PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Wolny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Havana. 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.

Romero
vs
Wolny

183 cm
32
171 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

179 cm
27
180 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Wolny!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wolny misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romero counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by Romero.
Romero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Wolny throws a big shot that misses.
Romero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Wolny throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Wolny blocks the low kick.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolny appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wolny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolny.
Wolny unleashes a big counter combination but Romero bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wolny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero tries to counter with a takedown but Wolny is quick to defend against it.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Wolny moves away and avoids it.
Wolny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Wolny looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolny lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Romero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Romero tests Wolny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wolny.
Wolny stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Wolny is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romero throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Romero gets a double leg takedown into Wolny's guard.
Romero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wolny's guard.
Romero lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romero lands strikes from half guard.
Romero is just content to waste time from the top position. Wolny takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Romero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Romero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero scoring with some ground and pound.
Romero landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero won't allow Wolny to sweep him here.
Wolny can't keep his opponent in guard - Romero advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Romero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Romero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romero lands with a punch from half guard.
Romero winds up and cracks Wolny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wolny has hold of Romero's hands but Romero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wolny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romero winds up and cracks Wolny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolny is looking to improve his position.
Romero slips a nice elbow through Wolny's hands, connecting with Wolny's forehead.
Wolny is looking to improve his position.
Wolny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romero.
Romero looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wolny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romero is keen to just control but Wolny is a slippery customer.
Wolny has hold of Romero's hands but Romero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romero prevents Wolny from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Romero there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolny.
Romero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wolny sprawls and moves away.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Wolny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero takes a swing at Wolny's ribcage but misses.
Romero slips under a jab from Wolny.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but Wolny avoids it well and moves away.
Wolny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero lands a jab to the head.
Wolny looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Romero thumps Wolny with a low kick.
Wolny displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wolny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Wolny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero lands with a good body shot.
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 nice inside leg kick.
It looks like Romero has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romero misses with a hook. Wolny ducked under it nicely.
Wolny replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Romero blocks it well.
Romero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolny is out of range and Romero settles back down.
A nice side step and Wolny releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wolny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolny takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romero is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Wolny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolny can do to turn this around?
Romero lands with a right hand.
Wolny checks a leg kick nicely.
Wolny throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Romero catches Wolny right on the button with a cross.
Wolny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolny is out of range and Romero settles back down.
Wolny avoids the body shot from Romero.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolny misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wolny staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolny moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Wolny misses.
Wolny throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Romero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wolny slips a jab from Romero.
Romero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wolny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wolny looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Romero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Wolny misses.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Wolny's shoulder, as Wolny tries to avoid the shot.
Hector Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolny.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero cracks Wolny with a good jab.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolny fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wolny counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
Wolny misses with a straight right.
Romero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wolny throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wolny has time to react.
Wolny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romeros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Romero misses with a right hand
and Wolny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolny defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Wolny throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolny scores with a shot to the body.
Romero lands with a right hand.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wolny tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero throws the left hand but Wolny avoids the punch easily.
Romero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Wolny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Wolny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wolny darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romero is looking to slow Wolny down with leg kicks.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Wolny misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Romero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wolny misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Romero.
Good work by Romero as he checks the leg kick.
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolny has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wolny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romeros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Wolny there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romero works the jab nicely.
Romero with a hook.
Wolny takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romero motions for Wolny to come forward. Romero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romero lands a leg kick that knocks Wolny off balance momentarily.
Wolny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wolny there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero misses with a low kick.
Wolny's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Wolny counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny misses with a hook.
Wolny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wolny has time to react.
Wolny slips a straight right by Romero.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolny! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolny is just out of range.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolny was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Wolny slips under a jab.
Wolny is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Wolny takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero is looking to break free of the clinch but Wolny has double underhooks.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Wolny controls the action.
A short left from Wolny.
Wolny lands with a left to the head.
Wolny struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Artur Wolny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hector Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolny lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Wolny scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Romero.

Wolny has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolny lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romero.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wolny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero blocks a body shot from Wolny.
Wolny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Wolny has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Wolny tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Wolny back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolny controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero throws a low kick but Wolny moves out of range easily.
Wolny checks a low kick from Romero.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero.
Romero lands a jab to the head.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Wolny.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolny throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Wolny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolny looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Wolny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolny moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Wolny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Wolny takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero clobbers Wolny with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wolny on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wolny tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolny misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romero.
Wolny loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Wolny avoids the body shot from Romero.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Romero!
Hector Romero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.