PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chilemba Murithi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Romanov
vs
Murithi

204 cm
26
300 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

225 cm
28
285 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vyacheslav Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chilemba Murithi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Murithi
and Romanov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Murithi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murithi throws the kick towards the body but Romanov avoids it.
Murithi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murithi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murithi cracks the inside of Romanov's front leg.
Murithi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murithi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murithi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romanov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murithi moves out of range of the strikes.
Murithi misses with a low kick as Romanov jumps back.
Murithi keeps Romanov at a distance using the push kick.
Murithi throws the kick towards the body but Romanov avoids it.
Murithi throws a wild body kick that Romanov sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romanov.
Murithi blocks the body kick.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Murithi is just out of range.
Murithi throws a head kick that misses.
Murithi lands with a straight right. Romanov didn't see that one coming.
Murithi throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murithi throws the kick towards the body but Romanov avoids it.
Romanov throws a wild body kick that Murithi sees coming a mile off.
Murithi throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
Murithi lands a right hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romanov, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Murithi.
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!
Romanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanov lands with a nice body punch.
Murithi misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Romanov.
Murithi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murithi misses with a low kick as Romanov jumps back.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Murithi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murithi ducks under a wild hook from Romanov.
Romanov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murithi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romanov's calf.
Jab from Murithi.
Romanov works Murithi's body with a nice hook.
Murithi blocks a jab.
Murithi scores with a sloppy right hand. Romanov should have avoided that one.
Romanov blocks a head kick by Murithi.
Murithi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanov manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a solid leg kick but Murithi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romanov.
Murithi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romanov.
Murithi misses with a head kick.
Romanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murithi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murithi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murithi throws a lazy body kick
enabling Romanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Romanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murithi throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Romanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murithi.
Murithi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romanov digs a good body shot into Murithi's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Romanov as he checks the leg kick.
Romanov misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murithi looks winded!
Romanov misses with a straight right.
Murithi tries a head kick but it misses.
Romanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romanov throws a looping overhand right but Murithi ducks down to avoid it.
Romanov misses the jab.
Murithi misses with a right hand
and Romanov counters with an inside leg kick.
Murithi throws a lazy head kick
and Romanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murithi walks into a straight right hand from Romanov.
Murithi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romanov checks it well.
Romanov thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murithi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romanov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Romanov misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 Vyacheslav Romanov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Murithi walks into a left hand.
Romanov misses with a head kick.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Romanov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romanov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romanov.
Murithi fakes the leg kick and cracks Romanov in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanov. Murithi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romanov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Romanov throws a sloppy body shot
and Murithi counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murithi. That's going to slow Romanov down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov checks a leg kick.
Romanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Murithi counters with a left to the body.
Romanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vyacheslav Romanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Romanov.
Murithi throws the kick towards the body but Romanov avoids it.
Romanov misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murithi is looking to chop away at Romanov's legs.
Romanov scores with a jab to the head.
Romanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murithi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murithi moves forwards but Romanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murithi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murithi can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romanov.
Murithi throws a looping overhand right but Romanov ducks down to avoid it.
Romanov swings for the body but Murithi moves out of range.
Romanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murithi is looking to chop away at Romanov's legs.
Romanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romanov lands a body shot.
Murithi is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a hook.
Murithi throws a body kick that misses.
Murithi misses with a low kick.
Romanov moves out of range as Murithi throws a body kick.
Murithi tries a head kick but it misses.
Murithi misses with a body kick.
Romanov throws a good cross that connects.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Murithi moved away.
A head kick misses from Murithi.
Romanov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murithi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Romanov.
The crowd cheers as Romanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murithi doesn't seem phased though.
Romanov lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Chilemba Murithi has been cut.
Murithi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murithi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murithi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murithi misses with a low kick as Romanov jumps back.
Romanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Murithi.
Murithi misses with a body kick.
Murithi throws a low kick, looking for Romanov's leg but Romanov calmly moves out of range.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Murithi's head but Murithi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romanov tries to land a front kick but Murithi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murithi misses with a straight left.
Romanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murithi. Murithi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romanov misses with a straight left.
Romanov moves out of range of the body kick from Murithi.
Romanov connects with a right hand. Murithi shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov loads up on a big right hand but Murithi slips the punch.
Murithi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murithi lands with a kick to the temple. Romanov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Romanov lands a jab to Murithi's midsection.
Murithi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romanov. Romanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Murithi ducks under a wild hook from Romanov.
Romanov moves out of range as Murithi throws a body kick.
Romanov jabs Murithi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murithi throws a chopping leg kick but Romanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murithi avoids the body shot from Romanov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov moves out of range as Murithi strikes.
Murithi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanov. That did some damage!
Romanov lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Romanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vyacheslav Romanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chilemba Murithi's cut.
That's time! Romanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Murithi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murithi defending well as Romanov loads up on a big left hand.
Romanov swings for the body but Murithi moves out of range.
Romanov lands a leg kick that knocks Murithi off balance momentarily.
Romanov with a nice cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murithi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Romanov has got the better of the exchanges.
Romanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murithi looks to land a body kick but Romanov moved away.
Romanov misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov digs a good body shot into Murithi's ribs.
Murithi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romanov.
Murithi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot by Romanov.
Romanov throws a shot from downtown. Murithi moves away and avoids it.
Romanov slips a jab from Murithi.
Romanov misses the shot to the body.
Romanov thuds a left hand into Murithi's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murithi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Murithi misses.
Romanov blocks the body kick.
Romanov slips a straight right by Murithi.
An inside leg kick from Murithi misses.
Romanov lands a jab to the nose.
Romanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murithi throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murithi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murithi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Romanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Murithi throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romanov.
Chilemba Murithi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murithi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanov.
Romanov avoids the head kick by Murithi.
Romanov scores with a body shot.
Romanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murithi is out of range and Romanov settles back down.
Murithi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murithi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Romanov lands a big uppercut and Murithi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Murithi looks OK. Romanov waves Murithi back to his feet!

Murithi is rocked!
Romanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murithi can do to turn this around?
Murithi throws a head kick but Romanov moves out of range.
Romanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Romanov lands a big right hand that sends Murithi crashing to the mat! Romanov stays standing though and waves Murithi back to his feet!
Murithi is still on wobbly legs! Can Romanov finish him?
Murithi throws a wild body kick that Romanov sees coming a mile off.
Romanov avoids a kick to the body.
Murithi misses with a right hand
and Romanov counters with a huge right that knocks Murithi out cold! Romanov is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vyacheslav Romanov!
Vyacheslav Romanov took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.