PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Roman
vs
White

186 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

178 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorenzo White!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Roman tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roman tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roman tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
A big right from Roman misses.
Roman wants to clinch.
Roman delivers a nice body kick.
White misses with a hook.
White throws out a loose jab but Roman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Roman.
Roman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Roman slips a straight right by White.
Roman moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Scott Roman has been cut.
Roman lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roman - that will leave a mark!
White looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roman tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Roman tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roman misses with a double jab.
Roman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roman tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roman doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Roman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scott Roman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White avoids the head kick by Roman.

Roman has managed to clinch.
White can't break the clinch.
White is trying to break the clinch but Roman has him pressed against the cage.

Roman manages to break the clinch.
Roman tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Roman misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a lazy right hand but Roman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White throws a hook but Roman avoids it easily.
Roman throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Roman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roman throws a head kick that half lands.
Roman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White misses with a hook. Roman ducked under it nicely.
Roman tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Roman does no damage.
Roman circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! White drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Roman follows White to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Roman!