PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vermiceo Deefoantoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Romine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Deefoantoo
vs
Romine

179 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vermiceo Deefoantoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Romine!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deefoantoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deefoantoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Romine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Deefoantoo to the mat! Deefoantoo manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Romine forces his way into half guard.
Romine controlling the pace.
Romine prevents Deefoantoo from improving his position.
Romine sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Romine moves into full mount! Deefoantoo won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Romine is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Deefoantoo has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romine controlling from the full mount.

Romine gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Romine misses with a looping right.

Romine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Deefoantoo did well to prevent Romine getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Romine stands up from half guard.
Romine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deefoantoo is looking to clinch but Romine is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deefoantoo throws a head kick that misses.
Deefoantoo tries to clinch but Romine is having none of it.
Romine keeps the fight on the outside.
Romine keeps the fight on the outside.
Deefoantoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Romine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Romine gets a takedown into half guard.
Deefoantoo is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romine looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Romine lands with a punch from half guard.
Deefoantoo is breathing heavily.
Romine controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Romine has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Thomas Romine hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Deefoantoo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Romine to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romine works over Deefoantoo with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Romine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Romine scores with a punch to the head.
Deefoantoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romine keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Romine misses.

Romine closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Romine lands in his opponent's guard.
Romine stays in close to Deefoantoo's body and controls the position.
Deefoantoo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thomas Romine wasn't active enough on the ground.
Romine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Romine closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Deefoantoo's guard.
Romine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Deefoantoo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romine manages to control the position for a moment.
Romine manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Romine is concentrating on defense, preventing Deefoantoo from advancing position.

Romine manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!

Romine gets a double leg takedown into Deefoantoo's guard.

Romine gets to his feet - Deefoantoo follows without any prompting.
Romine digs a good body shot into Deefoantoo's ribs.
Romine lands a slapping body shot.
Romine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Romine.

Romine gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas Romine has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romine lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Deefoantoo down.

Romine stands up.
Vermiceo Deefoantoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deefoantoo walks into a straight right hand from Romine.
Deefoantoo is looking to clinch but Romine is avoiding it.

Romine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romine content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Romine gets to his feet. Deefoantoo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Romine blocks a head kick by Deefoantoo.

Romine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deefoantoo tries to buck Romine off but Romine is having none of it.
Romine in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Deefoantoo is trying to control Romine's posture but Romine avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Romine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Deefoantoo slips under a jab from Romine.
Deefoantoo moves in looking to clinch but Romine pushes him off.
Romine lands with a right hand.
Deefoantoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deefoantoo tries to clinch but Romine moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Deefoantoo.
Deefoantoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Deefoantoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Romine drives through with a takedown into Deefoantoo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Deefoantoo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Deefoantoo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Romine controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thomas Romine wasn't active enough on the ground.

Romine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Romine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Deefoantoo is bucking up trying to escape but Romine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romine lands a heavy elbow.
Deefoantoo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romine on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romine controlling his opponent.
Romine lands a nice shot to the head.
Romine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romine is landing with some decent strikes but Deefoantoo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Romine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Deefoantoo hang on?
Romine sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romine swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Romine!