PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Tecumseh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Romero
vs
Tecumseh

187 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Tecumseh!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tecumseh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Tecumseh.
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 Tecumseh walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tecumseh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Chief Tecumseh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Romero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tecumseh.
Tecumseh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tecumseh has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.

Romero breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tecumseh has him pressed against the cage.

Romero breaks from the clinch.

Tecumseh moves into the clinch successfully.
Tecumseh swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tecumseh working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tecumseh digs a right hand into Romero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romero's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tecumseh.
Still in the clinch, Tecumseh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tecumseh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tecumseh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tecumseh lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Tecumseh.
Romero tries to break the clinch but Tecumseh is controlling the position.
Romero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tecumseh to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries to pull guard but Tecumseh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tecumseh scores with a nice short uppercut.

Romero gets control of Tecumseh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Romero will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Romero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Romero tries to get out of the position.
Tecumseh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tecumseh's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tecumseh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tecumseh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Romero decides to pull guard.
Tecumseh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romero wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tecumseh manages to pass to side control.
Tecumseh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Tecumseh 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.

Tecumseh clinches up with Romero and pushes him back against the cage.
Tecumseh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tecumseh.
Tecumseh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tecumseh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tecumseh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tecumseh can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Tecumseh lands a nice shot to the body.
Tecumseh lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tecumseh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tecumseh lands a shoulder strike.
Tecumseh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tecumseh is working Romero over against the cage.
Tecumseh pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tecumseh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero fails to pull guard.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero tries to pull guard but Tecumseh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tecumseh.
Tecumseh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tecumseh fails to land.
Tecumseh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero tries to pull guard but Tecumseh holds him up against the cage and eventually Romero drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero blocking some punches.
Tecumseh lands a shoulder strike.
Tecumseh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tecumseh lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero tries to pull guard but Tecumseh won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tecumseh throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero tries to pull guard but Tecumseh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Romero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tecumseh lands an uppercut.

Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tecumseh misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Tecumseh closes the distance and clinches.
Tecumseh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tecumseh lands a shoulder strike.
Romero tries to pull guard but Tecumseh won't allow it.
Tecumseh pushes Romero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chief Tecumseh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tecumseh.
Tecumseh gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tecumseh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Tecumseh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tecumseh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tecumseh has Romero pressed against the cage, preventing Romero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romero fails to pull guard.
Tecumseh keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Tecumseh.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Tecumseh is controlling him.
Tecumseh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero prevents a body shot from Tecumseh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tecumseh.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tecumseh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tecumseh lands a left hand.
Tecumseh lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tecumseh lands an uppercut.
A short right from Tecumseh.
Tecumseh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tecumseh gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Romero is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tecumseh lands with a right to the head.
Oh Romero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tecumseh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tecumseh lands a left hand.
Tecumseh pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Romero out cold! The fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chief Tecumseh!