PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ultra Superb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Fietsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Superb
vs
Fietsora

177 cm
30
179 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ultra Superb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Superb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Superb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fietsora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fietsora wants to counter the offense by Superb and move into the clinch position.
Superb has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Superb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fietsora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fietsora looks to throw the jab but Superb is out of range.

Superb closes the distance and clinches.

Fietsora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Superb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Superb just misses with a punch to the body.
Superb backing away here, and Fietsora unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fietsora.
Superb misses with a leg kick
and Superb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Superb fails with an attempt to clinch.

Superb has closed the distance and engaged Fietsora in a clinch.

Fietsora breaks the clinch.
Superb tries to clinch there but Fietsora circles away.
A jab from Superb does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fietsora tries to keep at a distance but Superb has taken the fight into the clinch.

Fietsora manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Superb closes the distance and clinches.
Superb cracks Fietsora with a nice body shot.

Fietsora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Superb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Superb wants to clinch
and Fietsora counters with a nice body shot.
Fietsora throws a big shot that misses.
Fietsora scores with a nice right hand.

Superb moves into the clinch successfully.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Superb blocking some punches.

Fietsora is fighting off a takedown attempt but Superb is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fietsora to the mat. Fietsora regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fietsora keeping moving, preventing Superb from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Superb with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora looking for a sweep. Not yet Fietsora, not yet.
Fietsora is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fietsora is trying to control. Superb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fietsora lands strikes from half guard.
Fietsora drops an elbow to the side of Superb's head.
Fietsora working the head and body with strikes.
Superb is positioning himself well to prevent Fietsora advancing to mount.
Fietsora has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fietsora is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fietsora throwing shots but Superb is blocking nicely.
Fietsora thows a huge punch but Superb dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora wants to lay and pray for a moment but Superb keeps working.
Superb keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Superb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fietsora.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fietsora lands a nice short elbow.
Fietsora looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Superb with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fietsora sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Superb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fietsora.
Superb is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fietsora throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Fietsora.
Superb is not content to let Fietsora control the position.
Superb tries to get to full guard but Fietsora has control of the leg.
Superb trying to hold on to Fietsora's head to control him but Fietsora postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulus Fietsora dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fietsora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Superb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Superb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fietsora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fietsora blocks a leg kick.
Fietsora steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Superb.
Ultra Superb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fietsora misses with a series of wild punches.
Superb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Superb backing away here, and Fietsora unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fietsora needs to keep his hands up - Superb had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora works the jab nicely.
Fietsora lands a nice shot that snaps Superb's head back.
Superb tries to clinch up but Fietsora circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Superb closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fietsora counters with a stiff right hand.
Superb looks to score with a jab to the body but Fietsora is just out of range.
Fietsora throws a right hand that Superb ducks under and follows up with a left that Superb also avoids with ease.
Superb is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fietsora.
Fietsora blocks a low kick nicely.
Romulus Fietsora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Superb connects with a leg kick. Fietsora looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Superb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Superb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Fietsora.
Fietsora avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Superb sets himself, and Fietsora steps forward looking for the clinch! Superb avoids it this time.
Superb wants to clinch.
Fietsora was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Superb is looking to clinch.
Fietsora steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Superb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice cross by Fietsora.
Superb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fietsora misses with an uppercut. Superb saw that one coming.
Fietsora checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Superb avoids the body shot from Fietsora.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fietsora misses with a straight right.
Superb looks to land a combination but Fietsora avoids it well.

Superb moves into the clinch.
Fietsora scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Superb lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fietsora.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superb.

Fietsora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Superb instigates a clinch.
Superb misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Superb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Superb backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Superb.
Superb misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Superb backwards.
Ultra Superb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fietsora dodges an elbow strike from Superb.

Fietsora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fietsora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Superb tries to close the distance and clinch but Fietsora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fietsora uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fietsora moves out of range of the body kick from Superb.
Fietsora's corner calls for a 1-2. Fietsora obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Superb is rocked!
Superb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fietsora.
Superb wants to slow Fietsora down by chopping away at his legs.
Fietsora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fietsora closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fietsora breaks from the clinch.
Superb looks to land a right hand but Fietsora moved out of range.
Fietsora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Superb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Superb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fietsora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Superb backs off Fietsora throws a huge counter combo but Superb manages to avoid it all.
Superb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fietsora. Fietsora obviously looking to wear him down.
Superb throws a hook but Fietsora blocks it.
Superb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fietsora.
Superb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fietsora.
Fietsora circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fietsora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fietsora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Superb tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fietsora manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulus Fietsora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Superb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Superb lands a right hook to the body.
Superb lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Superb.
Fietsora fakes the leg kick and cracks Superb in the body.
Superb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fietsora. Fietsora obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Fietsora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Superb cracks a nice hook into Fietsora's ribs.
Superb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fietsora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Fietsora.
Nice shot by Fietsora.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fietsora keeps the fight on the outside.
Superb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Fietsora gets tackled into the cage by Superb. Superb maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fietsora breaks from the clinch.
Fietsora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fietsora clobbers Superb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fietsora lands a high kick!
Oh Superb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fietsora closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Superb! Fietsora dives in looking to finish! Superb is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romulus Fietsora!
Romulus Fietsora is the new welterweight champion!