PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between not gonna lie hes a wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

gonna lie hes a wrestler
vs
Romero

185 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, not gonna lie hes a wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Romero!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero shoots in and drives through. hes a wrestler sprawls well.
Romero is looking to clinch.
Romero is looking to clinch but hes a wrestler is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
hes a wrestler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero tries to clinch but hes a wrestler moves out of range.
Romero tries to score a power double leg takedown but hes a wrestler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romero somewhat.
Romero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has hes a wrestler pinned against the cage. hes a wrestler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
not gonna lie hes a wrestler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. hes a wrestler defends it nicely.
No luck for Romero with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero fails to land the takedown.
hes a wrestler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Romero looks gassed!
hes a wrestler throws a quick inside leg kick.

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.
Romero is looking to clinch.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but hes a wrestler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero tries to clinch there but hes a wrestler circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
Nathan Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hes a wrestler lands a head kick!
hes a wrestler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero dives in and grabs hes a wrestler's left leg, looking for a takedown. hes a wrestler pushes down on Romero's head and hops out.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Romero or perhaps it was just good defense by hes a wrestler which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hes a wrestler with a jab.

hes a wrestler scores with a takedown into Romero's guard.
hes a wrestler sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hes a wrestler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

not gonna lie hes a wrestler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Romero with a lazy takedown attempt

and hes a wrestler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from hes a wrestler.
hes a wrestler won't allow Romero to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hes a wrestler is looking to work some ground and pound but Romero has wrist control.
Romero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Romero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst hes a wrestler is controlling him.
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with hes a wrestler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
hes a wrestler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to get back to his feet but hes a wrestler passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romero blocking the ground and pound attempt from hes a wrestler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

not gonna lie hes a wrestler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Romero fails with the takedown

and hes a wrestler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by hes a wrestler.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hes a wrestler wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Romero wants to stand up but hes a wrestler is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hes a wrestler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to stand up but hes a wrestler isn't so interested in that idea.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
hes a wrestler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
not gonna lie hes a wrestler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well hes a wrestler 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... not gonna lie hes a wrestler!