PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Rominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dave hashim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Rominick
vs
hashim

189 cm
23
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

EFC Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Rominick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dave hashim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by hashim.
hashim slips a straight right by Rominick.
Rominick fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rominick has hashim up against the cage in a clinch.
Rominick scores with a shot to the side of hashim's head.
hashim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
hashim tries to score a body lock takedown but Rominick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rominick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rominick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

hashim jumps guard and drags Rominick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rominick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hashim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
hashim is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rominick is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rominick wants to get up but he can't break hashim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rominick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rominick postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rominick stops hashim from standing up.
Rominick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
hashim wants to stand and escape but Rominick is having none of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
hashim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rominick.
Rominick lands with an overhand left.

It looks like dave hashim has been cut.
A jab from Rominick misses.
Rominick dives in and grabs hashim's left leg, looking for a takedown. hashim pushes down on Rominick's head and hops out.
Mark Rominick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

hashim moves into the clinch.

hashim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rominick throws a lazy right hand but hashim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rominick throws a hook but hashim blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rominick works the jab nicely.
Rominick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by hashim.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by hashim.

hashim rushes Rominick and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Rominick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on dave hashim's cut.
That's time! Rominick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

hashim closes the distance and pushes Rominick back into the cage.
Rominick swings wildly with an uppercut but hashim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rominick working aggressively here.
hashim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rominick working aggressively here.
Rominick misses with some punches.
hashim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rominick is defending well for now.
Rominick swings away with an uppercut that misses.

hashim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
hashim wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rominick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
hashim tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rominick stands and steps away. hashim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
hashim blocks a jab.
A big left from Rominick misses.
Rominick throws a jab but it's blocked by hashim.
Rominick misses with an uppercut.
hashim wants to clinch.
Rominick loads up on a big right hand but hashim slips the punch.
Rominick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rominick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
hashim ducks under a wild hook from Rominick.
Rominick shoots in for a takedown but hashim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
hashim slips under a jab.

That's two 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.
Rominick misses the jab.
hashim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from hashim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rominick throws a hook but hashim avoids it easily.
Rominick cracks hashim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
hashim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rominick.
Rominick throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

hashim has closed the distance and engaged Rominick in a clinch.
hashim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rominick fails to land.
Rominick misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on hashim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
hashim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rominick misses with some punches.
hashim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rominick pulls his leg out and moves away.

hashim moves into range and clinches up with Rominick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hashim blocking some punches.
Rominick working aggressively here.
hashim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
hashim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rominick.
A short right from Rominick.
Rominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rominick.
A right hand to the body from hashim.
hashim trying to land knees to the body.
Rominick swings wildly with an uppercut but hashim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rominick has a couple of punches blocked by hashim.
Rominick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rominick misses with some punches.

hashim breaks the clinch.
hashim tries to clinch up.
Rominick misses with a looping right.
hashim doesn't manage to clinch there - Rominick circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rominick misses with a straight left.
hashim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rominick scores with a crisp jab that stopped hashim in his tracks.
Rominick throws a jab when hashim was well out of range.
dave hashim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by hashim.
Rominick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but hashim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rominick scores with a nice right hand.
hashim tries to clinch up but Rominick circles away and keeps his distance.

hashim clinches up with Rominick and pushes him back against the cage.
Rominick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rominick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rominick misses with a punch on the inside.
hashim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
hashim blocking some punches.
Rominick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rominick misses with the head strike.
hashim blocking some punches.
hashim lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Rominick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on dave hashim's cut.
That's time! Rominick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

hashim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rominick paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rominick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. hashim did well to prevent Rominick getting side control.
Rominick wants to stand up but hashim has a hold of him and won't allow it.
hashim gets back to full guard.

hashim wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rominick misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - hashim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rominick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rominick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches hashim on the side of the head.
hashim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rominick throws out the jab.
hashim slips under a jab.
Rominick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rominick throws a jab when hashim was well out of range.

hashim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rominick misses with some punches.
hashim can't get the takedown.
hashim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
hashim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hashim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rominick is defending well for now.
hashim blocking some punches.
Rominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
hashim blocks an uppercut.
Rominick avoids a wild elbow strike from hashim.
Rominick lands a hook that snaps the head of hashim backwards.
Rominick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rominick throws a punch but it's blocked by hashim.
A head punch on the inside from Rominick fails to land.
Rominick managing to block the knees to the body from hashim.
Rominick throws a punch but it's blocked by hashim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rominick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by hashim.
Rominick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rominick misses with a punch on the inside.
Rominick misses with some punches.
Rominick misses with a punch on the inside.
Rominick throws a punch but it's blocked by hashim.
hashim crunches a lovely knee into Rominick's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rominick misses with the head strike.
hashim pushes off an throws an elbow but Rominick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
hashim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rominick walks away with a smile on his face. hashim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mark Rominick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dave hashim.

hashim clinches with his opponent.
Rominick throws a head punch that misses.
hashim'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.
hashim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rominick's face.
hashim blocking some punches.
hashim is trying to break the clinch but Rominick is controlling him.
hashim blocks an uppercut.
Rominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
hashim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rominick avoids it.
Rominick lands an uppercut.
Rominick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rominick working aggressively here.
hashim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rominick throws a punch but it's blocked by hashim.
Rominick misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rominick misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rominick fails to land.
Rominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rominick misses with some punches.
Rominick working aggressively here.
Rominick throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rominick fails to land.
Rominick working aggressively here.
Rominick working aggressively here.
hashim blocking some punches.
hashim lands an elbow just above Rominick 's eye.
Rominick misses with a short punch on the inside.
hashim looking to throw knees to the head but Rominick is blocking nicely.
hashim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rominick working aggressively here.
hashim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
hashim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rominick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dave hashim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hashim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mark Rominick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
hashim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rominick backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Rominick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rominick, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Rominick!