PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muenster Romano (ranked 5107 p4p, 5379 weight class) and Doug Simms (ranked 576 p4p, 589 weight class). Muenster Romano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doug Simms's chin.

Romano
vs
Simms

178 cm
18
174
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Simms!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simms gets tackled into the cage by Romano. Romano maintains the clinch.

Simms breaks the clinch.
Muenster Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Romano has closed the distance and engaged Simms in a clinch.
Romano is struggling to control the position.
Simms blocks an elbow strike from Romano.
Simms avoids the elbow strike from Romano, against the cage.
Simms tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romano smiles and moves away.

Romano clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simms is trying to pull guard but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
Romano slowing the pace effectively.
Simms is looking for a takedown.
Muenster Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Simms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Romano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Simms has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romano after a bit of a struggle.
Romano lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Doug Simms has been cut.
Simms is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romano is defending well for now.
Simms wants to break free but Romano has control.
Simms fails to pull guard.
Romano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romano has Simms pressed against the cage.
Romano seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simms jumps guard but Romano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simms has had enough of the clinch but Romano keeps him there for the moment.
Simms is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Romano has Simms pressed against the cage.
Simms is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Romano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simms is trying to force a seperation but Romano has the dominant position.
Romano pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simms is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Simms can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Romano leaning against his opponent.
Romano gets underhooks to prevent Simms's takedown attempt.
Simms misses with some punches.
Simms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romano digs a right hand underneath Simms's ribcage. Simms let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romano.
Simms trying to control the position but instead, Romano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simms into the cage.
Romano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romano is stalling here.
Simms changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Romano closes the distance and pushes Simms back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Muenster Romano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Simms's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Romano rushes Simms and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romano leaning against his opponent.
Simms jumps guard but Romano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simms has had enough of the clinch but Romano keeps him there for the moment.
Romano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romano blocks a body shot from Simms.

Simms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano keeps the fight on the outside.
Romano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Romano closes the distance and clinches.
Simms trying to land knees to the body.
Simms is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Romano to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simms tries to pull guard but Romano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Muenster Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Simms.
Simms drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romano pulls his leg out and moves away.

Simms tries to keep at a distance but Romano has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romano.
Romano slows down the pace here.
Romano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simms's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Simms has Romano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Romano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Simms is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simms can't break the clinch.
Romano is pushing Simms up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romano gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simms drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romano pulls his leg out and moves away.

Romano forces Simms back against the cage and clinches.
Simms tries to break free but Romano pushes him back against the cage.
Simms scores with a shot to the side of Romano's head.
Simms taking a breather.
Romano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Romano leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simms is trying to pull guard but Romano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Simms has had enough of the clinch but Romano keeps him there for the moment.
Romano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Simms jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romano walks away with a smile on his face. Simms gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Romano moves into range and clinches up with Simms.
Simms wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Muenster Romano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doug Simms's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Romano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Romano gets a clinch.
Simms is trying to pull guard but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
Romano lands a body punch.
Simms has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Simms is looking for a takedown.
Muenster Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Simms.
Romano slows down the pace here.
Simms tries to pull guard but Romano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simms is trying to break the clinch but Romano has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Simms's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muenster Romano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romano effectively controlling the action here.
Simms is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee calls for Romano to work.
Simms tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simms jumps guard but Romano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simms jumps guard but Romano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romano pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romano.
Romano just leaning against Simms, taking a breather.
Simms dodges an elbow strike from Romano.
Simms tries to circle away but Romano has him pinned against the cage.
Romano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simms can do to turn this around?
Simms is looking to break free of the clinch but Romano has double underhooks.
Romano tries to land knees in the clinch but Simms avoids the damage to the body.
Simms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simms is trying to pull guard but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romano throws an elbow but misses.
Simms has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romano after a bit of a struggle.
Simms misses with some punches.
Romano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romano prevents the takedown attempt.
Romano trying to land knees to the body.
Simms is trying to break free.
Romano gets underhooks to prevent Simms's takedown attempt.
Simms fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simms blocks an elbow strike from Romano.
Simms is trying to break the clinch but Romano is controlling him.
Simms tries to pull guard but Romano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Romano digs a right hand into Simms's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simms's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romano.
Romano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Romano slowing the pace effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muenster Romano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muenster Romano!