PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dante Gael Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ku Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pol has chosen lost in the echo as his entrance music. Ku Pol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gael Roman
vs
Pol

183 cm
20
130 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

160 cm
24
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Gael Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ku Pol!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pol gets a clinch.
Roman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pol can't find room to land a body shot as Roman controls the action.
Pol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pol.
Roman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pol lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pol misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roman.
Pol lands a shoulder strike.
Pol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pol is working Roman over against the cage.
Pol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pol misses with a body punch.
Roman blocks a body shot from Pol.
Pol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pol tries to work over Roman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Pol.
Pol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pol gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pol lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pol gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Gael Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pol swings wildly with an uppercut but Roman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pol can't find room to land a body shot as Roman controls the action.
Pol working aggressively here.
Roman looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Pol on the inside.
Roman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pol walks away with a smile on his face. Roman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ku Pol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pol clinches with his opponent.
Roman blocking some punches.
Roman wants a takedown but no success here.
Roman blocks an uppercut.
Pol scores with a shot to the side of Roman's head.
Pol digs a right hand into Roman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roman's gas tank.
Pol tries to throw a body punch but Roman avoids it by throwing Pol back against the cage.
Roman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pol is defending well.
A body shot lands from Pol.
Pol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pol is pressed up against the cage. Roman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pol down to the mat. Pol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pol tries to clinch
enabling Roman to counter with a crisp jab.

Roman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roman wants a takedown.
Pol misses with a punch to the body.
Roman tries to pull guard but Pol forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pol misses with a body punch.
Pol scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pol pushes Roman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pol struggles to land a body shot inside as Roman controls his hands.
Roman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pol fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pol closes the distance but Roman moves to the side
and Roman counters with a body kick that stops Pol in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pol looks to clinch
and Roman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pol gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Roman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pol throws an elbow that misses. Roman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pol's guard. Nice move by Roman!
Roman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roman wants to pass the guard but Pol is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pol can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roman misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Pol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol is looking for a sweep.
Roman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pol struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Pol's face as Roman controls the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Pol is right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pol gets tackled into the cage by Roman. Roman maintains the clinch.
Pol scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pol.
Ku Pol seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pol is pressed up against the cage. Roman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pol down to the mat. Pol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Roman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pol, pushing him back against the cage.
Roman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roman blocking some punches.
Pol is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pol tries a body shot but Roman blocks it.
Roman goes for a takedown attempt but Pol pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Gael Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pol tries to close the distance and clinch but Roman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pol wants to clinch.
Ku Pol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roman swats away the attempt to clinch by Pol.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pol sprawls well. Pol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roman gets slowly back to his feet.
Roman swings widly with a right hand
and Pol counters with a series of strikes. Roman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pol tries to close the distance and clinch but Roman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roman.
Pol tries to clinch up
and Roman counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dante Gael Roman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pol rushes Roman and presses him up against the cage.
Roman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pol fails to land.
Roman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pol just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good body shot from Pol.
Pol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pol misses with some punches.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roman's elbow.
Pol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pol.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman blocks an uppercut.
Pol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roman tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Pol fails to land.
Pol misses with a body punch.
Pol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pol lands with a short shot to the head.
Pol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roman's elbow.
Pol lands with a left to the head.
Pol misses with some punches.
Roman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pol smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Gael Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman misses with a hook. Pol ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman shoots in looking for a takedown. Pol tries to sprawl out of it but Roman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pol tries to clinch but Roman moves out of range.
Roman connects with a right hand. Pol shakes it off.
Roman swats away the attempt to clinch by Pol.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roman closes the distance and clinches.
Roman blocking some punches.
Pol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roman backwards.
Roman blocks a body shot from Pol.
Pol throws a head punch that misses.
Roman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pol tries to throw a body punch but Roman avoids it by throwing Pol back against the cage.
Pol is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pol throws a punch but it's blocked by Roman.
Pol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pol digs a right hand into Roman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roman's gas tank.
Pol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roman backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pol scores with a shoulder strike.
Pol tries a body shot but Roman blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pol.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pol working aggressively here.
Pol lands with a left to the head.

Roman is rocked!
Roman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Roman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pol lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pol lands a left hand.
Pol lands an uppercut.
Roman is trying to pull guard but Pol has him pressed against the cage.
Pol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pol lands a nice shot to the body.
Pol can't find room to land a body shot as Roman controls the action.
Pol lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pol.
Pol lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pol.
Pol scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pol lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Roman to his knees! Pol keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ku Pol!
Ku Pol decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.