PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Glenn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Seven Nation Army. Romano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nicotina Groove by SUBSONICA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Samuel Romano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Glenn
vs
Romano

180 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

176 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Romano!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Glenn.
Romano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glenn looks to land a right hand but Romano moved out of range.
Glenn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy in the buildup to the fight.
Romano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Glenn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano throws a big shot that misses.
Romano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romano defending well as Glenn loads up on a big left hand.
Glenn throws a head kick but Romano moves out of range.
Samuel Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glenn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Glenn throws a nice looking combination but Romano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glenn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glenn lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Glenn looks to land a right hand but Romano moved out of range.
Romano misses with an uppercut.
Glenn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romano.
Glenn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Glenn moves out of range of the body kick.
No luck for Glenn with that takedown attempt.
Glenn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romano tries a head kick but it misses.
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
Romano misses with a double jab
and Glenn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glenn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Romano misses.
Romano throws a series of punches but Glenn moves out of range.
Glenn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Glenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Glenn misses the target.
Romano thows a body shot but no joy.
Glenn slips under a jab from Romano.
Glenn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romano lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glenn throws a series of punches but Romano moves out of range.
Romano misses with an uppercut.
Glenn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romano swats away the attempt to clinch by Glenn.
Glenn swings widly with a right hand
and Romano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn throws a hook but Romano blocks it.
Romano throws a right hand that misses
and Glenn counters with a straight right hand.
Glenn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romano connects with a nice looking jab.
Romano is looking to score with low kicks.
Samuel Romano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romano lands with an uppercut that bounces Glenn off the cage and back into range.
Glenn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Glenn.
Romano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glenn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glenn blocks a jab.
Glenn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romano under the eye.
Romano slips under a jab from Glenn.
Glenn dodges the punch combination from Romano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn ducks right into an uppercut from Romano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glenn lands with a kick to the temple. Romano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romano misses with a left hand
and Glenn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romano thinking.
Glenn moves out of range of the body kick.
Glenn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Glenn misses with a few strikes there.
Romano scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romano throws a head kick but Glenn moves out of range.
No luck for Glenn with that takedown attempt.

Glenn drives through and clinches with Romano against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Romano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Glenn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Romano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romano connects with a high kick.
Romano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glenn under the eye.
Romano misses the shot to the body.
Glenn throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Glenn.
Glenn works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Glenn misses.
Romano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glenn manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Glenn counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Glenn is defended easily by Romano.
Glenn dives in for a single leg takedown but Romano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Glenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Glenn prevents a body shot from Romano.
Romano looking to throw knees to the head but Glenn is blocking nicely.
Romano gets through Glenn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romano looking to throw knees to the head but Glenn is blocking nicely.

Glenn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romano. That's going to slow Glenn down.
Glenn scores with a one two! Romano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Samuel Romano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romano misses the body punch
and Glenn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano keeps Glenn at a distance using the push kick.
Romano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romano lands a jab to the nose.

Glenn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Glenn wants to pass to mount but Romano is defending the position.
Glenn wants to take a breather but Romano is having none of it.
Glenn prevents Romano from improving his position.
Glenn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Romano's head.
Romano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Romano is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano controls Glenn momentarily but Glenn frees himself.
Glenn won't allow Romano to sweep him here.
Our spies down at at Black Manta inform us that Romano has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Glenn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Glenn fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn connects with a body shot.
Romano misses with a shot to the body
and Glenn counters with a stiff right hand.
Romano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glenn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romano lands a jab to Glenn's midsection.
Glenn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romano backs up against the cage.
Romano misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Glenn blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samuel Romano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Glenn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Romano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Glenn is looking to take a break and control but Romano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Glenn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Glenn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Romano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Glenn trying to control the position but Romano is working away.

Glenn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Glenn working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano trying to control but Glenn flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Glenn misses with an elbow to the head.
Romano is taking damage to the body and head.
Glenn has good solid back control here.
Glenn throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Romano rolls, trying to escape but Glenn keeps control of the position.
Samuel Romano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Romano fending off the submission attempt from Glenn.
Glenn tries to get the hooks in deep but Romano pushed the leg off.
Glenn has Romano flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano is keeping busy.
Glenn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Glenn punches the canvas rather than the man.

Glenn is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Romano knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Romano for a finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glenn is not going to allow Romano to sit and survive in this position.
Romano is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Romano tries to roll but Glenn sticks to his back.
Romano has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Glenn.
Glenn tries to get the hooks in deep but Romano pushed the leg off.
Romano wants to control his opponent's hands but Glenn gets his hands free.
Glenn is riding his opponent, not letting Romano buck him off.
Glenn controlling well, preventing Romano from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glenn really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Romano.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Glenn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Romano!
Samuel Romano thanked the fans post fight for their support.