PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donald Romaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Donald Romaine has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Donald Romaine seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Romaine
vs
Souza

178 cm
25
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Romaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pedro Souza!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romaine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Pedro Souza has been cut.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Romaine lands but Souza takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romaine, right into the meat.
Souza misses with a right hand
and Romaine counters with an outside leg kick.
Romaine tries a head kick but it misses.
Romaine throws a head kick that misses

so Souza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romaine's head.

Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Romaine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Romaine's legs - danger averted.
Souza slips nicely into half guard.
Souza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
Romaine is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Romaine is refusing to be controlled, as Souza sits in half guard.
Souza working Romaine over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to pass to full mount but Romaine defends it.
Romaine is trying to maintain the position but Souza is very close to passing his half guard.

Romaine looking for submissions off his back.

Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Romaine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romaine is looking to escape.

Romaine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Romaine is breathing heavily.
Romaine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Souza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romaine is looking to escape.
Souza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Romaine actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Romaine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Romaine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Souza winds up and cracks Romaine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Romaine is rocked!
Souza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oh Romaine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza working over Romaine with some ground and pound. Romaine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Souza there.

Souza seems to be working for a kimura but Romaine defends the submission attempt.
Souza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Souza has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Romaine is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro Souza!
A very excited looking Pedro Souza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.