PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkynho Romeiro had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Romeiro
vs
Ferguson

225 cm
43
80 lbs
32 - 47 - 0

165 cm
29
145 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinkynho Romeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferguson has his takedown stuffed
and Romeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romeiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferguson.
Pinkynho Romeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Ferguson.
Romeiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romeiro connects with the punch.
Ferguson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romeiro circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ferguson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romeiro pinned against the cage. Romeiro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferguson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romeiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romeiro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferguson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romeiro as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab by Romeiro.
Ferguson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romeiro leaves Ferguson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romeiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferguson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romeiro swivels and escapes.
Romeiro leaves Ferguson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romeiro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown. Romeiro tries to sprawl out of it but Ferguson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romeiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferguson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romeiro defends well and Ferguson ends up having to push Romeiro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ferguson fails to land the takedown.
Romeiro throwing a counter right hand but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Romeiro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Romeiro.
Ferguson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romeiro.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Romeiro shows good takedown defense.
Romeiro stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romeiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferguson.
Romeiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferguson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romeiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferguson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romeiro pinned against the cage. Romeiro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferguson looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romeiro lands a jab to Ferguson's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romeiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferguson. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet.
Romeiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ferguson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romeiro.
Ferguson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romeiro swivels and escapes.
A right-left combo lands from Romeiro.
Ferguson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Ferguson fails with the takedown
and Romeiro counters with a right hand to the body.
Romeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferguson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romeiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferguson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferguson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romeiro is fending him off so far but Ferguson persists. Nope, Romeiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Romeiro clobbers Ferguson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romeiro connects with a leg kick. Ferguson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ferguson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.

Ferguson is rocked!
Romeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Romeiro finish him?
Romeiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferguson. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romeiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferguson.
Ferguson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferguson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romeiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romeiro feints a jab promting Ferguson to slip. Romeiro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ferguson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Romeiro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches up with Romeiro, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes Romeiro against the cage but Romeiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Romeiro dives in and scores a takedown into Ferguson's guard.
Romeiro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romeiro passes Ferguson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Romeiro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romeiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Romeiro working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Romeiro there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romeiro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Ferguson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Romeiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ferguson looking for submissions off his back.
Romeiro throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ferguson to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pinkynho Romeiro dominated that round.
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.

Romeiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romeiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Ferguson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown. Romeiro tries to sprawl out of it but Ferguson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romeiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romeiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferguson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romeiro tries to avoid it but Ferguson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romeiro to the ground. Romeiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinkynho Romeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Ferguson.
Romeiro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Romeiro here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt - Romeiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot by Romeiro.
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Romeiro circles away easily
and Romeiro counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson with a poor takedown
and Romeiro counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferguson is defended easily by Romeiro.
Ferguson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Romeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Romeiro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferguson's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson shoots and misses
and Romeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferguson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinkynho Romeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Romeiro lands a head kick!
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Romeiro circles away easily
and Romeiro counters with a big right hand! Oh Ferguson is in trouble here! Romeiro follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pinkynho Romeiro!
Isaiah Ferguson spoke after the fight, saying 'good fight i lost oh well'.