PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Kolano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kolano
vs
Romanov

180 cm
26
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

166 cm
26
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefano Kolano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kolano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Romanov. Those never looked like landing.
Kolano with a nice cross.
Kolano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kolano dodges the punch combination from Romanov.
Kolano stalks Romanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romanov's face. Romanov staggers backwards, shaken.
Kolano misses with the combination.
Kolano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kolano works the jab nicely.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Romanov is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Romanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Kolano finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kolano.
Romanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Romanov swinging wildly here.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kolano.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Romanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kolano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kolano throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Kolano misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolano throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.
Kolano swinging wildly here.
Kolano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kolano dodges the punch combination from Romanov.
Kolano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanov throws a right and a left that Kolano avoids nicely.
Kolano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Romanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanov looks winded!
Kolano connects with a combination that backs up Romanov into the ropes. Kolano lands a flurry of punches that gets past Romanov's guard. Romanov is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Kolano bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefano Kolano!