PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Romero
vs
wayne

180 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, john wayne!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Romero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for wayne!
Romero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Romero there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero controlling the position easily from mount.
Romero has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
wayne trying desperately to get to his feet.
Romero controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
wayne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Romero just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A head kick misses from wayne.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
wayne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and wayne wants it to stay on the feet.
wayne throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Romero shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.

wayne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romero, pushing him back against the cage.

wayne jumps into guard, dragging Romero to the mat.
wayne keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero stops wayne from standing up.
wayne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romero controls the pace.

wayne kicks Romero off and gets to his feet.
Romero tries to score a power double leg takedown but wayne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romero somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
wayne leaves Romero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Romero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Romero shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Romero performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Romero tries to pass the half guard into mount. wayne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Romero stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wayne wants to get back to his feet.
Romero wants to pass to mount but wayne is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romero working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Romero stops wayne from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romero wants to free his trapped foot but wayne is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Romero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? wayne is fending him off so far but Romero persists. Nope, wayne circles away and we're back to standing.
Romero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but wayne avoids it really well and circles away.
wayne closes the distance and clinches up with Romero, looking for a takedown. wayne pushes Romero against the cage but Romero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and wayne counters with a left and a right that stings Romero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero misses with a takedown

and wayne counters with a shoot takedown. Romero fights it but they end up in guard.
wayne trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Romero. No joy for wayne on that attempt.
Romero shoots and misses

and wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romero's guard.
wayne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
wayne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wayne seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Romero has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes wayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Romero tries for a takedown but wayne circles away easily
and wayne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

john wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Romero tries for a takedown but wayne circles away easily

and wayne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Romero's guard now.
wayne looking to pass the guard.
wayne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
wayne wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by john wayne.
Romero fails with the takedown

and wayne counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wayne is trying to drag Romero to the mat but Romero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romero wants the takedown. wayne is fighting it off but Romero persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in wayne's guard against the cage.
Romero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Romero trying to control but wayne is working from the bottom.
wayne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romero controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricardo Romero.
Romero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romero's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wayne content to stall in guard here.
wayne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.
wayne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Romero kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
wayne controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by john wayne.
Romero tries for a takedown but wayne circles away easily
and wayne counters with a head kick.
Romero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so wayne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
wayne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Romero keeping full guard, as wayne tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
john wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well wayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... john wayne!