PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dante Gael Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Gael Roman
vs
Queen

183 cm
40
130 lbs
28 - 28 - 1

186 cm
31
143 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 28 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Gael Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Queen closes the distance and clinches.
Queen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Queen has clasped his hands together around Roman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Queen working the strikes but Roman uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Queen controlling the pace.
Roman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Queen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Queen working for a submission but Roman is keeping him at bay.

Queen has hold of Roman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Roman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Roman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Queen lands a nice shot to the head.
Roman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Queen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Queen breaks from Roman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen prevents Roman from getting the reversal.
Roman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roman tries to get out of the position.
Queen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Queen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to control the pace but Roman is squirming around nicely.
Queen raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Queen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Queen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Queen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Queen looking to control but Roman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Queen lands a big elbow.
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!
Queen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Roman is squirming around, avoiding Queen's attempts to control the action.
Queen scoring with strikes but Roman is staying in there.
Queen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Queen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roman is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen controlling the pace for now.
Roman wants to control but Queen is having none of it.
Queen looking to control but Roman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Queen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Roman has worked his arm free - good work by Roman!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Queen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Queen tries a head kick but it misses.
Queen lands a jab.
Roman throws the left hand but Queen avoids the punch easily.
Queen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Queen.
Queen controlling the position from side mount.

Queen stands up and beckons Roman to his feet.
Queen tries a head kick but it misses.
Roman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Queen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Queen is keen to just control but Roman is a slippery customer.
Oliver Queen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Queen on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Queen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Queen working over Roman with some ground and pound. Roman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Queen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Queen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Queen is controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Queen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a few strikes there.
Queen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Roman moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Roman.

Queen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roman to the mat! Roman manages to get full guard.
Queen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Roman has wrist control.
Roman being controlled here, momentarily.
Queen passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen is chipping away with strikes.
Queen trying to control the position but Roman is working away.
Queen is putting a hurting on Roman here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Queen is trying to get an arm triangle but Roman is defending well.
Queen with the ground and pound but Roman regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Roman misses with an uppercut.

Queen instigates a clinch.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Queen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Queen lands with a light punch inside.
Roman is working for takedown but Queen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Queen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Queen.
Queen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Queen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Queen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Roman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Oliver Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roman. Queen does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Queen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Queen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Roman enables Queen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Queen pushes down on Roman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Queen content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman is looking for a sweep. Queen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Queen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Queen is pressing down on Roman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roman is holding on for now.
Oliver Queen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Queen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Queen looks to land a body kick but Roman moved away.
Roman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Queen.
Roman walks into a jab.

Queen moves into range and clinches up with Roman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Queen is trying to trip Roman. He has hold of a leg but Roman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Queen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Roman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Queen has passed into side control.
Queen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Queen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Queen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dante Gael Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen is landing with some decent strikes but Roman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Queen controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Queen working for a submission but Roman is keeping him at bay.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Queen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Queen!
Oliver Queen thanked the fans post fight for their support.