PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoel Romero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Romero
vs
Wade

187 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoel Romero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddy Wade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Romero has Wade up against the cage in a clinch.
Wade can't break the clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Wade trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wade into the cage.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Wade tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
Wade's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wade's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Romero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wade.
Romero digs a right hand underneath Wade's ribcage. Wade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Wade's head.
Wade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with some punches.
Wade tries to circle away but Romero has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero keeps control of Wade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero 's elbow.
Wade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Wade's head.
Wade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Wade has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Romero .
Wade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wade wants to get back to striking at distance but Romero won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Wade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Romero .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade blocks a body shot from Romero .
Wade wants to break free but Romero has control.
Romero misses with some punches.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with some punches.
Wade has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Wade is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Wade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero scores with a hook to the body.
Romero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
A short right from Romero .
Nice body punch from Romero - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wade or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero blocks a body shot from Wade.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Romero .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Romero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero staying out of range there.
Wade lands a nice shot to the body.
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero scores with the left hand. Wade knows he should have avoided that one.
Wade scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Wade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Wade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Romero rather than just go for the knockout.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Romero misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Romero instigates a clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Wade's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade blocks a body shot from Romero .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Romero .
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Wade blocks a body shot from Romero .
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Romero .
Wade wants to break free but Romero has control.
Wade can't break the clinch.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wade can do to turn this around?
Romero is working Wade over against the cage.
Yoel Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wade blocking some punches.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Wade prevents a body shot from Romero .
Wade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero has Wade pressed against the cage, preventing Wade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wade working hard to break the clinch.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Romero prevents Wade from breaking the clinch.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Wade blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a body punch.
Wade is trying to break free.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wade's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade working hard to break the clinch.
Romero lands a right hand.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero has Wade pressed against the cage, preventing Wade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romero lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wade tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
Wade tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero lands an uppercut.
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!
Wade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Romero .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Romero dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade cracks Romero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romero staying out of range there.
Wade throws a one two combo.
Wade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freddy Wade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero .
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Wade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.

Romero clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero gets through Wade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Romero gets through Wade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wade can't break the clinch.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Wade is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade is looking to control Romero 's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wade has his back to the cage.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wade's efforts to push away.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wade wants to break free but Romero has control.
Wade wants to get back to striking at distance but Romero won't allow it.
Wade is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Freddy Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero has Wade pressed against the cage, preventing Wade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wade is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Wade's head.
Wade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romero prevents Wade from breaking the clinch.
Wade can't break the clinch.
A short right from Romero .
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wade blocking some punches.
Wade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Wade is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero gets through Wade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero 's elbow.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero pushes Wade back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wade prevents a body shot from Romero .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero .
Yoel Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wade is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Wade is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Wade is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with some punches.
Wade misses with a punch to the body.
Wade working aggressively here.
Wade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Wade is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Romero keeps control of Wade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Wade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoel 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoel Romero !
A very excited looking Yoel Romero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.