PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Oramo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romario has chosen Polly - By Nirvana as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oramo
vs
Romario

203 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Oramo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Romario!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romario ducks under a wild hook from Oramo.
Romario moves forwards but Oramo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oramo lands a really nice looking cross but Romario seems unphased.
Romario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oramo.
Oramo with a nice cross.
Romario blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oramo. Romario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romario on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romario on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oramo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romario slips a jab and a cross from Oramo.
Oramo misses with a wild combination.
Oramo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romario in his tracks.
Oramo throws a body punch but Romario moves out of range.
Oramo sizes up Romario with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oramo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Oramo misses its intended target.
Oramo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oramo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romario moves away.
Oramo looks to score with a jab to the body but Romario is just out of range.
Oramo looks to land a right hand but Romario moved out of range.
Oramo missing with a left hand there. Romario was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oramo misses with a wild combination.
Oramo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romario.
Romario lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oramo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romario moves away from the strike by Oramo.
The fighters circling - Oramo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Markku Oramo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oramo throws a looping overhand right but Romario ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oramo misses with a body shot.
Oramo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oramo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oramo lunges at Romario with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romario's hand.
Romario looks to land a right hand but Oramo moved out of range.
Oramo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romario. Romario circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oramo throws a lazy right hand but Romario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oramo misses with a straight left.
Oramo throws a right hand that Romario ducks under and follows up with a left that Romario also avoids with ease.
Romario takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romario fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oramo.
Oramo misses with a straight right.
Oramo misses with a looping right.
Romario showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oramo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oramo.
Oramo lands with a nice body punch.
Romario pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romario shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Romario takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romario bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oramo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oramo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body punch from Oramo.
Romario looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romario misses with a low kick.
Oramo lands a nice looking body shot.
Oramo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romario looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oramo misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romario slips a jab from Oramo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oramo. Romario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oramo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oramo loads up on a big right hand but Romario slips the punch.
Romario moves forwards but Oramo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romario attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oramo stuns Romario with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oramo swats away the attempt to clinch by Romario.
Oramo lands a really nice looking cross but Romario seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oramo cracks a nice hook into Romario's ribs.
Oramo lands a nice hook to Romario's body. Romario takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oramo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romario shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Oramo. Romario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romario scores with a leg kick.
Oramo looks to throw the jab but Romario is out of range.
Oramo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oramo misses the shot to the body.
Romario swings for the body but Oramo moves out of range.
Markku Oramo is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Oramo misses.
Oramo throws a looping overhand right but Romario ducks down to avoid it.
Oramo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romario doesn't seem bothered though.
Romario lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oramo throws a hook but Romario avoids it easily.
Oramo misses with a looping right.
Oramo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oramo throws a looping overhand right but Romario ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oramo throws a shot from downtown. Romario moves away and avoids it.
Romario lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oramo's sensitive parts.
Oramo misses with a shot to the body
and Romario counters with an outside leg kick.
Romario takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romario on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oramo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romario.
Oramo missing with a left hand there. Romario was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Oramo.
Oramo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Romario.
Some wild striking there from Oramo.
Oramo throws a combination that misses
and Romario counters with a low kick, right behind Oramo 's knee.
Oramo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romario.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romario throws a jab when Oramo was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Oramo.
Oramo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oramo misses with a hook. Romario ducked under it nicely.
Oramo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Romario makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romario lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Oramo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romario momentarily.
Oramo throws a shot from downtown. Romario moves away and avoids it.
Romario misses with a body shot.
Oramo lands a body shot.
Oramo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romario can do to turn this around?
Oramo looks to throw the jab but Romario is out of range.
Romario tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oramo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oramo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romario was well out of range. Poor timing from Oramo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario blocks a jab.
Oramo throws the left hand but Romario avoids the punch easily.
Oramo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oramo throws out a loose jab but Romario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oramo avoids the head kick by Romario.
Romario throws a leg kick but Oramo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oramo throws a lazy right hand but Romario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oramo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Romario blocks a jab.
Romario moves out of range of the strikes.
Oramo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oramo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oramo lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romario will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oramo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romario. Romario obviously looking to wear him down.
Oramo scores with a jab to the body.
Romario avoids the body shot from Oramo.
Oramo missing with a left hand there. Romario was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oramo throws a shot to the body.
Romario is breathing heavily.
Oramo ducks under a wild hook from Romario.
Romario staying out of range there.
Oramo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romario counters with a low kick, right behind Oramo 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romario takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oramo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oramo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markku Oramo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Oramo throws out a loose jab but Romario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oramo thows a body shot but no joy.
Oramo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oramo lands a nice shot that snaps Romario's head back.
Oramo throws a lazy right hand but Romario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romario shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oramo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oramo tests Romario's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Oramo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oramo throws a jab when Romario was well out of range.
Romario keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oramo punishes Romario's body with a nice straight punch.
Romario takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oramo throws a lazy right hand but Romario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oramo throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Oramo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oramo. Romario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oramo misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Oramo finds it's target.
Jab by Oramo.
Oramo throws a shot from downtown. Romario moves away and avoids it.
Oramo clobbers Romario with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oramo throws a body punch but Romario moves out of range.
Oramo looks to score with a jab to the body but Romario is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oramo just misses with a punch to the body.
Oramo lands a body shot.
Oramo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romario counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oramo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oramo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romario in his tracks.
Oramo misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Oramo misses the target.
Oramo loads up on a big right hand but Romario slips the punch.
Romario is looking to land body kicks.
Oramo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romario tries a low kick but Oramo avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oramo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oramo thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson Romario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romario throws a low kick but Oramo avoids it.
Romario misses with a kick to the body.
Oramo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oramo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oramo.
Oramo lands a nice looking body shot.
Romario moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oramo misses the jab.
No joy there for Oramo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oramo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Romario feints and then cracks Oramo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oramo down.
Markku Oramo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romario walks into a straight right hand from Oramo.
Oramo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oramo misses with a few strikes there.
Romario looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romario avoids the body shot from Oramo.
Oramo misses with a body punch
and Romario counters with a nice leg kick.
Oramo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romario moves away.
Oramo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romario.
Oramo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romario.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oramo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oramo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romario.
Oramo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romario's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markku Oramo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oramo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markku Oramo!