PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shi Woo Lee (ranked 1357 p4p, 2192 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 127 p4p, 205 weight class). Shi Woo Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Romero

165 cm
26
156
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
27
150
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shi Woo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ernesto Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee takes one on the button.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Romero and move into the clinch.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Romero with an uppercut!
Romero scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Romero slips under a jab from Lee.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
A big left from Lee misses.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romero manages to circle out of the way.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Donk. Romero catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Romero.
Romero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romero has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Romero defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romero slips under a jab from Lee.
Romero lands with a cross.
Lee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.

Romero closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Romero manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero slips a jab from Lee.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Romero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
A big left from Romero misses.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee stuns Romero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Romero cracks Lee with a good jab.
Romero lands with a cross.
Romero tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero lands an overhand right.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Romero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romero.
Romero connects with a nice looking jab.
Romero clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Lee misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romero cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Romero.
Ernesto Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Romero breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee moves away from the strike by Romero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Romero wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
It seemed like Romero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romero tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero throws out a powerful jab.
Lee misses with a hook.
Romero lands with a right hand.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Romero slips a jab from Lee.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee connects with a jab.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Romero misses the jab.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Romero and move into the clinch.
Lee lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Romero lands a head shot.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romero works the jab nicely.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee misses the jab.
Jab from Romero.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Lee's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Romero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romero manages to circle out of the way.
Lee misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab from Romero.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Lee moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Romero.
Romero works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Romero.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Romero slips under a jab from Lee.
Romero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with a hook.
Shi Woo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Lee moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Romero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Romero scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romero slips under a jab.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Ernesto Romero 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.
Romero tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee cracks Romero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romero defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Romero jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romero slips a straight right by Lee.
Romero looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Romero slips under a jab from Lee.
Romero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Romero.
Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romero manages to circle out of the way.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Romero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Romero has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.

Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romero finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
A left lands for Romero.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romero 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
Ernesto Romero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.