PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Romita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romita kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rollin' Like A Boss. Raymond Matice has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Romita's chin.

Romita
vs
Matice

165 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

174 cm
26
151 lbs
9 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Romita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romita misses with a looping right.

Romita feints and as Matice raises his hands in defense, Romita changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matice looking to control.
Matice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Matice trying to mount his opponent but Romita defends it.
Matice seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Romita looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Romita wants to control but Matice is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romita looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matice with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Matice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romita keeps working.

Romita looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matice is keen to just control but Romita is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matice.
Romita is looking to improve his position.

Romita looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Romita trying to control but Matice postures up.
Matice is stalling here. Romita is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Matice seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Romita has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Romita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A bit of a lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matice keeps working.
Matice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Matice is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matice is trying to stand back up but Romita is controlling him
Romita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matice keeps working.
Matice manages to get to full guard.
Romita postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita trying to control but Matice is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Romita.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matice is defended easily by Romita.
No luck for Matice with that takedown attempt.

Romita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Matice quickly recovers to half guard.
Matice is trying to get back to full guard.
Romita is trying to control the action in half guard but Matice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romita is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matice is refusing to be controlled, as Romita sits in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Romita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Frank Romita 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.

Romita decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Romita is looking to take a break and control but Matice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matice tries to roll over but Romita keeps him under control.
Matice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matice trying to hold on to Romita's head to control him but Romita postures up.
Frank Romita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romita trying to control the action but Matice is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Matice is defending against the submission attempts here by Romita.
Matice tries to get to full guard but Romita has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romita seems to be looking for submissions.
Matice is looking to improve his position.

Romita wants to work for an arm triangle but Matice is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Romita has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Matice defend it? Romita steps over the head and cranks it - Matice is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Romita!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Romita!
Frank Romita took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Raymond Matice, this win has proved to everyone that I'm the better fighter!'.