PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theo Trivette (ranked 3331 p4p, 4262 weight class) and Curtis Rome (ranked 359 p4p, 444 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Trivette
vs
Rome

176 cm
19
155
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Redemption ink

Conquer
Redemption ink

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo Trivette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Rome!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trivette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rome has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rome there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trivette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trivette scores with a body shot.
Trivette slips a jab from Rome.
Rome throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rome shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trivette sprawls well. Trivette wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rome gets slowly back to his feet.
Trivette changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rome wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Trivette.
Trivette swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trivette looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rome takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by Trivette.
Rome throws a right hand that misses
and Rome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Trivette lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Trivette. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome throws a poor cross that misses
and Trivette counters with a left to the body.
Trivette scores with a body shot.
Rome throws a lazy uppercut
and Trivette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trivette lands a really nice looking cross but Rome seems unphased.
Trivette scores with a sloppy right hand. Rome should have avoided that one.
Trivette is looking to wear down Rome with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rome misses with a hook.
Trivette slips a straight right by Rome.
Rome is looking to clinch but Trivette is avoiding it.
Rome misses with a looping right.
Trivette lands a nice hook to Rome's body. Rome takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trivette tries to clinch there but Rome circles away.
Rome fails with a takedown attempt.
Trivette slips a straight right by Rome.
Rome takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Theo Trivette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rome looks to land a right hand but Trivette moved out of range.
Trivette tries to clinch but Rome moves out of range.
A left lands for Trivette.
Rome lands a jab to the nose.
Rome 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trivette scores with a jab to the head.
Rome uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trivette.
Rome looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rome on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rome looks to throw the jab but Trivette is out of range.
Trivette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trivette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rome moves forwards but Trivette connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trivette lands with a shot to the body.
Rome misses with a looping right.
Trivette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rome tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trivette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rome on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Trivette.
Rome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rome misses with a looping left.
Trivette scores with a one two! Rome had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rome looks to land a left hand but Trivette moved out of range nicely.
Trivette lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trivette is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trivette lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Trivette tries to keep at a distance but Rome has taken the fight into the clinch.

Trivette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rome throws a hook but Trivette blocks it.
Trivette jabs Rome to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rome walks into a straight right hand from Trivette.
Rome is looking to clinch.
Trivette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rome looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trivette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trivette swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rome has Trivette up against the cage in a clinch.
Rome lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trivette backwards.
Rome looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rome.
Rome has a couple of punches blocked by Trivette.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trivette as Rome tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trivette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trivette has Rome pressed against the cage, preventing Rome from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Trivette.
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!
A short uppercut from Rome.
Rome prevents a body shot from Trivette.
Rome working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trivette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trivette is working Rome over against the cage.
Trivette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rome.
Rome looks winded!
Rome misses with some punches.
Trivette lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rome or not.
Trivette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rome is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trivette pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Theo Trivette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Rome.
Trivette is working Rome over against the cage.

Trivette manages to break the clinch.
Trivette with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trivette doesn't manage to clinch there - Rome circles away.
Trivette scores with a shot to the body.
Rome shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Trivette closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Trivette dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rome gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trivette.
A big right from Rome misses.
Trivette is looking to counter punch.
Trivette swings for the body but Rome moves out of range.
Rome throws out a loose jab but Trivette uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rome feints and as Trivette raises his hands in defense, Rome changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rome is standing up over Trivette. Trivette looks to escape but Rome dives into side control.

Rome trying to control the action but Trivette is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivette is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rome has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rome wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trivette keeps working.
Trivette is trying to improve his position.
Rome wants to control but Trivette is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trivette is trying to work for a sweep but Rome has mounted him!
Trivette is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rome wants to control the pace but Trivette is squirming around nicely.
Trivette is trying to escape the mount.
Trivette really wants to buck Rome off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome wants to control the pace but Trivette is squirming around nicely.
Rome might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Trivette haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Trivette tries to hold on but Rome postures up.
Trivette really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rome trying to control but Trivette is having none of it.
Rome is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Rome showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rome avoids the body shot from Trivette.
Trivette moves away from the strike by Rome.
Rome takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trivette misses with a body shot
and Rome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trivette moves out of range of the strikes.
Trivette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rome at a distance.
A slow jab from Rome misses its intended target.
Rome walks into a straight right hand from Trivette.
Rome is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trivette.
Trivette lands a lovely overhand right.
Rome takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rome throws a hook to the side of Trivette's head but Trivette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trivette scores with a sloppy right hand. Rome should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trivette moves away from the strike by Rome.
Rome waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trivette.
Good exchange - Trivette coming out on top.
Trivette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trivette blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Trivette.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivette moves away from the strike by Rome.
Trivette throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trivette staying out of range there.
Trivette defending well as Rome loads up on a big left hand.
Trivette is looking to clinch but Rome is avoiding it.
A jab from Trivette does it's job there.
Trivette lands with a shot to the body.
Trivette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rome can do to turn this around?
Rome takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rome doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trivette tries to clinch but Rome is having none of it.
Rome takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rome throws a right hand that misses
and Trivette counters with a nice uppercut.
Rome missing with a left hand there. Trivette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rome walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trivette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trivette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Theo Trivette is winning the standup battle so far.
Rome takes one to the side of the head.
Trivette tries to clinch but Rome is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rome misses with a hook. Trivette ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Trivette.
Trivette connects with a jab.
Trivette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rome misses with an uppercut. Trivette saw that one coming.
Rome has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rome stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rome walks into a left hand.

Rome has managed to clinch.

Trivette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rome avoids the body shot from Trivette.
Jab by Rome.
Trivette lands with a good body shot.
Trivette blocks a jab.
Trivette lands with a hook. Rome tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trivette jabs at Rome's body.
Trivette needs to keep his hands up - Rome had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Trivette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trivette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rome misses with a takedown attempt - Trivette sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rome takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rome takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trivette lands a jab to the head.

Rome closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trivette did well to prevent Rome getting side control.
Rome trying to control from half guard but Trivette is working away.
Trivette wants to get back to his feet.
Trivette on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trivette tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome trying to control from half guard but Trivette is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trivette wants to get back to full guard but Rome has passed into side control.
Rome wants to control but Trivette is keeping him busy.
Curtis Rome has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theo Trivette showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trivette has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theo Trivette!