PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrice Romeu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarke Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarke Kent will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Romeu
vs
Kent

213 cm
26
300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrice Romeu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clarke Kent!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent moves in looking to clinch but Romeu pushes him off.
Clarke Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Romeu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Romeu is trying to get an arm triangle but Kent is defending well.
Kent really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romeu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Romeu tries for a kimura but Kent is defending well.

Romeu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kent knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romeu landing strikes.

Romeu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romeu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kent knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kent can't do much from the bottom here.

Romeu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Romeu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kent knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romeu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Romeu tries for a kimura but Kent is defending well.
Romeu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romeu advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romeu jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kent manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Romeu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kent, who protects the arm well.

Romeu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Clarke Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kent moves into the clinch.

Kent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romeu shoots for a double leg takedown but Kent sprawls well. He's pushed Romeu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kent punishes Romeu's body with a nice straight punch.
Kent closes the distance but Romeu moves to the side

and Romeu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romeu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kent avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Romeu is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romeu as Kent tries to tie him up.
Kent tries to land knees in the clinch but Romeu avoids the damage to the body.
Romeu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romeu is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrice Romeu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romeu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Romeu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kent gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Kent.
Romeu prevents Kent from breaking the clinch.
Kent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romeu avoids it.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Romeu is controlling him.

Romeu decides to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kent wants to stand and escape but instead Romeu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Romeu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrice Romeu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kent thows a leg kick but Romeu checks it
and Romeu counters with a left and a right that stings Kent.
Kent tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Romeu counters with a one-two to the body.
Kent tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Romeu moves into the clinch.
Kent stalling in the clinch but Romeu improves position.
Kent tries to land knees in the clinch but Romeu avoids the damage to the body.
Romeu tries for a takedown but Kent manages to get underhooks.
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!
Romeu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kent fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kent wants to clinch but Romeu slips to the side
and Romeu counters with a three punch combo that has Kent backing up. Kent nods at Romeu to acknowledge the strikes.
Patrice Romeu is winning the standup battle so far.
Romeu checks the leg kick.
Kent tries to clinch but Romeu moves out of range.
Kent throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romeu on the side of the head.
Kent misses with a jab, cross combination.

Romeu moves into the clinch.

Romeu breaks the clinch.
Patrice Romeu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent closes the distance looking to clinch

and Romeu counters with a crisp one two that drops Kent! Romeu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kent to his feet! Kent is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kent lands a slapping body shot.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romeu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kent lands with a nice combination. Romeu backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Patrice Romeu has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Kent there.
A combination from Romeu does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Romeu scores with a four punch combination!
Kent slips a jab and a cross from Romeu.
Kent wants to clinch.
Kent lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent lands a jab to the nose.
Kent stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kent lands a left and a right that send Romeu crashing to the mat, dazed. Kent thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Romeu is rocked!
Kent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romeu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Romeu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Kent does no damage.

Kent sends Romeu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kent is motioning to the referee to let Romeu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kent misses with the combination.
Romeu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Romeu seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrice Romeu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romeu.
Romeu needs to keep his hands up - Kent had a free shot at his head there.
Kent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romeu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romeu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kent connects with the punch.

Patrice Romeu's cut is getting worse.
Kent cracks Romeu with a hook to the temple - Romeu is on wobbly legs here! Kent swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Romeu falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kent wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Clarke Kent!