PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kyle Romo
vs
Wangchuck

190 cm
36
240 lbs
43 - 23 - 0

197 cm
35
294 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wangchuck has closed the distance and engaged Romo in a clinch.
Romo connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Romo is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.

It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wangchuck is defending well for now.
Romo lands a left hand.
Romo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Romo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Romo avoids the damage to the body.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romo connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wangchuck managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Romo avoids the damage to the body.
Wangchuck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Romo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
Wangchuck avoiding damage as Romo throws knees to the body.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romo as Wangchuck tries to tie him up.
Romo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romo avoids the elbow strike from Wangchuck, against the cage.
Wangchuck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romo.
Romo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romo lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Romo blocks the elbow strike.
Romo managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Romo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wangchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romo lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Romo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romo misses with some punches.
Romo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck takes a shot to the head.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Romo blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Romo blocks with his arms.
Romo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wangchuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romo is defending well for now.
Romo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romo avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romo scores with a knee to the head.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wangchuck avoids it.
Wangchuck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romo throws a punch but it's blocked by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Romo is blocking nicely.
Wangchuck takes a shot to the head.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Romo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romo lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Romo.
A short left from Romo.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romo avoids it.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Romo avoids the damage to the body.
Romo dodges an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Romo connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romo avoids it.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Wangchuck blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wangchuck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wangchuck looks winded!
Romo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Romo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romo digs a right hand underneath Wangchuck's ribcage. Wangchuck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romo gets through Wangchuck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Romo cracks Wangchuck with a nice body shot.
Romo lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Romo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Romo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Romo.
Romo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kyle Romo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Romo cracks Wangchuck with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romo throws out a loose jab but Wangchuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Romo tries to keep at a distance but Wangchuck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Romo is blocking nicely.
Wangchuck trying to land knees to the body.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Romo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wangchuck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romo scores with a hook to the body.
John Kyle Romo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Romo.
Romo lands a knee to the body.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Wangchuck blocks it.
Romo lands a nice knee to the body.
Wangchuck is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Romo on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wangchuck.
Romo lands with a light punch inside.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Romo blocks it.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Romo.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Romo crunches a lovely knee into Wangchuck's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Romo.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but Wangchuck blocks with his arms.
Romo lands with a short shot to the head.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wangchuck takes a shot to the head.

Wangchuck is rocked!
Romo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wangchuck can do to turn this around?
Wangchuck takes a shot to the head.
Wangchuck is still on wobbly legs! Can Romo finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Wangchuck with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Wangchuck looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Wangchuck get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Kyle Romo!
After winning the bout, John Kyle Romo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.