PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leif Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Nyberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matti Nyberg enters the cage!

Romero
vs
Nyberg

191 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matti Nyberg!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nyberg has taken the fight to the clinch.

Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nyberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nyberg smiles and moves away.
Nyberg throws a sloppy head kick

and Romero counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romero.
Romero tries to pull guard but Nyberg won't allow it.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nyberg's efforts to push away.
Nyberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Romero breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nyberg rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.

Romero manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Romero is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romero is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nyberg can't break the clinch.

Romero breaks from the clinch.

Nyberg drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.
Nyberg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nyberg is trying to break free.

Romero drags the fight down to the ground.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero has a closed guard, preventing Nyberg from standing up.
Romero is pulling down on Nyberg's head. It's preventing any offense from Nyberg, at least for the moment.

Romero is working an open guard so Nyberg takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nyberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Nyberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Nyberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nyberg defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leif Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nyberg throws a sloppy head kick

and Romero counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nyberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nyberg tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Romero manages to pull guard.
Nyberg wants to get up but he can't break Romero's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Romero wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nyberg wants to stand but Romero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Romero is working an open guard so Nyberg takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Romero dominated that round.
That's time! Romero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nyberg moves into the clinch.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyberg can do to turn this around?

Romero pulls guard successfully.
Romero is pulling down on Nyberg's head. It's preventing any offense from Nyberg, at least for the moment.
Nyberg wants to stand but Romero is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nyberg tries to stand but Romero is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Nyberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero cracks Nyberg with a nice body shot.
Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nyberg walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Nyberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Romero manages to pull guard.
Nyberg wants to stand and escape but instead Romero has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Nyberg scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nyberg scores with a jab to the body.
Leif Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Nyberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nyberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Nyberg misses.
Matti Nyberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Nyberg has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero stops a takedown attempt from Nyberg.
Nyberg is breathing heavily.

Romero manages to break the clinch.

Nyberg clinches up against the cage.
Romero has Nyberg pressed against the cage, preventing Nyberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nyberg takes a knee to the side of the body.

Romero gets control of Nyberg's arms and successfully pulls guard. Romero will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Romero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Leif Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nyberg tries to kick Romero off but Romero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Romero in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Romero.
Romero with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nyberg is looking to get back to is feet but Romero passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nyberg wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leif Romero will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nyberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Romero. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.

Romero clinches up against the cage.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nyberg tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
Nyberg is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Romero has Nyberg pressed against the cage, preventing Nyberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Matti Nyberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romero obliges.

Romero gets control of Nyberg's arms and successfully pulls guard. Romero will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nyberg wants to stand but Romero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romero manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Nyberg closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.

Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Romero counters with a two punch combo.

Nyberg closes the distance and clinches.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Nyberg is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Nyberg tries to circle away but Romero has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyberg wants to break free but Romero has control.
Romero lands an elbow inside.
Romero prevents Nyberg from breaking the clinch.
Romero prevents Nyberg from breaking the clinch.
Nyberg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Romero to keep the fight standing.
Nyberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Nyberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Romero successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Romero pulls Nyberg in close to prevent any damage.

Nyberg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Romero, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nyberg clinches.

Romero jumps guard.
Romero managing to control the position.

Romero manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Nyberg clinches with his opponent.
Nyberg wants to break free but Romero has control.

Romero breaks the clinch.

Nyberg drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nyberg is trying to pull guard but Romero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Leif Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Nyberg.

Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leif Romero is winning the standup battle so far.

Nyberg closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero has Nyberg pressed against the cage, preventing Nyberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Romero pulls guard effortlessly.
Nyberg wants to stand but Romero is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nyberg is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Romero!