PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Sinisterra (ranked 2920 p4p, 3039 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 327 p4p, 344 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sinisterra
vs
Romanow

186 cm
25
240
7 - 10 - 0

175 cm
25
247
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads
NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sinisterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sinisterra. Those never looked like landing.
Sinisterra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good shot there by Sinisterra.
Sinisterra lands with a cross.
Sinisterra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sinisterra scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sinisterra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow checks a low kick from Sinisterra.
Romanow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Sinisterra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinisterra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Sinisterra.
Sinisterra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sinisterra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romanow throws a jab when Sinisterra was well out of range.
Romanow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Luis Sinisterra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow tries for a takedown but Sinisterra circles away easily
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Luis Sinisterra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanow fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinisterra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra scores with a one two! Romanow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sinisterra scores with a jab. Romanow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinisterra punishes Romanow's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Sinisterra.
Romanow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sinisterra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sinisterra throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sinisterra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Sinisterra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Sinisterra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sinisterra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romanow misses with a straight right.
Sinisterra misses with a kick to the body.
Romanow feints the counter takedown.
Sinisterra moves away from the strike by Romanow.
Sinisterra lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Sinisterra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Romanow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow tries for a takedown but Sinisterra circles away easily
and Romanow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luis Sinisterra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Romanow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romanow digs a good body shot into Sinisterra's ribs.
Sinisterra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Romanow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow stops Sinisterra from standing up.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinisterra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sinisterra kicks Romanow off and gets to his feet.
Romanow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Romanow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sinisterra counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Sinisterra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Romanow misses with a right hand
and Sinisterra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sinisterra scores with a nice right hand.
Luis Sinisterra is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinisterra is just out of range.
Sinisterra is looking for a counter combo.
Sinisterra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanow can do to turn this around?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sinisterra.
Sinisterra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romanow.
Romanow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sinisterra defends it well.
Romanow moves away from the strike by Sinisterra.
Sinisterra sizes up Romanow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinisterra misses with the body kick

and Romanow counters with a shoot takedown. Sinisterra fights it but they end up in guard.
Romanow won't allow Sinisterra to get back to his feet.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinisterra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow prevents Sinisterra from getting back to his feet.
Romanow scoring with some ground and pound.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinisterra is retaining full guard.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinisterra wants to get back to his feet but Romanow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sinisterra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sinisterra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Sinisterra has his feet on Romanow's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sinisterra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Sinisterra avoids it easily.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Sinisterra misses with a body kick.
Sinisterra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sinisterra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Sinisterra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinisterra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Romanow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sinisterra's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinisterra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinisterra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinisterra wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow with a nice head shot there.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow stops Sinisterra from standing up.
Romanow trying to control but Sinisterra is working from the bottom.
Sinisterra managing to control the position.
Romanow stands and throws Sinisterra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra is pushing Romanow's head away, looking to escape. Romanow manages to hold on to the position though.
Sinisterra parries the strikes from Romanow easily there. Romanow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sinisterra to escape.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Sinisterra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sinisterra taking a bit of punishment here - Romanow scoring with strikes.
Romanow lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Romanow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Romanow are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sinisterra sneaks back into half guard.

Sinisterra pushes Romanow off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow misses with an uppercut
letting Sinisterra counter with a right hand.
Romanow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sinisterra on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luis Sinisterra will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Sinisterra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target.
Romanow has his takedown stuffed
and Sinisterra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sinisterra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
Romanow misses the body punch
and Sinisterra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow swings for the body but Sinisterra moves out of range.
Sinisterra scores with a nice body kick.
Sinisterra throws a shot from downtown. Romanow moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow shoots and misses
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Sinisterra coming out on top.
Sinisterra lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sinisterra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sinisterra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Sinisterra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sinisterra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinisterra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romanow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sinisterra tries to avoid it but Romanow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sinisterra to the ground. Sinisterra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luis Sinisterra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Sinisterra misses with an uppercut.
Marcel Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Sinisterra both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sinisterra avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinisterra throws a lazy right hand but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow throws an off balance right hand
and Sinisterra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinisterra throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters circling a little - Sinisterra finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romanow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra misses with a wild body shot.
Sinisterra misses with a double jab

and Romanow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romanow.
Sinisterra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romanow is controlling him.
Romanow is working Sinisterra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romanow landing with the ground and pound.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sinisterra's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinisterra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinisterra wants to get back to his feet but Romanow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romanow throwing strikes from guard but Sinisterra blocks nicely.
Sinisterra has control of Romanow's left arm, preventing Romanow from doing any damage.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Sinisterra manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Sinisterra breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Sinisterra.
Luis Sinisterra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Sinisterra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sinisterra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Sinisterra!
A very excited looking Luis Sinisterra 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.