PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmed Assoumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humberto Roman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Roman
vs
Assoumi

220 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humberto Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahmed Assoumi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman lands a nice looking body shot.
Assoumi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Roman takes the fight into the clinch.

Assoumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assoumi moves in looking to clinch but Roman pushes him off.
Assoumi thows a leg kick but Roman checks it
and Roman counters with a nice body shot.
Roman wants to clinch up but Assoumi keeps it at a distance.
Roman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assoumi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assoumi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roman thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Assoumi counters with a stiff right hand.
Roman throws a series of punches but Assoumi moves out of range.
Assoumi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman wants to clinch up but Assoumi keeps it at a distance.
Roman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assoumi dives in and grabs Roman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roman pushes down on Assoumi's head and hops out.
Mahmed Assoumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman just misses with a punch to the body.
Roman thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roman doesn't manage to clinch there - Assoumi circles away.
Assoumi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roman stuns Assoumi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assoumi moves away.
A punch combination from Roman misses.
Assoumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roman fails to land with a series of punches.
Assoumi fails with a takedown attempt.
Humberto Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahmed Assoumi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roman.
Nice body punch from Roman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assoumi avoids the body shot from Roman.
Roman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assoumi at a distance.
Humberto Roman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roman wants to clinch.
Roman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assoumi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roman tries to close the distance and clinch but Assoumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assoumi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roman is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman swinging wildly here.
Assoumi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roman pinned against the cage. Roman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Assoumi is defended easily by Roman.
Roman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assoumi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Roman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Roman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roman lands a jab to Assoumi's midsection.
Roman swings for the body but Assoumi moves out of range.
Assoumi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Roman misses.
Roman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roman is looking to wear down Assoumi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Assoumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Roman.
Humberto Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Roman.
Assoumi is breathing heavily.
Assoumi throws a solid leg kick but Roman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assoumi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assoumi backs up against the cage.
Roman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roman thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roman throws a body punch but Assoumi moves out of range.
Roman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assoumi.
A lazy body kick from Assoumi

and Roman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Assoumi stops a takedown attempt from Roman.
Assoumi is trying to pull guard but Roman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assoumi tries to stall but Roman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Assoumi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roman looking for a takedown.
Roman tries to pull guard but Assoumi won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman tries to pull guard but Assoumi won't allow it.
Assoumi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Assoumi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Assoumi shoots in for a takedown but Roman shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assoumi throws a body punch but Roman moves out of range.
Roman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assoumi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roman defends well and Assoumi ends up having to push Roman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roman is trying to drag Assoumi to the mat but Assoumi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Assoumi controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Assoumi to keep the fight standing.
Assoumi is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Assoumi pulls guard effortlessly.
Roman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assoumi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assoumi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Roman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Roman clinches with his opponent.
Roman is trying to drag Assoumi to the mat but Assoumi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Roman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Assoumi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roman's efforts to push away.
Roman is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Assoumi pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assoumi has momentary wrist control but Roman slips an elbow through the middle.
Assoumi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roman is one step ahead there.
Roman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Assoumi is proving hard to escape from.
Roman is looking to work some ground and pound but Assoumi has wrist control.
Roman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roman tries to stand but Assoumi is controlling from the bottom.
Roman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assoumi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roman throwing strikes from guard but Assoumi blocks nicely.
Roman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roman wanted to stand there but Assoumi had control of the position.
Assoumi wants to sweep here but Roman controlling him for the moment.
Roman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Assoumi's guard.
Roman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assoumi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roman throwing strikes from guard but Assoumi blocks nicely.
Roman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to stand but Assoumi is controlling from the bottom.
Assoumi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roman throws a strike but Assoumi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assoumi pushes down on Roman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Assoumi seems content to control.
Roman pushes Assoumi off looking to stand but Assoumi dives back in and keeps control.
Assoumi is thwarting Roman's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman is trying to get back to full guard.
Assoumi trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahmed Assoumi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Assoumi throws a lazy head kick
and Roman counters with a nice body shot.
Roman misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Assoumi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mahmed Assoumi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Humberto Roman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assoumi tries a knee to the head but Roman blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Roman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Roman!