PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nokken Bichezout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romo's entrance music is Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Romo
vs
Bichezout

190 cm
24
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nokken Bichezout!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Romo misses the target.
Nokken Bichezout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Bichezout.
Bichezout ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bichezout sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Romo has Bichezout up against the cage in a clinch.
Bichezout content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Romo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bichezout just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romo.
Bichezout is stalling here.
Bichezout tries to throw a body punch but Romo avoids it by throwing Bichezout back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bichezout misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bichezout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bichezout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bichezout has Romo pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo blocks a body shot from Bichezout.
Romo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bichezout fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Romo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bichezout uses from the top position.
Romo trying to keep a closed guard but Bichezout is proving a slippery customer.

Romo is looking for a triangle but Bichezout pushes his legs off easily.
Bichezout slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Romo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romo working for a triangle but Bichezout defends it easily.
Romo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bichezout's guard.

Bichezout looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romo is one step ahead there.
Bichezout keeping moving, preventing Romo from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bichezout avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been informed that Bichezout has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Romo passes Bichezout's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Romo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Romo thowing shots but they're missing.
Bichezout is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Romo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Romo has control of Bichezout's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bichezout regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Romo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bichezout swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bichezout works Romo's body with a nice hook.
Romo tries to clinch but Bichezout moves out of range.
Bichezout digs a good hook to Romo's body.

Romo instigates a clinch.
Bichezout misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bichezout.
Romo prevents a body shot from Bichezout.
Romo tries to break free but Bichezout pushes him back against the cage.
Bichezout lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Bichezout.

Romo manages to break the clinch.
Romo misses with a head kick.
Bichezout cracks Romo with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bichezout fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romo on the side of the head.

Romo is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bichezout sprawls well. Bichezout wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romo gets slowly back to his feet.
Romo slips a jab from Bichezout.
Romo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bichezout lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bichezout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Romo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nokken Bichezout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bichezout works Romo's body with a nice hook.
Romo seems to have got his legs back now.
Romo tries to clinch up
and Bichezout counters with a big right hand! Oh Romo is in trouble here! Bichezout follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nokken Bichezout!
Nokken Bichezout decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Tony Romo was interviewed post fight and said 'Maybe I can still play for the Browns...'.