PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Vrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Roman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Vrey
vs
Roman

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Vrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Roman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vrey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roman counters with a big head kick but Vrey shrugs it off.
Vrey misses with a hook. Roman ducked under it nicely.
Vrey swings for the body but Roman moves out of range.
Vrey lands with an uppercut that bounces Roman off the cage and back into range.
Vrey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roman counters with a nice leg kick.
Vrey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vrey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vrey misses with a left hand
and Roman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vrey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrey misses with a hook
and Roman counters with a nice uppercut.
Roman moves out of range of the strikes.
Vrey misses with a hook
and Roman counters with a left and a right that stings Vrey.
Roman cracks Vrey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vrey misses with an uppercut
and Roman counters with a good, hard body kick but Vrey shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrey throws a poor cross that misses
and Roman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vrey's knee momentarily.
Vrey throws a poor cross that misses
and Roman counters with a one-two to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roman.

Vrey is rocked!
Roman delivers a nice body kick.
Vrey throws a right hand that misses
and Roman counters with an inside leg kick.
Vrey throws a lazy uppercut
and Roman counters with a left and a right that stings Vrey.
Vrey misses with a left hand
and Roman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vrey throws a lazy uppercut
and Roman counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Roman does it's job there.
Vrey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vrey throws a right hand that misses
and Roman counters with a nice body kick.
Roman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vrey's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vrey misses with an uppercut
and Roman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Roman is just out of range.
Vrey misses with a lunging right hand
and Roman counters with a nice leg kick.
Roman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vrey misses with a left hand
and Roman counters with a body kick.
Roman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vrey misses with a hook
and Roman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vrey misses with a hook to the body
and Roman counters with a leg kick.
Vrey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vrey is breathing heavily.
Vrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
Roman lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrey misses with a left hand
and Roman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roman connects with a leg kick. Vrey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roman lands with a nice combination. Vrey backs away looking to recover.
Vrey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vrey swings widly with a right hand
and Roman counters with a nice leg kick.
Roman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vrey misses with an uppercut
and Roman counters with a good, hard body kick but Vrey shrugs it off.
Vrey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vrey's head.
Oh Vrey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vrey misses with a lunging right hand
and Roman counters with a head kick. That will keep Vrey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice jab there from Vrey.
Roman connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vrey misses the body punch
and Roman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vrey seems to have got his legs back now.

Roman drops Vrey with a beautiful combination! Vrey stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Roman is looking for the KO!
Vrey thuds his right hand into Roman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vrey throws an off balance right hand
and Roman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vrey throws a lazy uppercut
and Roman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vrey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vrey. That did some damage!
Vrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roman counters with a body kick that stops Vrey in his tracks momentarily.
Vrey misses with a hook
and Roman counters with a body kick that stops Vrey in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Roman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

That kick from Roman tenderised Vrey's leg. Vrey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin Vrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vrey on the side of the head.
Vrey throws an off balance right hand
and Roman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vrey throws a poor cross that misses
and Roman counters with a series of strikes. Vrey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vrey misses with a lunging right hand
and Roman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roman counters with a body kick.
Vrey misses with a right hand
and Roman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roman.
Roman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vrey's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Troy Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vrey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrey tests Roman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vrey throws a poor cross that misses
and Roman counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Roman.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Roman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vrey misses with a right hand
and Roman counters with a left and a right that stings Vrey.
Vrey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roman counters with a body kick that stops Vrey in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vrey misses with a jab to the body
and Roman counters with a low kick, right behind Vrey 's knee.
Vrey misses with a hook
and Roman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vrey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roman - the referee stops the clock and Vrey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roman. Vrey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vrey misses with an uppercut
and Roman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vrey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Roman scores with a leg kick.
Roman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roman counters with a three punch combo that has Vrey backing up. Vrey nods at Roman to acknowledge the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vrey might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman lands a big head kick that sends Vrey to the canvas! Roman follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Roman!