PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodniel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West - Amazing. Adam Ash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Romero
vs
Ash

176 cm
34
164 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

178 cm
28
161 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 19 - 11 - 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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero tries to move into range but Ash moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Ash has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero looking to throw knees to the head but Ash is blocking nicely.

Ash is trying to trip Romero. He has hold of a leg but Romero is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ash persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Romero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Romero working for a triangle but Ash defends it easily.
Romero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ash manages to get himself to full guard.

Ash is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Romero content to stall in guard here.
Ash is striking but Romero is not phased and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is looking to advance position but Ash won't allow it.
Ash is trying to get back to full guard.
Ash controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero is thwarting Ash's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Romero tries to pass to full mount but Ash defends it.

Ash is defending against the submission attempts here by Romero.
Romero blocks the strikes from Ash.
Ash is looking for a sweep. Romero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ash is looking to improve his position.
Romero wants to take a breather but Ash is having none of it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ash looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Ash doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Ash misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romero slips a straight right by Ash.
Ash has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Romero is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ash misses the jab.
Ash misses with a looping right.
Romero checks the leg kick.
Ash tries to clinch up
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Adam Ash has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ash throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ash throws a shot to the body.
Ash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Ash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Ash's cut.
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.

Romero checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ash.
Ash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ash misses with a straight right.
Ash pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Romero back to the cage. Ash follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Rodniel Romero has been cut.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Ash pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Romero moves out of range as Ash strikes.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ash.
Ash throws an off balance right hand
and Romero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ash's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ash misses with the combination.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Ash finds it's target.
Ash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ash looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Ash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodniel Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romero.
Ash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ash's corner calls for a 1-2. Ash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romero tried to score with a low kick but Ash checks it.
Ash throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Ash throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ash.
Ash throws a body shot but no joy.
Ash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ash listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Ash throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash misses with an uppercut
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero slips a jab from Ash.
Romero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ash tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ash throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Ash lands a nice looking body shot.
Ash swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters with a two punch combo.
Ash misses with a straight left.
Ash throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adam Ash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ash throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Ash lands with a nice combination. Romero backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Ash lands with a shot to the body.
Ash tries to clinch up but Romero circles away and keeps his distance.
Ash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Ash moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Ash throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero tries to clinch
and Ash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ash throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Ash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ash misses with a hook.
Ash thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Ash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ash scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Ash catches Romero right on the button with a cross.

Ash moves into the clinch.
Ash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but Ash blocks with his arms.
Ash can't get the takedown.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ash cracks Romero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ash. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Romero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ash to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Ash catches Romero right on the button with a cross.

Ash drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.
Romero misses with a knee to the head.
Ash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero trying to control the position but instead, Ash has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romero into the cage.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ash.
Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash misses with a knee to the head.

Ash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ash moves into the clinch.
Romero trying to land knees to the body.
Romero tries for a takedown but Ash manages to get underhooks.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Ash's takedown attempt.
Romero connects with a knee to the head.

Ash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ash lands with a cross.
Ash just misses with a punch to the body.
Ash misses the jab.
Ash thows a leg kick but Romero checks it
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Romero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ash fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ash misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ash misses with a body shot.
Ash misses with a hook
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ash connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Adam Ash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ash throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Ash misses.

Ash takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero looking to throw knees to the head but Ash is blocking nicely.
Ash scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ash has Romero pushed against the cage.
Ash pushes Romero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ash managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
Adam Ash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ash tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
Ash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ash pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rodniel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ash closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Ash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ash winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Ash!
Adam Ash managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry, into his post fight interview.