PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Romero's choice of entrance music: Lords Of Salem . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bunga
vs
Romero

175 cm
34
166 lbs
21 - 3 - 1

177 cm
35
160 lbs
28 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero tries to clinch there but Bunga circles away.
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bunga.
Bunga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
Romero misses with a jab to the body
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bunga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero wants to counter the offense by Bunga and move into the clinch position.
Bunga misses with a wild body shot.
Romero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Bunga misses its intended target.
Romero tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Romero does it's job there.
Romero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bunga misses the jab.
Bunga fails to land with a series of punches.
Bunga looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunga.
Romero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bunga.
Romero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Bunga.
Bart Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero lands a head kick!

Romero clinches up with Bunga and pushes him back against the cage.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero avoids the body shot from Bunga.
Bunga throws a low kick but Romero avoids it.
Romero is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bunga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bunga jabs at Romero's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bunga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romero with a jab.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Bunga misses with a looping right.
Bunga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bunga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GTi 888 in the buildup to the fight.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Bunga slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Bunga.
Bunga throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Bunga.
Bunga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romero tries to clinch but Bunga is having none of it.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bunga misses the target.

Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Romero misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Bunga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Bunga lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bunga fails to land.
Bunga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunga tries to circle away but Romero has him pinned against the cage.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunga's elbow.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Bunga can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Bart Bunga has been cut.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunga's elbow.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunga backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero lands an elbow just above Bunga 's eye.
Romero prevents a body shot from Bunga.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bunga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunga's elbow.
Romero misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romero throws an elbow but misses.
Bunga misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Bunga avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero tries to work over Bunga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romero misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nicodemo Romero will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bunga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bunga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bunga throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Romero throws a fast counter high kick but Bunga manages to duck under it in time.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunga takes one to the chin there.
Romero checks a leg kick nicely.
Romero wants to counter with a clinch but Bunga pushes him away.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunga.
Bunga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bunga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bunga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Bunga is rocked!
Romero lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Bunga goes down and covers up as Romero starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicodemo Romero!
Our winner, Nicodemo Romero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.