PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boxhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boxhead comes to the cage accompanied by Go For Soda. Bobby Boxhead has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Boxhead
vs
Romo

177 cm
23
156 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Boxhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolls Romo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxhead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Boxhead lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romo doesn't seem phased though.
Boxhead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romo manages to avoid it.
Boxhead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxhead loads up on a big right hand but Romo slips the punch.
Boxhead throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxhead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Romo gets a clinch.
Boxhead scores with a hook to the body.
Boxhead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romo works on Boxhead's body with a couple of short punches.
Romo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boxhead or not.
Boxhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Romo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Romo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxhead tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxhead presses Romo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boxhead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romo.
Romo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxhead misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Romo.
Romo is working Boxhead over against the cage.
Boxhead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romo blocks an uppercut.
Boxhead misses with a punch to the body.
Romo slowing the pace effectively.
Boxhead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxhead blocks a body shot from Romo.
Romo misses with some punches.
Romo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxhead's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxhead blocking some punches.
Romo avoiding damage.
Romo avoids the elbow strike from Boxhead, against the cage.
Romo lands a left hand.
Boxhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Romo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boxhead or not.
Romo controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Romo.
Romo pushes Boxhead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boxhead blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxhead blocks an uppercut.
Boxhead blocks a body shot from Romo.
A left hand lands to the body for Romo.
Boxhead blocks an uppercut.
Boxhead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romo backwards.
A short uppercut from Romo.
Boxhead is leaning against Romo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boxhead lands with a left to the head.
Boxhead pushes Romo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boxhead lands with a right to the head.
Boxhead taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boxhead digs a right hand underneath Romo's ribcage. Romo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romo lands a nice uppercut.
Romo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxhead misses with some punches.
Boxhead digs a right hand into Romo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romo's gas tank.
Romo misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxhead is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romo is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Romo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romo.
Romo lands a body shot.
Romo lands with a light punch inside.
Romo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxhead's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxhead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romo.
Romo can't find room to land a body shot as Boxhead controls the action.
Romo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romo presses Boxhead against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romo misses with a punch on the inside.
Romo lands a hook that snaps the head of Boxhead backwards.
Boxhead misses with a knee strike.
Boxhead missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolls Romo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boxhead staying out of range there.
Romo connects with a crisp jab.
Boxhead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxhead fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romo scores with a hook to the body. Boxhead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boxhead misses with a two punch combination.
Romo avoids the body shot from Boxhead.
A cross from Romo lands.
Boxhead throws a right hand that Romo ducks under and follows up with a left that Romo also avoids with ease.
Boxhead throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romo. Boxhead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxhead wants to clinch but Romo slips to the side

and Romo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boxhead misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Boxhead.
A right handed body shot lands from Boxhead.
Romo blocking some punches.
Romo slowing the pace effectively.
Romo blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boxhead throws an elbow but misses.
Boxhead takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Boxhead.
A left hand lands to the body for Boxhead.
Romo taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxhead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxhead lands a knee to the body.
Boxhead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romo blocks a body shot from Boxhead.
Romo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxhead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romo lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxhead misses with a punch to the body.
Romo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Romo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxhead throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxhead.
Romo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Romo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boxhead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Romo stalling in the clinch.
Boxhead wants to stall.
Romo scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxhead blocks an uppercut.
Romo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boxhead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxhead lands a nice uppercut.
Boxhead softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romo blocking some punches.
Romo is pushing Boxhead up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Romo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romo lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Romo.
A short body shot lands from Romo as the two fighters clinch.
Boxhead lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxhead is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romo is defending well for now.
Romo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxhead misses with some punches.
Boxhead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Boxhead.
Boxhead misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Boxhead misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romo.
A head punch on the inside from Romo fails to land.
Boxhead blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Boxhead - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxhead.
Boxhead prevents a body shot from Romo.
Boxhead working aggressively here.
Romo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxhead taking a breather.
Romo lands with a light punch inside.
Boxhead working aggressively here.
Rolls Romo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romo.
Boxhead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boxhead throws a punch but it's blocked by Romo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Boxhead will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Romo connects with a single shot there.
Boxhead misses with a looping right.
Boxhead ducks under a wild hook from Romo.
Romo lands a really nice looking cross but Boxhead seems unphased.
Boxhead swinging wildly here.
Romo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romo jabs Boxhead right on the nose. Boxhead blinks but takes it well.

Romo closes the distance and pushes Boxhead back into the cage.
Romo digs a right hand underneath Boxhead's ribcage. Boxhead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romo has a couple of punches blocked by Boxhead.
Romo digs a right hand underneath Boxhead's ribcage. Boxhead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxhead.
Romo misses with the head strike.
Romo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romo.
Romo cracks Boxhead with a nice body shot.
Romo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo looking to slow down the pace here.
Romo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxhead misses with an elbow over the top.
Romo is leaning against Boxhead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Boxhead misses with a body punch.
Boxhead effectively controlling the action here.
Boxhead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxhead misses with the head strike.
Boxhead tries a knee to the head but Romo blocks it.
The referee calls for Boxhead to work.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boxhead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Boxhead fails to land.
Romo throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxhead.
Still in the clinch, Boxhead scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boxhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxhead missing with knees to the body.
Romo lands a right hand.
Romo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Boxhead.
Boxhead will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romo up against the cage.
Boxhead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romo tries to throw a body punch but Boxhead avoids it by throwing Romo back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Romo.
Boxhead blocking some punches.
Boxhead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxhead.
Boxhead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxhead scores with a hook to the body.
Romo misses with some punches.
Boxhead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxhead.
Boxhead tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romo avoids it.
Boxhead struggles to land a body shot inside as Romo controls his hands.
Romo avoiding damage as Boxhead throws knees to the body.
Boxhead scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxhead has a couple of punches blocked by Romo.
Boxhead lands with a short shot to the head.
Romo cracks Boxhead with a nice body shot.
Romo is working Boxhead over against the cage.
Romo blocking some punches.
Romo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Romo.
Boxhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxhead scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Boxhead on the inside.
Nice body punch from Romo - that landed with a thud.
Boxhead scores with a shoulder strike.
Romo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxhead is keeping busy.
Romo throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rolls Romo.
I think Romo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rolls Romo!