PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Romasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Romasco
vs
Kane

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryan Romasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Kane!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Romasco pushes him off.

Kane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Romasco was covering up waiting for the punch and Kane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kane is in close to Romasco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romasco trying to keep a closed guard but Kane is proving a slippery customer.
Kane won't allow Romasco to sweep him here.

Kane stands up from Romasco's guard - Kane perhaps looking for a knockout.
Romasco throws a right hand that Kane ducks under and follows up with a left that Kane also avoids with ease.
Kane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romasco keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Romasco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romasco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romasco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kane at a distance.
Gabriel Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Romasco.
Romasco cracks Kane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Romasco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kane backs up against the cage.
Kane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Romasco lands a really nice looking cross but Kane seems unphased.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romasco thows a body shot but no joy.
Romasco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Romasco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Romasco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Romasco!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Romasco.
Kane avoids the body shot from Romasco.
Romasco lands a nice hook to Kane's body. Kane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bryan Romasco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane misses with a series of wild punches.
Romasco stalks Kane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kane's face. Kane staggers backwards, shaken.

Kane takes the fight into the clinch.
Romasco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kane lands a nice knee to the body.
Romasco is breathing heavily.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Bryan Romasco has been cut.

Kane jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kane pushes Romasco off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kane darts in trying to clinch
and Romasco counters with a right hand to the body.
Romasco throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Romasco scores with a four punch combination!
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Romasco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romasco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romasco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kane somewhat.
Kane tries to clinch there but Romasco circles away.
Romasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romasco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice defenses there by Romasco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane moves forwards but Romasco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romasco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romasco swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kane throws the kick towards the body but Romasco avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Romasco scores with a four punch combination!
Romasco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romasco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kane tries to clinch there but Romasco circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Romasco.
Romasco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romasco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kane on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane misses with a series of wild punches.
Kane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romasco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gabriel Kane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryan Romasco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Romasco scores with a three punch combo!
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Romasco lands.
Gabriel Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romasco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romasco is working the combinations to good effect here.
Romasco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kane clinches.
Kane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romasco avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Romasco.
Romasco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kane crunches a lovely knee into Romasco's ribcage.
Romasco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romasco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kane up against the cage.
Kane scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kane looks to land a combination but Romasco avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Kane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romasco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Kane rushes Romasco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kane missing with knees to the body.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Kane breaks from the clinch.
Romasco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romasco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romasco circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romasco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Romasco.
Romasco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - Romasco circles away.
Romasco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romasco thows a body shot but no joy.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romasco scores with a body shot.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romasco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane wants to clinch but Romasco slips to the side
and Romasco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romasco counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romasco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romasco keeps the fight on the outside.
Romasco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romasco duly obliges.
Kane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romasco connects with a right hand. Kane shakes it off.
A cross from Romasco lands.
Romasco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kane. Kane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romasco looks to land a combination. Kane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Romasco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kane's hands.
Romasco lands a lovely overhand right.
Bryan Romasco is winning the standup battle so far.
Romasco lands a nice hook to Kane's body. Kane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Romasco misses.
Kane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Romasco counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane shoots for a takedown but Romasco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kane wants to clinch but Romasco slips to the side
enabling Romasco to counter with a crisp jab.
Romasco works Kane's body with a nice hook.
Romasco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Romasco lands with a nice body punch.
Romasco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romasco circles away.
Bryan Romasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Kane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romasco connects with a body shot.
Romasco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kane eats them both and turns towards Romasco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Romasco scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romasco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romasco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romasco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kane at a distance.
Romasco lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gabriel Kane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bryan Romasco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romasco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romasco swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
A shot to the liver by Romasco. Beautiful body shot.
Kane moves to clinch but Romasco breaks away
and Romasco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romasco thuds a left hand into Kane's body.
Romasco throws a right hand that Kane ducks under and follows up with a left that Kane also avoids with ease.
Kane tries to clinch there but Romasco circles away.
Romasco swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane motions for Romasco to come forward. Kane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Romasco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kane pushes Romasco up against the cage in a clinch.
Kane blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Romasco.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romasco managing to block the knees to the body from Kane.
Kane crunches a lovely knee into Romasco's ribcage.
Gabriel Kane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Kane.
Kane lands a nice elbow.

Kane breaks the clinch.
Romasco lands with a nice combination. Kane backs away looking to recover.
Romasco throws a one two combo.
Kane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romasco circles away.
Romasco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romasco.
Romasco swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Romasco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romasco lands with a good body shot.
Romasco stuns Kane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romasco works Kane's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane shoots for a double leg takedown but Romasco sprawls well. He's pushed Kane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bryan Romasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Kane.
Kane walks into a left hand.
Romasco lands with a nice combination. Kane backs away looking to recover.
Romasco lands a right hook to the body.
Kane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romasco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romasco scores with a nice head shot.
Romasco stalks Kane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kane's face. Kane staggers backwards, shaken.
Romasco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kane's head backwards.
Romasco lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romasco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romasco to score with a decent uppercut.

Kane rushes Romasco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romasco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romasco misses with a punch on the inside.
Romasco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romasco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kane prevents a body shot from Romasco.
Romasco trying to stall but Kane improves his position.
Romasco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kane tries to land knees in the clinch but Romasco avoids the damage to the body.
Romasco managing to block the knees to the body from Kane.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romasco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romasco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kane keeps control of Romasco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romasco misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane has Romasco pressed against the cage, preventing Romasco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romasco's efforts to push away.

Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Romasco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romasco scores with a hook to the body. Kane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romasco is looking to wear down Kane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romasco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bryan Romasco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabriel Kane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A shot to the liver by Romasco. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Romasco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kane 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!