PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodniel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. Rocky Scalante has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rodniel Romero's chin.

Romero
vs
Scalante

176 cm
30
180 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

188 cm
36
185 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodniel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Scalante!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero tries to clinch but Scalante moves out of range.
Romero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scalante's calf.
Romero tries to clinch
and Scalante counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
A big left from Scalante misses.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scalante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Scalante circles away.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scalante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scalante throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Scalante saw that one coming.

Romero pushes Scalante up against the cage in a clinch.
Scalante trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scalante into the cage.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Rocky Scalante has been cut.
Romero lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Scalante.
Our sources have told us that Romero has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Scalante takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scalante told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Scalante's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scalante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scalante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a knee strike.
Romero tries a knee to the head but Scalante blocks it.
Romero tries a knee to the head but Scalante blocks it.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scalante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scalante dodges an elbow strike from Romero.
Scalante lands a right hand.
Romero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scalante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scalante lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Scalante as the two fighters clinch.
Scalante lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Scalante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Scalante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scalante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scalante lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Scalante.
Scalante avoiding damage.
Scalante gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scalante can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero blocks a body shot from Scalante.
Romero misses with a knee strike.
Romero tries a knee to the head but Scalante blocks it.
Scalante cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
Scalante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scalante lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scalante.
Scalante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scalante is stalling here.
Scalante scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with an elbow over the top.
Scalante lands a shoulder strike.
Scalante scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scalante.
Scalante lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Scalante lands a hook to the side of the head.

Romero is rocked!
Scalante leaning his opponent against the cage.
Romero looking to throw knees to the head but Scalante is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Scalante.
Oh Romero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scalante lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Scalante - that landed with a thud.
Scalante lands an uppercut.
Scalante lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Romero misses with a knee to the head.
Scalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scalante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scalante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Scalante.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Scalante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero letting Scalante take a breather here.
Scalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scalante avoids it.
Scalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scalante displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romero up against the cage.
Scalante is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Scalante into the cage.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scalante avoids it.
Scalante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scalante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scalante.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scalante lands with a right to the head.
Scalante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Scalante lands a nice shot to the body.
Scalante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scalante leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scalante lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Romero to his knees! Scalante keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Scalante!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rocky Scalante made sure he mentioned Nutrition Company, along with how happy he was to win his fight.