PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. This should be fireworks!

Romero
vs
Hunt

183 cm
31
171 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

181 cm
35
180 lbs
36 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Hellbent

Hellbent

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands with a cross.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a nice body kick.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Hunt swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Hunt thumps Romero with a low kick.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hunt!
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romero doesn't seem bothered though.

Romero shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Romero working over Hunt with some ground and pound. Hunt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Romero 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.
Hunt wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Romero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunt felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Romero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Hunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt is trying to hold Romero in close to prevent damage but Romero has managed to pass into half guard.
Romero prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Romero throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunt avoid being mounted?
Romero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hunt is trying is best to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
Hunt tries to roll over but Romero keeps him under control.
Hunt manages to get to full guard.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
Romero throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hunt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hunt is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt looking to sit in guard and control but Romero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Romero slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hector Romero will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.
Romero dives in for a single leg takedown but Hunt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romero.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Romero settles back down.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romero, right into the meat.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Romero darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Romero is very close to passing his half guard.
Romero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunt is trying to control but can't.
Romero is just content to waste time from the top position. Hunt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romero landing some decent shots from guard.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romero trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt wants to stand but Romero is controlling the position.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Hunt controls Romero momentarily but Romero frees himself.
Hunt is looking to stand up but Romero isn't so interested in that idea.
Romero scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt trying to control the position here.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Romero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romero wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Romero is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunt being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunt wants to stand and escape but Romero is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Romero stands up over Hunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romero postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Romero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.

Hunt is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Romero presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Romero dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Romero wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Romero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Romero gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt stalling.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero connects with a crisp jab.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Romero.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hunt slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero backing away here, and Hunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Romero swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Romero throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Romero cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Romero misses with a right hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hector Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Romero closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hunt did well to prevent Romero getting side control.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romero is working away from the top position though.
Hunt keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Romero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Hunt is defending well.
Romero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romero is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romero with the ground and pound but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
Romero postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Romero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Romero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romero has managed to get both his arms back between Hunt's legs - danger averted.
Hunt 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.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Romero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
It looks like Romero has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Romero with a body shot.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Romero!
A very excited looking Hector Romero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Phol Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.