PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geter Done (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Roma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Done
vs
Roma

190 cm
21
233 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

195 cm
20
288 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geter Done!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Roma!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Done walks into a straight right hand from Roma.
Roma throws a big shot that misses.
Done has a takedown stuffed.
Roma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Done.

Roma feints and as Done raises his hands in defense, Roma changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Done throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roma trying to control the position from guard on top but Done is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Done has his foot on Roma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roma works his way back into a safe position though.
Done keeping moving, preventing Roma from controlling successfully.

Done is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roma works over Done with some ground and pound from guard.
Done has momentary wrist control but Roma slips an elbow through the middle.
Done is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Done is looking to stand up but Roma isn't so interested in that idea.
Done is breathing heavily.
Roma distracts Done with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Done has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roma stays in close to Done's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roma cracks Done with a solid left hand.
Done wants to stand up but Roma is controlling him.
Roma working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roma lands a couple of digs.
Roma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roma with a nice head shot there.
Roma postures up and lands a big shot to Done's brow.
Roma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Done is trying to control the position but Roma postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roma works over Done with some ground and pound from guard.
Done looking to control.
Roma lands a couple of digs.
Roma distracts Done with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Done is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roma wants to control from the top but Done keeps moving.
Roma works over Done with some ground and pound from guard.
Roma stands up over Done, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Done working for a triangle but Roma defends it easily.
Roma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Roma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roma thows a big elbow that misses.
Done not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Done keeping moving, preventing Roma from controlling successfully.

Done escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Roma 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.

Done uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roma.
Roma throws a body punch but Done moves out of range.
Done tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roma throws a jab but it's blocked by Done.
Done closes the distance and clinches up with Roma, looking for a takedown. Done pushes Roma against the cage but Roma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Roma fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Done sprawls well initially but Roma persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Done is looking to improve his position.
Done manages to get to full guard.
Roma working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Done being controlled here, momentarily.

Done is looking for a triangle but Roma pushes his legs off easily.
Roma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roma with a nice head shot there.

Roma avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Done's head.
Done is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roma lands a couple of elbows.
Roma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Done controls Roma momentarily but Roma frees himself.
Roma looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Done trying to control the position.
Roma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Done tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roma distracts Done with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Done is looking for a triangle but Roma pushes his legs off easily.
Roma seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roma working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Done's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roma thows a big elbow that misses.
Roma works over Done with some ground and pound from guard.
Done will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Done keeping moving, preventing Roma from controlling successfully.

Roma avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roma trying to control the position from guard on top but Done is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Done is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roma distracts Done with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Roma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Roma.
Roma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Done was well out of range. Poor timing from Roma.

Roma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roma showed some decent athleticism there.
Roma seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Done does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Done is not content to let Roma control the position.
Done wants to get back to full guard.
Done makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Done controls Roma momentarily but Roma frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Done has his foot on Roma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roma works his way back into a safe position though.
Done controls Roma momentarily but Roma frees himself.
Roma scoring with punches to the head and body.

Done is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roma defends well.
Roma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roma chips away with some ground and pound.
Roma seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ricky Roma has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roma working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Roma got a little sloppy there for a moment and Done has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roma has managed to get both his arms back between Done's legs - danger averted.
Done is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Roma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Done is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roma trying to control but Done is working from the bottom.
Roma is stalling in the full guard.

Done working for a triangle but Roma defends it easily.
Roma working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Done's head.
Roma working some strikes from top position.
Ricky Roma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roma won't allow Done to get back to his feet.
Roma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Geter Done has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Done is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roma postures up and lands a big shot to Done's brow.

Done has his foot on Roma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roma works his way back into a safe position though.
Roma works over Done with some ground and pound from guard.

Done isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Roma stacks Done on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Roma!
Roma in side control, just content to control the action for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Roma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Roma!