PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Theurophoroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theurophoroi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Step Closer. . .to the Title Shot!. Greco Roman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Judas Theurophoroi's chin.

Roman
vs
Theurophoroi

176 cm
22
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greco Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Judas Theurophoroi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theurophoroi tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Roman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Theurophoroi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roman has passed into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Theurophoroi wants to control but Roman postures up.
Theurophoroi is looking to regain half guard here but Roman keeps moving and retains side control.

Roman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Theurophoroi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Theurophoroi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roman working the ground and pound.
Roman is looking to take a break and control but Theurophoroi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi tries to bench press Roman off him but Roman keeps the position.
Theurophoroi wants to get back to his feet but Roman drags him back down.
Theurophoroi tries to improve position but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Theurophoroi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roman working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Theurophoroi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roman landing strikes.
Theurophoroi parries the strikes from Roman easily there. Roman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Theurophoroi to escape.
Theurophoroi is looking to regain half guard here but Roman keeps moving and retains side control.
Theurophoroi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theurophoroi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roman manages to get to full guard.

Roman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman wants to sweep here but Theurophoroi controlling him for the moment.
Roman is adopting a defensive guard.
Roman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Theurophoroi wants to stand but Roman is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Theurophoroi from controlling successfully.
Theurophoroi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi is looking to stand up but Roman won't let him.
Roman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Theurophoroi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Theurophoroi has managed to get both his arms back between Roman's legs - danger averted.
Roman has Theurophoroi pulled in close to control his posture.
Roman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Theurophoroi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roman's guard.
Theurophoroi stopping the sweep attempt from Roman.
Theurophoroi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Theurophoroi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Theurophoroi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roman blocks the elbow strike.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow just above Roman 's eye.
Roman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theurophoroi trying to control the position but instead, Roman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Theurophoroi into the cage.
Roman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the head.
Roman takes an elbow to the temple.
Roman is working for takedown but Theurophoroi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Theurophoroi lands a shoulder strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roman is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Theurophoroi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Theurophoroi effectively controlling the action here.
Theurophoroi lands a knee to the head.
Roman tries for a takedown but Theurophoroi manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greco Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Theurophoroi is defending well.
Theurophoroi lands a damaging elbow.
Theurophoroi lands a good knee to the midsection. Roman won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theurophoroi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Theurophoroi trying to stall but Roman improves his position.
Theurophoroi crunches a lovely knee into Roman's ribcage.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow just above Roman 's eye.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow.
Roman takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Theurophoroi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roman's defenses.
Roman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Theurophoroi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow.
Roman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Theurophoroi walks away with a smile on his face. Roman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch but Roman is having none of it.
Theurophoroi wants to clinch.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch up but Roman circles away and keeps his distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Roman shoots in and gets a takedown into Theurophoroi's guard.
Roman prevents Theurophoroi from getting back to his feet.
Roman throwing strikes from guard but Theurophoroi blocks nicely.
Roman won't allow Theurophoroi to get back to his feet.
Roman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Theurophoroi is keeping the position for now.
Roman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Theurophoroi has his hands on Roman's head, controlling the position.
Theurophoroi looking for a sweep. Not yet Theurophoroi, not yet.
Roman won't allow Theurophoroi to get back to his feet.
Roman wants to control from the top but Theurophoroi keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Theurophoroi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Roman scores with a takedown into Theurophoroi's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theurophoroi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Theurophoroi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roman tries to lock up and control but Theurophoroi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roman is looking to improve his position but Theurophoroi isn't that keen on the idea.
Theurophoroi avoids the attempt from Roman to control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roman can't escape the position.
Theurophoroi lands a big elbow.
Theurophoroi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roman is looking to escape.
Theurophoroi landing shots from mount.
Roman is trying desperately to improve position.
Roman is squirming around, avoiding Theurophoroi's attempts to control the action.
Theurophoroi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roman is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judas Theurophoroi 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Theurophoroi looks to land a right hand but Roman moved out of range.
Theurophoroi misses with a lunging right hand
letting Roman counter with a right hand.
Theurophoroi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roman.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roman tries to pull guard but Theurophoroi won't allow it.
Theurophoroi lands a nice knee to the body.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside that Roman shrugs off.
Theurophoroi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greco Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Theurophoroi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Theurophoroi lands a hook that snaps the head of Roman backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Theurophoroi obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theurophoroi crunches a lovely knee into Roman's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside that Roman shrugs off.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow just above Roman 's eye.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Theurophoroi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Roman is rocked!
Roman is pressed against the cage. Theurophoroi pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Roman! Two more big strikes from Theurophoroi and Roman crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Judas Theurophoroi!
After the big win, Judas Theurophoroi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kobra Clothing Inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.