PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 114 p4p, 447 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 14 p4p, 57 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tepes Iii
vs
Romero

180 cm
38
180
32 - 17 - 2

186 cm
28
177
18 - 9 - 0

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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 32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with the combination.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses

and Tepes Iii counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tepes Iii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Romero has his hands on Tepes Iii's head, controlling the position.
Tepes Iii slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii trying to control the action but Romero is working from the bottom.
Tepes Iii tries to advance position but instead Romero slips a leg back in to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii is controlling the pace.
Tepes Iii is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tepes Iii trying to pass the guard but Romero defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romero is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Romero felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tepes Iii trying to control from Romero 's half guard. Romero has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tepes Iii engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tepes Iii won't allow Romero to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii looking to sit in guard and control but Romero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tepes Iii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tepes Iii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tepes Iii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romero is stalling in the full guard.

Tepes Iii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tepes Iii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Tepes Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tepes Iii working for a triangle but Romero defends it easily.
Tepes Iii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Romero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Romero looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.

That was a close round but I would say that Vlad Tepes Iii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tepes Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Tepes Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Tepes Iii looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Tepes Iii is trying to work for a kimura but Romero is defending well.
Tepes Iii sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tepes Iii drops back, looking for a kneebar! Romero looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Romero looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Romero !

Tepes Iii prevents Romero from moving into mount.
Tepes Iii is not content to let Romero control the position.
Romero is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tepes Iii is looking to reverse the position.
Tepes Iii struggling a bit here.
Romero trying to control the position but Tepes Iii is working away.
Tepes Iii can't do much from the bottom here.
Romero wants to control but Tepes Iii is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to stand but Tepes Iii is controlling his head.
Romero taking a breather here.
Tepes Iii manages to work his way to half guard, despite Romero 's best efforts.
Romero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tepes Iii trying to control from the bottom.
Romero works his way into full mount!
Romero controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad Tepes Iii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tepes Iii can't escape the position.
Romero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Romero prevents Tepes Iii from getting the reversal.
Romero content just to control the position here.
Tepes Iii is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Romero wants to control the pace but Tepes Iii is squirming around nicely.
Romero controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tepes Iii tries to hold on but Romero pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romero trying to control but Tepes Iii is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tepes Iii throws the kick towards the body but Romero avoids it.
Romero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tepes Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tepes Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Tepes Iii shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Romero is trying to defend but Tepes Iii finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Tepes Iii looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tepes Iii is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii trying to advance position but Romero counters by regaining guard.
Romero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tepes Iii being controlled here, momentarily.
Tepes Iii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romero 's guard.

Tepes Iii is looking to advance position but Romero has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Tepes Iii bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tepes Iii pushing down on Romero 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Tepes Iii is working for a submission of some sort.
Tepes Iii takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tepes Iii tries to pass the half guard into mount. Romero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Tepes Iii is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romero has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tepes Iii uses his free foot to push down on Romero 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Romero .
Romero avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tepes Iii.

Tepes Iii is working for a guillotine from mount but Romero frees his head quite easily.
Tepes Iii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Romero is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tepes Iii misses with a head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tepes Iii looking to control and managing it successfully.

Tepes Iii working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tepes Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tepes Iii 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tepes Iii!
Vlad Tepes Iii thanked the fans post fight for their support.