PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Delonge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Delonge
vs
Romero

195 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
213 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Delonge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Romero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Delonge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Romero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Delonge napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Romero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Delonge down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Delonge prevents Romero from moving into mount.
Romero throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Romero tries to advance to mount but can't.
Romero is chipping away with strikes.
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Delonge some visible discomfort.
Romero working the ground and pound but Delonge is defending the strikes.
Delonge is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Romero scoring with punches and elbows.
Romero tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delonge defending against the ground and pound.
Romero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Delonge is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Romero tries to score with some ground and pound. Delonge controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Romero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Romero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Romero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Delonge on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Romero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Romero cracks Delonge with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Romero lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Romero cracks Delonge with a big elbow.
Romero connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Delonge some visible discomfort.
Romero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Delonge taking punishment in the form of punches.
Romero working the ground and pound from side control.
Romero working the ground and pound but Delonge is defending the strikes.
Romero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Delonge prevents Romero from improving position.
Romero wants to control but Delonge is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero scoring with punches and elbows.
Romero is trying to ground and pound but Delonge uses the momentary lack of control by Romero to regain half guard.
Romero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romero is nestled in close to Delonge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romero throws a strike but Delonge avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Romero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Delonge's guard.
Romero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero thows a huge punch but Delonge dodges it nicely.
Delonge regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Romero.
Delonge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Romero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Delonge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero working over Delonge with some ground and pound. Delonge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Romero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Romero wants to clinch.
Delonge stalks Romero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romero's face. Romero staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like George Romero has been cut.

Romero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Romero working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

It looks like Tom Delonge has been cut.
Romero scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Delonge to see if he's OK.
Romero grinds an elbow into Delonge's temple.
Romero landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delonge is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Romero in side control lands a decent elbow.
Delonge parries the strikes from Romero easily there. Romero is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Delonge to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Romero throws a strike aimed at the side of Delonge's head but Delonge avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Romero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Romero lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delonge is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Romero has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Romero works to advance to full mount. Delonge defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Romero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Romero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Delonge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Romero.
Romero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Romero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romero landing shots from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Romero working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Delonge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Delonge is bucking up trying to escape but Romero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Romero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Romero unloading with bombs!
Romero cracks Delonge with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Romero landing punches.
Romero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Delonge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Romero scoring with strikes but Delonge is staying in there.
Delonge taking shots to the head.
Romero with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking to finish Delonge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Delonge!
Romero trying to control but Delonge is having none of it.
Romero landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Romero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Romero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romero cracks Delonge with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Romero closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Delonge is refusing to be controlled, as Romero sits in half guard.
Delonge wants to get back to his feet.
Delonge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romero drops an elbow to the side of Delonge's head.
Romero wants to free his trapped foot but Delonge is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Delonge wants to get back to his feet.
Romero is trying to control. Delonge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Romero moves into full mount! Delonge won't be happy about that!
Romero lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Delonge hang on?
Delonge is squirming around, avoiding Romero's attempts to control the action.
Romero working Delonge over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero content just to control the position here.
Romero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Delonge looks a forlorn figure.
Romero lands a heavy elbow.
Delonge tries to hold on but Romero postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Romero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Romero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Romero landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero landing strikes from the mount and Delonge is in trouble!
Romero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Delonge is bucking up trying to escape but Romero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
George Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero lands with some strikes.
Delonge in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Romero.
Romero cracks Delonge with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Romero unloading with bombs!
Romero controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Delonge looks a forlorn figure.
Romero working Delonge over with strikes here.
Romero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Delonge's face.
Romero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Tom Delonge's cut is getting worse.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero content just to control the position here.
Romero breaks from Delonge's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
George 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30

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