PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadros comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Theme. Alexandr Romanov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Quadros
vs
Romanov

194 cm
34
220 lbs
29 - 14 - 0

187 cm
34
212 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quadros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Quadros throws a good cross that connects.
Romanov throws a left and a right that both miss

and Quadros moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Quadros fails to land.

Romanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quadros lands a nice looking body shot.
Quadros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Quadros lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Romanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Quadros tries to clinch there but Romanov circles away.
Quadros works Romanov's body with a nice hook.
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!
A big right from Quadros misses.
Romanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quadros.
Romanov tries to land a body kick
and Quadros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quadros loads up on a big right hand but Romanov slips the punch.
Romanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Romanov misses.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quadros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quadros throws out a loose jab but Romanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quadros moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Romanov misses.
Romanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quadros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanov misses with a wild combination.
Romanov moves away from the strike by Quadros.
Romanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov throws a big shot that misses.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Quadros slips a straight right by Romanov.
Romanov misses with a hook. Quadros ducked under it nicely.
Quadros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanov.
Quadros blocks a head kick by Romanov.
Quadros seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Romanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quadros. Quadros obviously looking to wear him down.
Romanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romanov lands an overhand right.
Quadros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanov. That did some damage!
Romanov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice uppercut there from Quadros.
Quadros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quadros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses.
Quadros scores with a one two! Romanov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Quadros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
As Romanov tries to get set, Quadros tries to push him back and clinch up but Romanov manages to avoid the attempt.
Quadros seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Quadros sends Romanov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Quadros is motioning to the referee to let Romanov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Romanov is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quadros moves into the clinch successfully.
Romanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Quadros finish him?
Quadros softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romanov trying to control the position but instead, Quadros has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romanov into the cage.
Quadros stalls.
Quadros stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Quadros for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Romanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Romanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Romanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quadros throws a head punch that misses.
Quadros misses with a punch to the body.
Quadros misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros misses with a punch on the inside.
Romanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quadros lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romanov backwards.
Romanov is trying to break the clinch but Quadros is controlling him.
Quadros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quadros lands with a left to the head.
Quadros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romanov is trying to force a seperation but Quadros has the dominant position.
Romanov prevents a body shot from Quadros.
Romanov is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quadros lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romanov takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quadros landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Quadros dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Quadros connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov lands a jab-cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quadros.
Romanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Quadros.
A good leg kick by Quadros.
Quadros blocks a head kick by Romanov.
Quadros seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Romanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov works the jab nicely.
Romanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanov looks to land a body kick but Quadros moved away.
Romanov misses with an uppercut
and Romanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romanov. That's going to slow Quadros down.
Romanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quadros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quadros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quadros is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
Romanov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Quadros eats them both and turns towards Romanov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Romanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Quadros is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quadros pushes Romanov away with a front kick.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quadros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quadros throws a leg kick which misses Romanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Romanov tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanov throws a series of punches but Quadros avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Quadros catches Romanov right on the button with a cross.
Quadros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Quadros moves out of range easily.
Quadros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Romanov misses with a right hand

and Quadros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quadros.
Quadros lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quadros presses Romanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Quadros won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Quadros fails to land.
Quadros lands with a left to the head.
Quadros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanov can do to turn this around?
Quadros misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Quadros as the two fighters clinch.
Romanov is trying to force a seperation but Quadros has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros misses with a punch to the body.
Quadros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanov is trying to break free.
Quadros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quadros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romanov as Quadros tries to tie him up.
Quadros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quadros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quadros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romanov is trying to break free.
Romanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stephen Quadros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quadros lands an elbow inside that Romanov shrugs off.

It looks like Alexandr Romanov has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanov avoids the damage to the body.
Quadros scores with a hook to the body.
Quadros landing knees to the body.
Quadros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quadros unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Romanov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Quadros is unloading with more strikes now! Romanov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Quadros!
Stephen Quadros retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Stephen Quadros thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.