PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Lords Of Salem as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Connor
vs
Romero

183 cm
24
168 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor drops his hands momentarily and Romero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Matthew Connor has been cut.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor dips to his left and cracks Romero with an uppercut!
Connor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romero.
Romero scores with the left hand. Connor knows he should have avoided that one.
Romero slips under a jab from Connor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romero.
Connor lands a jab.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connor. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Romero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Romero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Connor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Romero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romero controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to control the position but Connor is working away.
Connor dodges the ground and pound from Romero.

Romero working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Connor defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Connor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Connor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Romero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Romero.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romero working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Connor looking for a sweep. Not yet Connor, not yet.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Connor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Romero is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Connor is aware though and is defending well.
Romero is trying to keep Connor in close.

Romero throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Connor escapes and throws Romero's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Romero can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Romero tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Connor presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicodemo Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Connor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Connor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but Connor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Connor scores with a one two! Romero had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Connor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romero scores with a three punch combo!
Romero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Connor but Connor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Connor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Romero swinging wildly here.
A jab from Connor does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Connor.
Connor misses with a shot to the body

and Romero counters with a nice double leg into side control. Connor won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Romero crashes against the mat.
Connor is looking to regain half guard here but Romero keeps moving and retains side control.
Romero misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Connor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Connor is looking for a sweep.
Romero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor is looking to regain half guard here but Romero keeps moving and retains side control.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Romero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Connor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Romero in side control, throwing shots but Connor defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Connor tries to buck Romero off but Romero is having none of it.
Romero is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Romero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Connor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romero.
Romero wants to control for a moment but Connor uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Romero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor is trying to control but can't.
Romero stops Connor from getting back to his feet.

Romero is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Connor is just riding it out for now. Romero eventually gives up the hold.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nicodemo Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romero prevents Connor from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicodemo Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Connor's cut.
That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Connor checks the leg kick.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Connor.
Connor lands a slapping body shot.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Connor sprawls well. Connor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romero backs up against the cage.
Connor lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Romero.
Nicodemo Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Romero with that takedown attempt.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Connor lands with a straight right. Romero didn't see that one coming.
Romero throws a series of punches but Connor moves out of range.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Connor.
Connor avoids the body shot from Romero.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connor throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Connor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Connor cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romero's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romero duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Connor counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Romero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Connor throws a right hand that Romero ducks under and follows up with a left that Romero also avoids with ease.
Matthew Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connor looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Connor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Connor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Connor is rocked!
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense.
Oh Connor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthew Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicodemo Romero.
Connor finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Romero's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Connor falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicodemo Romero!
Our winner, Nicodemo Romero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.