PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 1087 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Muenster Romano (ranked 147 p4p, 158 weight class). Dragneel comes to the cage accompanied by Come the Fire Dragon. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dragneel
vs
Romano

185 cm
21
180
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
174
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel sizes up Romano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dragneel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romano.
Romano throws a big shot that misses.
Dragneel scores with a nice strike.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Romano saw that one coming.
Romano misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Dragneel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romano blocks a jab.
Romano scores with a shot to the body.
Dragneel throws a looping overhand right but Romano ducks down to avoid it.
Romano tries to clinch up.
Dragneel misses the body punch
and Romano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragneel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romano.
Dragneel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left and a right from Dragneel both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Muenster Romano has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel misses with a hook. Romano ducked under it nicely.
Dragneel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
Dragneel motions for Romano to come forward. Dragneel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romano misses with a hook.
Dragneel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Romano saw that one coming.
Dragneel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romano has time to react.
Dragneel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romano.
Dragneel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dragneel lands a jab to the head.
Dragneel defending well as Romano loads up on a big left hand.
Romano throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dragneel to counter with a crisp jab.
Romano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dragneel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dragneel digs a good body shot into Romano's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands with an uppercut that bounces Romano off the cage and back into range.
Romano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dragneel slips under a jab.
As Romano backs away, Dragneel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Romano misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel throws a head kick but Romano moves out of range.
It seemed like Romano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab from Romano.
Dragneel throws a lazy body kick
letting Romano counter with a right hand.
Dragneel cracks Romano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dragneel throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
Romano takes a swing at Dragneel's ribcage but misses.
Dragneel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dragneel misses with a combination
and Romano counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragneel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dragneel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romano misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romano. That did some damage!
Romano throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragneel counters with an inside leg kick.
Dragneel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romano throws out the jab.
Dragneel throws the left hand but Romano avoids the punch easily.
Dragneel throws an off balance right hand
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romano closes the distance but Dragneel moves to the side
and Dragneel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel catches Romano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Romano saw that one coming.
Romano moves out of range of the strikes.

Romano gets a clinch.
Dragneel is leaning against Romano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dragneel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano tries to work over Dragneel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragneel.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragneel controls his hands.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.

Dragneel manages to break the clinch.
Dragneel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Romano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romano throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragneel.
Dragneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragneel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romano misses with an uppercut. Dragneel saw that one coming.
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Romano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano avoids the body shot from Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Natsu Dragneel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muenster Romano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dragneel throws a sloppy body shot
letting Romano counter with a right hand.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragneel throws a right hand that Romano ducks under and follows up with a left that Romano also avoids with ease.
Dragneel misses with a left hand
and Romano counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragneel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dragneel misses with a left hand
and Romano counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Dragneel.
Romano lands a head shot.
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragneel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragneel connects with a right hand. Romano shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
Romano throws out a counter right but Dragneel avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Dragneel. That snapped Romano's head back.
Dragneel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragneel throws a hook but Romano blocks it.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragneel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dragneel ducks right into an uppercut from Romano.
Romano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dragneel.
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Romano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dragneel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romano is able to avoid easily.
Dragneel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romano.
Dragneel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romano can do to turn this around?
Dragneel lands with a straight right. Romano didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romano counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano staying out of range there.
Romano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Romano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Romano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romano misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Dragneel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dragneel.
Dragneel swats away the attempt to clinch by Romano.
Dragneel digs a good body shot into Romano's ribs.
Romano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
A cross from Dragneel lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel takes a swing at Romano's ribcage but misses.
Romano jabs Dragneel right on the nose. Dragneel blinks but takes it well.
Romano cracks a nice hook into Dragneel's ribs.
Romano scores with a jab to the body.
Romano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romano is looking to clinch.
Dragneel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romano at a distance.
Good shot there by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a looping overhand right but Romano ducks down to avoid it.
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Romano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Romano saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel punishes Romano's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dragneel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragneel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragneel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romano misses with a looping left.
Dragneel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dragneel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragneel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dragneel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Dragneel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muenster Romano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dragneel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Romano saw that one coming.
Dragneel with the inside leg kick.
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Romano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dragneel is looking to slow Romano down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Dragneel.
Dragneel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romano scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragneel should have avoided that one.
Dragneel with a hook.
Dragneel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romano.
Romano throws a hook but Dragneel avoids it easily.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Romano rushes Dragneel and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel misses with the head strike.
Dragneel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Romano.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragneel controls his hands.
Dragneel tries to break free but Romano pushes him back against the cage.

Dragneel manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Romano coming out on top.
A jab from Dragneel misses.
Romano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dragneel misses with a hook. Romano ducked under it nicely.
Dragneel dips to his left and cracks Romano with an uppercut!
Dragneel lands a jab to the head.
Dragneel throws a hook to the side of Romano's head but Romano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dragneel with a body shot.
Muenster Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dragneel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragneel misses with a hook
letting Romano counter with a right hand.
Romano throws the left hand but Dragneel avoids the punch easily.
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Romano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romano takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Romano as he connects with a hook.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Romano saw that one coming.
Romano lands with an overhand left.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Romano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragneel looks to land a left hand but Romano moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Dragneel misses
and Romano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Dragneel - just one landing.
Dragneel throws an off balance right hand
and Romano counters with a straight right hand.
Romano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natsu Dragneel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
Dragneel lands with a kick to the temple. Romano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Romano lands with a good body shot.
Dragneel lands with a cross.
Dragneel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Romano has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragneel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Romano.
Romano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragneel's elbow.
Romano lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Romano on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragneel blocks a body shot from Romano.
Dragneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragneel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Muenster Romano.
I think Dragneel 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Natsu Dragneel!
An out of breath Natsu Dragneel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.