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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boxhead
vs
Romo

177 cm
24
156 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Boxhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolls Romo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxhead avoids the body shot from Romo.
Romo throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxhead.
Boxhead throws a looping overhand right but Romo ducks down to avoid it.
Romo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxhead momentarily.
Boxhead slips under a jab from Romo.
Boxhead connects with the punch.
Boxhead misses with a looping left.
Romo throws a lazy right hand but Boxhead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Romo misses the target.
Boxhead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxhead moves away.
Boxhead slips a straight right by Romo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxhead clobbers Romo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romo scores with a nice right hand.
Boxhead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Romo misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boxhead.
Boxhead ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boxhead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romo throws out the jab.
Romo misses the body punch
and Boxhead counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boxhead, right into the meat.
Romo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boxhead counters with a three punch combo that has Romo backing up. Romo nods at Boxhead to acknowledge the strikes.
Romo looks to throw the jab but Boxhead is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boxhead, right into the meat.
Boxhead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boxhead counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romo looks to land a left hand but Boxhead moved out of range nicely.
Romo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romo misses with a body punch
and Boxhead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boxhead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romo misses with an uppercut. Boxhead saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Boxhead.
Romo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxhead tries to clinch but Romo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Romo.
Romo lands with an uppercut that bounces Boxhead off the cage and back into rage.
Boxhead fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romo blocks a jab.
Boxhead slips under a jab.
Boxhead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romo circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxhead slips under a jab from Romo.
Romo lands a nice hook to Boxhead's body. Boxhead takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Boxhead takes the fight into the clinch.
Boxhead looking to slow down the pace here.
Boxhead letting Romo take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo taking a breather.
Boxhead stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Boxhead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boxhead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boxhead holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Romo dodges an elbow strike from Boxhead.
Boxhead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boxhead controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee calls for Romo to work.
Romo misses with a punch to the body.
Boxhead digs a right hand into Romo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romo's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolls Romo dominated that round.
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.

Boxhead lands a really nice looking cross but Romo seems unphased.
Romo lands a jab to the head.

Romo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boxhead presses Romo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boxhead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romo's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Boxhead.
Boxhead gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Romo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxhead's elbow.
Boxhead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boxhead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boxhead comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Boxhead blocks a body shot from Romo.
Boxhead trying to land knees to the body.
Romo works on Boxhead's body with a couple of short punches.
Boxhead tries to stall but Romo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxhead swings wildly with an uppercut but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boxhead up against the cage.
Boxhead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Romo fails to land.
Good body shot from Romo.

Boxhead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romo throws a hook but Boxhead blocks it.
Romo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Boxhead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

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.
Romo swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxhead.
Boxhead ducks under a wild hook from Romo.
Boxhead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romo was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxhead.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxhead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxhead moves in looking to clinch but Romo pushes him off.
Boxhead fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rolls Romo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Romo misses
and Boxhead counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxhead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boxhead misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Boxhead lands.
Romo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romo throws a jab when Boxhead was well out of range.
Romo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boxhead counters with a right hand to the body.
Boxhead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romo throws the left hand but Boxhead avoids the punch easily.
Boxhead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxhead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romo swings for the body but Boxhead moves out of range.
Boxhead misses the shot to the body.
Romo takes a swing at Boxhead's ribcage but misses.
Boxhead tries to clinch up but Romo circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Romo misses
and Boxhead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boxhead wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romo throws a looping overhand right but Boxhead ducks down to avoid it.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Boxhead takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boxhead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxhead 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.
Jab by Boxhead.
A slow jab from Boxhead misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romo. Boxhead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxhead just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxhead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romo scores with a nice head shot.
Romo tries to clinch up.
Romo throws a hook to the side of Boxhead's head but Boxhead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxhead cracks Romo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romo looks to land a right hand but Boxhead moved out of range.
Boxhead tries to clinch up.
Romo throws a looping overhand right but Boxhead ducks down to avoid it.
Romo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boxhead throws a series of punches but Romo avoids them all with ease.
Romo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romo just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxhead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boxhead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romo throws out the jab.
Romo throws an overhand right that lands on Boxhead's shoulder, as Boxhead tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boxhead throws a hook to the side of Romo's head but Romo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Boxhead. Beautiful body shot.
Boxhead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romo throws out the jab.
Romo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxhead momentarily.
Boxhead slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romo misses with a body shot
and Boxhead counters with a right hand to the body.
Boxhead throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romo on the side of the head.
Boxhead misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Boxhead misses
letting Romo counter with a right hand.
Romo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxhead listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxhead lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boxhead misses with the combination.
Boxhead tries to close the distance and clinch but Romo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romo misses the jab.
Romo misses the body punch
and Boxhead counters with a left to the body.
Romo just misses with a punch to the body.
Romo thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxhead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romo.
Boxhead looks to throw the jab but Romo is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boxhead staying out of range there.
Boxhead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romo manages to avoid it.
Boxhead swings for the body but Romo moves out of range.
Boxhead misses with a jab to the body
and Romo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxhead blocks a jab.
Boxhead looks to land a combination. Romo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boxhead misses the body punch
and Romo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romo misses with an uppercut. Boxhead saw that one coming.
Boxhead is looking to wear down Romo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boxhead misses with a series of wild punches.
Romo misses with a body punch
and Boxhead counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romo. Boxhead does a little dance to reset his feet.

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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!