PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isheet mipantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

mipantz
vs
Romero

162 cm
21
139 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

177 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Isheet mipantz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Romero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
mipantz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
mipantz drops his hands momentarily and Romero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frank Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

mipantz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero wants to get back to his feet but mipantz drags him back down.
Romero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Romero struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero is looking to reverse the position.
mipantz scoring with punches from side control.
Romero is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero can't do much from the bottom here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mipantz thows a body shot but no joy.

mipantz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - mipantz lands in his opponent's guard.
mipantz is breathing heavily.
mipantz postures up and lands a big shot to Romero's brow.
mipantz won't allow Romero to get back to his feet.
Romero throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Romero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
mipantz won't allow Romero to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romero can do anything to dispel that myth.

mipantz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Romero pushes mipantz off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero works mipantz's body with a nice hook.
Romero throws a one two combo.
Romero cracks mipantz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romero swinging wilding here.
mipantz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Romero both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero with a nice cross.
A left and a right from Romero both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent mipantz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a hook.
Romero throws a right and a left that mipantz avoids nicely.
Romero misses with a double jab.
mipantz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romero as he avoids it easily.
Frank Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
mipantz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped mipantz's head back.
Romero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from mipantz.
mipantz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romero.
mipantz is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. mipantz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romero catches mipantz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by mipantz.
mipantz shoots in but no luck this time.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left and a right from Romero both land. Nice combination.
Romero with a jab.
Romero throws a series of punches but mipantz avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mipantz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Romero lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Romero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
mipantz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
mipantz tries to clinch there but Romero circles away.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by mipantz.
Romero avoids the head kick by mipantz.
Romero is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but mipantz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mipantz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a jab-cross combination.
Romero looks to land a combination. mipantz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Romero's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Romero duly obliges.
mipantz dodges the punch combination from Romero.
mipantz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romero circles away.
Romero scores with a jab.
Romero lands a jab-cross combination.
mipantz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten mipantz somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isheet mipantz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Romero scores with a one two! mipantz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mipantz shoots in but Romero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
mipantz walks into a jab.
Romero lands a jab to the head.
Romero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Romero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mipantz avoids the body shot from Romero.
Romero clobbers mipantz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab from Romero finds it's way through mipantz's defenses.
Frank Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
mipantz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero stuns mipantz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
mipantz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
mipantz tries to clinch up.
mipantz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
mipantz takes one on the button.
Romero lands a two punch combo.
Romero scores with a hook to the body. mipantz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
mipantz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
mipantz walks into a straight right hand from Romero.

mipantz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than mipantz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
mipantz blocks Romero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mipantz cracks Romero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Romero bucks up and throws mipantz to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Romero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
mipantz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Romero scores with a hook.
mipantz tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
mipantz ducks right into an uppercut from Romero.
mipantz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romero pinned against the cage. Romero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Romero.
Romero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps mipantz's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Romero 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!

Romero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Romero catches mipantz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Romero lunges at mipantz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by mipantz's hand.
Romero's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Romero duly obliges.
Romero throws a right and a left that mipantz avoids nicely.
Romero cracks a nice hook into mipantz's ribs.
mipantz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romero lands a body shot.
mipantz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romero is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Romero lands a nice hook to mipantz's body. mipantz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romero stuffs the takedown attempt from mipantz. mipantz gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mipantz tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Romero coming out on top.
Romero throws a series of punches but mipantz moves out of range.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero cracks a nice hook into mipantz's ribs.
mipantz fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isheet mipantz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from mipantz.
Romero scores with a hook.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

mipantz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Romero sprawls well initially but mipantz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mipantz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romero pushes mipantz off looking to stand but mipantz dives back in and keeps control.
mipantz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

mipantz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
mipantz works his way into side control.
Romero misses with an elbow from the bottom.

mipantz is trying to get an arm triangle but Romero is defending well.
Romero is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romero bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
mipantz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
mipantz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romero thows a body shot but no joy.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
mipantz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten mipantz somewhat.
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by mipantz.
Romero takes a swing at mipantz's ribcage but misses.
Romero throws a series of punches but mipantz avoids them all with ease.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by mipantz.
mipantz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frank Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping mipantz at a distance.
mipantz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Romero cracks mipantz with a right hand to the side of the head.
mipantz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
mipantz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romero scores with a sloppy right hand. mipantz should have avoided that one.
Isheet mipantz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero lands with a nice combination. mipantz backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Romero!