PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Omori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichi Omori has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Omori
vs
Romziel

186 cm
21
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
22
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Fast

FULL METAL GEAR

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ichi Omori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Romziel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romziel slips under a jab from Omori.
Romziel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romziel.
Omori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romziel.
Omori shoots for a double leg takedown but Romziel sprawls well. He's pushed Omori's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Romziel tries a head kick but it misses.
Romziel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romziel throws a series of punches but Omori moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romziel.
Romziel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Omori if he has to take too many more of those.

Romziel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Omori sprawls well initially but Romziel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Omori on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel controlling the action here.
Romziel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romziel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Omori does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Romziel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Omori knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Romziel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Omori looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Omori regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel trying to move into half guard but instead Omori has managed to sweep!
Romziel looking for a sweep. Not yet Romziel, not yet.
Omori advances to half guard.
Romziel is looking for a sweep. Omori is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Omori is looking to advance position but Romziel won't allow it.
Romziel wants to get back to full guard.
Romziel trying to control here.
Omori not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romziel preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romziel is staying active underneath Omori, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Omori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Omori thows a huge punch but Romziel dodges it nicely.
Omori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romziel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Omori is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romziel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Omori.
Romziel controlling the position for now.
Omori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romziel keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Romziel.
Omori throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Romziel.
Romziel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Omori.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Romziel 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.

Romziel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Omori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omori throws a shot from downtown. Romziel moves away and avoids it.
Omori avoids the head kick by Romziel.
Ichi Omori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romziel lands a nice hook to Omori's body. Omori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romziel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Omori.
Romziel misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Omori misses.
Romziel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Omori.
Romziel defending well as Omori loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Omori misses
and Romziel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Omori's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omori shoots in for a double leg but Romziel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Omori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romziel misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Omori.
Romziel dodges the punch combination from Omori.
Omori fails to land with a series of punches.
Romziel lands a leg kick that knocks Omori off balance momentarily.
Romziel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Omori throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Omori takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romziel doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Omori counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Omori is fighting to break Romziel's control of his arms but Romziel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Omori preventing the sweep.
Omori wants to control from the top but Romziel keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omori stopping the sweep attempt from Romziel.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Omori wants to control from the top but Romziel keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ichi Omori.
Romziel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Omori misses with a looping right.
Romziel misses with a head kick.
Omori tries to clinch
and Romziel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four 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.
Omori swings away with a body shot that misses
and Romziel counters with a head kick. That will keep Omori thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romziel misses the shot to the body.
Romziel with a lazy takedown attempt

so Omori counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Omori passes Romziel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Romziel is looking to control Omori's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romziel avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Omori lands a nice short elbow.

Omori is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romziel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Omori wants to pass the guard but Romziel is defending well.
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 Ichi Omori 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!

Romziel doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Omori counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Romziel!
Omori raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Omori cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Romziel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Romziel throws a strike but Omori rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Omori advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel is not content to let Omori control the position.
Omori working away.
Romziel is not content to let Omori control the position.
Omori is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Romziel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Omori with the ground and pound but Romziel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

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.
Romziel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Omori wants to control but Romziel is keeping him busy.
Romziel trying to hold on to Omori's head to control him but Omori postures up.
Omori is just content to waste time from the top position. Romziel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Omori wants to pass the guard but Romziel is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Omori misses with a hook to the body
and Romziel counters with a three punch combo that has Omori backing up. Omori nods at Romziel to acknowledge the strikes.
Omori throws an overhand right that lands on Romziel's shoulder, as Romziel tries to avoid the shot.
Omori misses the shot to the body.
Romziel slips under a jab from Omori.
Omori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romziel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romziel. Omori shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Omori drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Omori looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Romziel is avoiding damage well.
Romziel is trying to control Omori's posture but Omori avoids it.
Omori scoring with punches and elbows.
Omori creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Romziel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Romziel parries the strikes from Omori easily there. Omori is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Romziel to escape.
Romziel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Omori wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Omori is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romziel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ichi Omori showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Omori has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ichi Omori!