PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dell Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romo has chosen Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. Rolls Romo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Trotter
vs
Romo

182 cm
25
165 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

182 cm
28
167 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Resistance

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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Dell Trotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Rolls Romo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Romo moves into the clinch.
Trotter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Romo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trotter misses with an uppercut.
Dell Trotter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trotter swinging wildly here.
Romo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Trotter.
Romo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Romo.
Romo throws a sloppy head kick and Trotter moves out of range easily.
Trotter lands a jab.
Trotter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trotter connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romo. Trotter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trotter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trotter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romo is fending him off so far but Trotter persists. Nope, Romo circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter jabs Romo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trotter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut lands for Trotter. That snapped Romo's head back.
Trotter moves out of range of the leg kick from Romo.
Trotter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romo.
Romo works Trotter's body with a nice hook.
Trotter fails to land with a series of punches.
Trotter throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trotter.
Romo throws a head kick that Trotter semi-blocks.
Trotter misses with a looping right.
Romo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trotter throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Trotter.
Romo throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter catches Romo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Trotter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trotter 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Trotter as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trotter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romo misses the shot to the body.
Romo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trotter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trotter throws out the jab.
Romo throws out a leg kick but Trotter moves out of range and Romo only half commits.
Trotter checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Trotter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romo.
Romo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trotter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dell Trotter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romo moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Trotter misses the target.
Romo jabs Trotter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trotter rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trotter. Romo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romo ducks under a wild hook from Trotter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trotter checks a leg kick.
Romo throws a body punch but Trotter moves out of range.
Trotter with a hook.
Romo lands with a shot to the body.
Romo moves away from the strike by Trotter.
Trotter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romo counters with a right hand to the body.
Romo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trotter's sensitive parts.
Trotter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romo.
Romo fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Trotter.
The fighters circling - Trotter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trotter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romo slips a straight right by Trotter.
Trotter throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trotter cracks Romo with an open hand slap.
Trotter misses with a lunging right hand
and Romo counters with a nice leg kick.
Trotter throws a hook to the side of Romo's head but Romo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trotter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Romo eats them both and turns towards Trotter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Romo tries a head kick but it misses.
Romo throws a leg kick which misses Trotter's front leg but catches the back leg as Trotter tries to avoid it.
Romo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Romo closes the distance and clinches up with Trotter, looking for a takedown. Romo pushes Trotter against the cage but Trotter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Trotter as he checks the leg kick.
Romo slaps away a takedown attempt from Trotter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trotter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romo circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dell Trotter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trotter moves into range and connects with a jab.

Romo moves into the clinch.

Trotter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Romo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trotter is trying to defend but Romo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trotter is trying to get back to full guard.

Romo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trotter is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trotter gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Trotter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Romo has Trotter in his guard.
Trotter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romo keeping full guard, as Trotter tries to pass.
Trotter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trotter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Trotter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trotter throws a big right hand that misses.
Trotter won't allow Romo to get back to his feet.
Romo wants to sweep but no luck.
Trotter looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter is looking to work some ground and pound but Romo has wrist control.
Trotter looking to sit in guard and control but Romo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trotter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romo wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
Romo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trotter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romo is one step ahead there.

Trotter is looking for a triangle here but Romo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Trotter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter working to try and regain half guard.
Romo controlling the position easily from mount.
Trotter wants to control but Romo is having none of it.
Trotter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Romo trying to control but Trotter is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trotter is trying desperately to improve position.
Romo controlling his opponent.
Trotter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trotter regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romo wants to control but Trotter is keeping him busy.

Rolls Romo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Trotter cracks Romo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trotter looks to land a combination but Romo avoids it 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 Dell Trotter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Romo is looking to land body kicks.
Trotter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romo throws a head kick that half lands.
Romo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trotter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romo tries to work over Trotter's front leg with a kick but Trotter checks it.
Trotter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romo.
Romo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trotter lands with a cross.
Trotter throws a looping overhand right but Romo ducks down to avoid it.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trotter swats away the attempt to clinch by Romo.
Trotter lands a nice shot to the body.
Romo wants to land a leg kick but Trotter is out of range.
Romo lands with a kick to the temple. Trotter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter throws out a loose jab but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Romo.
Romo misses with a head kick.
Romo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trotter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trotter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trotter thuds a left hand into Romo's body.
Romo throws a leg kick but Trotter moved away.

Romo moves into the clinch.
Trotter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romo smiles and moves away.
Romo misses with a body kick.
Trotter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Trotter misses its intended target.
Donk. Trotter catches Romo right on the button with a cross.
Rolls Romo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trotter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trotter.
Romo is looking to chop away at Trotter's legs.
Dell Trotter is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
Trotter misses with a hook.
Romo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trotter circles away quickly and effectively.
Romo dives in and grabs Trotter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trotter pushes down on Romo's head and hops out.
Trotter lands a glancing blow to the side of Romo's head.
Trotter lands a slapping body shot.
Trotter connects with a single shot there.
Trotter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romo doesn't seem bothered though.
Trotter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trotter throws out the jab.
Trotter drops his hands momentarily and Romo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trotter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trotter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romo moves away.
Romo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Romo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trotter connects with a jab.
Romo tries to land a leg kick but Trotter saw it coming and moves away.
Trotter lands a jab to Romo's midsection.
Trotter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trotter was well out of range. Poor timing from Romo.
Romo moves away from the strike by Trotter.

Trotter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Romo on his heels. He'll look to pass Romo's guard now, I'm sure.

Romo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trotter postures up in Romo's guard and throws a big left but Romo blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trotter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trotter postures up.
Dell Trotter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trotter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romo is keeping the position for now.
Trotter lands a couple of elbows.
Trotter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trotter connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Romo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trotter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trotter passes easily into side control. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dell Trotter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trotter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dell Trotter!