PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CP Munk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrell Romero has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Romero
vs
Munk

217 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terrell Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CP Munk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Munk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Romero!
Romero is looking for a sweep.
Munk misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Romero is trying to buck Munk off.
Munk misses with the ground and pound.
Romero is not content to let Munk control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Munk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is trying to work for a sweep but Munk has mounted him!
Munk thowing shots but they're missing.
Munk throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Munk controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munk throws some wild stikes that Romero manages to avoid easily.
Munk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Munk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero is trying desperately to improve position.
Munk controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Munk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Romero avoids a series of strikes thrown by Munk.
Romero is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Romero avoids a series of strikes thrown by Munk.
Munk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Munk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Romero because Munk loaded up on that one.
Munk throws some wild stikes that Romero manages to avoid easily.
Munk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Munk thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Munk.
Munk controlling the position easily from mount.
Romero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Romero wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Munk.
Munk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munk content just to control the position here.
Munk throws a sloppy strike and Romero uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Romero has ended up in Munk's guard.
Munk has Romero pulled in close to control his posture.
Munk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romero manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munk is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CP Munk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Romero misses with a takedown attempt - Munk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Munk swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
Munk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munk stuffs the takedown attempt from Romero. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Munk tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
CP Munk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Munk tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Munk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Munk rushes Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munk is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Romero can't fight it off and eventually Munk manages to take the fight to the floor. Romero looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Munk throwing strikes but missing.
Romero looking for a sweep. Not yet Romero, not yet.
Munk throws a strike but Romero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Romero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Munk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Munk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Romero stands and steps away. Munk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Romero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Munk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Romero will feel that in the morning.

Munk clinches with his opponent.
Munk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munk lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Romero breaks the clinch.

Munk moves into the clinch.
Munk lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romero tries to circle away but Munk has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munk with a knee to the head.

It looks like Terrell Romero has been cut.
Munk is struggling to control the position.
Munk tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Munk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Romero is rocked!
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Romero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munk jerks Romero's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Romero drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Munk goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Munk because Romero was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). CP Munk!