PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Weppin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Weppin
vs
Romero

188 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

[MMABR]:Klinch

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Weppin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Romero!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weppin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weppin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romero circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weppin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weppin throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Romero scores with a jab.
Weppin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Aaron Weppin has been cut.
Romero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Weppin tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.

Romero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Romero decides to stand back up. Romero steps back and let's Weppin get back to his feet.
Romero stuns Weppin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romero wants to clinch but Weppin slips to the side

and Weppin counters by clinching up.
Weppin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to score a body lock takedown but Weppin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Romero is working for takedown but Weppin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Romero has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Weppin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aaron Weppin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Romero.
Romero wants a takedown.
Weppin has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Weppin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Weppin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Romero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Romero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to Weppin's temple.
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero working over Weppin with some ground and pound. Weppin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romero tries to stand but can't do so whilst Weppin controls his leg.
Romero looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Weppin pushes Romero off and gets back to his feet.
Romero shoots in but Weppin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Weppin shoots in looking for a takedown. Romero tries to sprawl out of it but Weppin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weppin misses with the combination.

Romero feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Weppin wants to stand but Romero is controlling the position.
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Weppin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romero is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero thows a big elbow that misses.
Romero postures up in Weppin's guard and throws a big left but Weppin blocks it.
Romero postures up in Weppin's guard and throws a big left but Weppin blocks it.
Romero trying to control but Weppin is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Weppin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weppin's head.
Weppin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romero throws a strike but Weppin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Weppin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Weppin is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Weppin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Romero tries to clinch but Weppin moves away

and Weppin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Romero's guard now.
Weppin is looking to stand up but Romero won't let him.
Weppin is looking to advance position but Romero has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Romero scoring with strikes but Weppin is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Weppin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Romero.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Romero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero landing strikes from the mount and Weppin is in trouble!
Romero landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weppin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Romero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Romero scoring with strikes but Weppin is staying in there.
Romero tries to control but Weppin wriggling away.
Weppin is trying to stand up.
Romero looking to control but Weppin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Weppin really wants to buck Romero off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero scoring with strikes but Weppin is staying in there.
Romero wants to control the pace but Weppin is squirming around nicely.
Romero is landing with some decent strikes but Weppin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Romero lands a nice shot to the head.
Romero working Weppin over with strikes here.
Romero working Weppin over with strikes here.
Romero lands a nice shot to the head.
Romero lands a big elbow.
Romero controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero with a couple of short strikes.
Romero with the ground and pound from mount.
Romero cracks Weppin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Weppin taking shots to the head.
Romero controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Weppin is in a horrible position here. Romero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Romero breaks from Weppin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Romero landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Weppin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Weppin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weppin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero blocks a head kick by Weppin.

Romero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Weppin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romero.
Weppin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero.
Romero is keen to just control but Weppin is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romero lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romero lands a nice short elbow.
Romero misses with a head shot. Weppin uses the momentum to regain guard.

Romero decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weppin darts in trying to clinch

and Romero counters with a shoot takedown. Weppin fights it but they end up in guard.
Weppin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romero controls the pace.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Romero postures up and lands a big shot to Weppin's brow.
Romero is pushing down on Weppin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Weppin is fighting to maintain full guard but Romero has managed to sneak the leg through.
Weppin tries to kick Romero off but Romero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Romero drops an elbow to the side of Weppin's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero controlling the action here.
Romero prevents Weppin from standing back up.
Weppin has hold of Romero's hands but Romero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romero is nestled in close to Weppin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weppin wants to get back to his feet.
Romero is nestled in close to Weppin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Weppin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weppin tries to get out of the position.
Weppin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romero scores with a couple of nice shots.
George Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Weppin wants to get back to his feet.
Romero controlling the pace.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Weppin pushes Romero off looking to stand but Romero dives back in and keeps control.
Weppin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Aaron Weppin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weppin pushes Romero off but Romero dives into side control.
Romero works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Romero landing strikes.
Romero working the head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Romero!