing up.
McLarnin pulls Redz in to control the position.
Redz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

McLarnin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McLarnin wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz stays in close to McLarnin's body and controls the position.
Redz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McLarnin keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Redz tries to score a power double leg takedown but McLarnin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Redz somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLarnin. Redz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redz fails with the takedown
and McLarnin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLarnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Redz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Redz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLarnin.
McLarnin throws a hook but Redz blocks it.
Redz throwing a counter right hand but McLarnin manages to avoid it.
McLarnin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for McLarnin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLarnin feints a jab promting Redz to slip. McLarnin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Redz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Redz misses with an uppercut.
McLarnin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Decent striking displayed by Redz there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romano Redz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Redz!
An out of breath Romano Redz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.