PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Jun Fan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jun Fan
vs
Romero

174 cm
22
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
22
161 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Jun Fan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun Fan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romero takes a step back to recover.
Jun Fan lands with a good body shot.
Jun Fan wants to clinch up but Romero keeps it at a distance.
Romero is looking to chop away at Jun Fan's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Jun Fan misses the target.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Jun Fan slips the punch.
Jun Fan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jun Fan lands an overhand right.
Jun Fan misses the shot to the body.
Jun Fan thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Jun Fan sees coming a mile off.
Romero checks a low kick from Jun Fan.
Romero appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jun Fan throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero takes a swing at Jun Fan's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Jun Fan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun Fan throws a leg kick but Romero checks it.
Romero let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jun Fan throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jun Fan checks the leg kick.
Jun Fan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romero throws a chopping leg kick but Jun Fan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jun Fan.
A counter left hand to the body from Jun Fan misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun Fan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jun Fan looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Jun Fan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Romero will feel that in the morning.
A shot to the body from Jun Fan misses
and Romero counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jun Fan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero misses the shot to the body.

Jun Fan takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jun Fan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jun Fan is trying to drag Romero to the mat but Romero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun Fan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jun Fan blocks an uppercut.

Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Jun Fan.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jun Fan manages to avoid it.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Jun Fan moves out of range easily.
Jun Fan looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero looks to land a body kick but Jun Fan moved away.
Jun Fan misses with a low kick.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Jun Fan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romero doesn't seem phased though.
Romero misses with a body shot
and Jun Fan counters with a straight right hand.
Jun Fan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jun Fan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jun Fan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jun Fan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Jun Fan checks a leg kick.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Jun Fan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jun Fan.
Jun Fan is looking to wear down Romero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Romero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Jun Fan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Jun Fan ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Romero
and Jun Fan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jun Fan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Jun Fan moves out of range of the body kick.
Romero misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun Fan tries to clinch there but Romero circles away.
Jun Fan wants to slow Romero down by chopping away at his legs.
Romero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jun Fan dips to his left and cracks Romero with an uppercut!

Romero tries to keep at a distance but Jun Fan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jun Fan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jun Fan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Jun Fan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jun Fan scores with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero lands a right hand.
Jun Fan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Jun Fan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romero checks a leg kick.
Jun Fan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Jun Fan misses with a body shot.
Jun Fan looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Jun Fan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Jun Fan swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Jun Fan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jun Fan misses with a body shot.
Romero throws a counter combo.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Jun Fan as he connects with a hook.
Jun Fan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jun Fan wants to clinch
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Romero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee Jun Fan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jun Fan tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun Fan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jun Fan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romero pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jun Fan back to the cage. Romero follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Romero tries to land a front kick but Jun Fan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero throws a head kick that misses
and Jun Fan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jun Fan is out of range.
Romero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jun Fan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Jun Fan just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Romero backs away, Jun Fan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jun Fan connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Romero misses.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jun Fan throws a leg kick but Romero moved away.
Romero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jun Fan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero lands a nice looking body shot.
Jun Fan misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero feints and then cracks Jun Fan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jun Fan down.
Romero motions for Jun Fan to come forward. Romero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Jun Fan closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
Jun Fan scores with a knee to the head.
Jun Fan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jun Fan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Jun Fan lands a right hand.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero gets through Jun Fan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jun Fan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jun Fan or not.
Jun Fan looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Jun Fan pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jun Fan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jun Fan misses with a knee to the head.
Jun Fan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.
Jun Fan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Jun Fan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jun Fan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Jun Fan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun Fan struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Jun Fan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee Jun Fan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun Fan.

Jun Fan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Romero stands and throws Jun Fan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Romero working away.
Jun Fan tries to buck Romero off but Romero is having none of it.
Romero controlling from side mount.
Jun Fan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aquiles Romero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Jun Fan misses
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Jun Fan.
Romero avoids the head kick by Jun Fan.

Jun Fan closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Jun Fan.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Jun Fan on the inside.
Romero is trying to force a seperation but Jun Fan has the dominant position.
Jun Fan is working Romero over against the cage.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jun Fan trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun Fan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun Fan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jun Fan trying to land knees to the body.
Jun Fan can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun Fan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jun Fan trying to land knees to the body.
Jun Fan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jun Fan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Jun Fan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jun Fan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jun Fan wants a takedown.
Jun Fan lands with a light punch inside.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Jun Fan has him pressed against the cage.
Jun Fan lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jun Fan misses with a knee to the head.
Jun Fan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Romero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun Fan can't get the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jun Fan.
Jun Fan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jun Fan misses with a knee to the head.
Jun Fan misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Romero avoiding damage as Jun Fan throws knees to the body.
Jun Fan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jun Fan scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun Fan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun Fan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Jun Fan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun Fan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Jun Fan gets control of Romero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jun Fan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Romero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jun Fan pulls Romero in close to prevent any damage.
Romero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Romero has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jun Fan is proving hard to escape from.
Jun Fan keeping full guard, as Romero tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romero postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Romero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jun Fan.
A big right from Romero misses.
Jun Fan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Jun Fan. Beautiful body shot.
Jun Fan tries to clinch up but Romero circles away and keeps his distance.
Jun Fan looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Jun Fan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jun Fan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Jun Fan!