PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Frazier
vs
Romero

180 cm
35
166 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

174 cm
30
161 lbs
13 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aquiles Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frazier.
Frazier connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Frazier's head back.
Frazier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Frazier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Frazier drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.

Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Frazier was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aquiles Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frazier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Romero pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frazier back to the cage. Romero follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frazier eats them both and turns towards Romero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Romero stalks Frazier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Frazier's face. Frazier staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Frazier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Frazier ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Frazier doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frazier backs up against the cage.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Frazier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Frazier throws a big counter combination but Romero scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Romero looks to land a combination but Frazier avoids it well.
Frazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero moves out of range as Frazier throws a body kick.

Frazier shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Frazier was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Romero struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero taking punishment in the form of punches.
Frazier is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Frazier tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to improve position but can't.
Romero manages to work his way to half guard, despite Frazier's best efforts.

Frazier decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Frazier is looking for a counter combo.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frazier throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Romero misses.
Frazier works over Romero's head and body with a nice combination.
Romero scores with a head kick.
Romero connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Romero.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Frazier tries for a takedown but Romero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romero takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Frazier appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick from Frazier lands but Romero takes it in his stride.
Frazier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frazier sizes up Romero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero digs a good hook to Frazier's body.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frazier tries to clinch up.
Frazier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aquiles Romero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Romero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Romero throws a series of punches but Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Romero checks the leg kick.
Romero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Romero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frazier throws the kick towards the body but Romero avoids it.
Frazier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frazier throws a chopping leg kick but Romero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romero throws a counter combo.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Frazier.
Romero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Frazier with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frazier half committed to a counter leg kick.
Romero throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Frazier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Frazier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Frazier dives in and scores a takedown into Romero's guard.
Frazier passes Romero's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Frazier with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Romero is staying active underneath Frazier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Romero wants to control but Frazier is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frazier is looking for a kimura here.

Frazier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Romero is concentrating on defense, preventing Frazier from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to improve his position but Frazier is controlling well.
Frazier takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Frazier is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frazier controlling the pace.
Romero wants to improve his position but Frazier is controlling well.
Frazier is keen to just control but Romero is a slippery customer.
Romero wants to improve his position but Frazier is controlling well.
Romero keeping control of the position.
Frazier content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mo Frazier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frazier working over Romero with some ground and pound. Romero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Frazier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romero has managed to free his arm - good work.
Frazier takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frazier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Romero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frazier doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Frazier jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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 Mo Frazier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.

Frazier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Romero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romero is trying is best to control the position here.

Frazier stands up from half guard.
Romero digs a good hook to Frazier's body.
Romero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frazier rather than just go for the knockout.
Romero cracks a nice hook into Frazier's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier throws a nice head kick!
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero throws a body kick that misses.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Frazier throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frazier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero throws out a counter right but Frazier avoids it with no problem.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Frazier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frazier doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
As Romero looks to move away, Frazier throws a big counter combo but Romero just gets out of the way.
Frazier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Frazier misses the target.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frazier counters with a two punch combo.
Frazier catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mo Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frazier has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.

Frazier breaks from the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Frazier
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aquiles Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Frazier darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Frazier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romero prevents it.

Frazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero misses with a head kick.
Frazier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romero lands a jab to Frazier's midsection.
Frazier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romero blocks a head kick by Frazier.
Frazier lands with a kick to the temple. Romero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Frazier lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Romero.
Romero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frazier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Romero.

That's four 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!

Romero gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Frazier to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Romero working a defensive guard but Frazier passes into half guard.

Frazier escapes and gets back to his feet.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frazier is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Frazier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Frazier misses
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Frazier lands a jab to the nose.
Frazier walks into a stiff left hand from Romero.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Frazier's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aquiles Romero.
I think Romero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aquiles Romero!
An intense looking Aquiles Romero took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'im calling out Kick Boxer! lets do this'.