PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 19 p4p, 3 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 63 p4p, 10 weight class). Romero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Havana kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lester
vs
Romero

180 cm
29
164 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

183 cm
32
171 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lester has time to react.

Romero feints and as Lester raises his hands in defense, Romero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Lester blocks nicely.
Lester wants to stand up but Romero is controlling him.
Romero throws a big elbow that misses.
Lester keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lester has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Romero scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Lester throws Romero to one side and escapes!
Lester looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Lester blocks the leg kick.
Lester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romero doesn't seem bothered though.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Lester makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romero really felt that one!
Lester misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Lester clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Lester misses.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Lester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lester darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Romero slips a straight right by Lester.
Romero cracks a nice hook into Lester's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero darts in looking for a takedown but Lester gets double underhooks and turns Romero into the cage.
Romero moves away from the strike by Lester.
Lester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Romero lands a nice looking body shot.
Romero tries a low kick but Lester avoids it.
Romero cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romero works Lester's body with a nice hook.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romeros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Romero. That's going to slow Lester down.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester staying out of range there.
Romero thumps Lester with a low kick.
Romero has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Romero is looking to chop away at Lester's legs.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lester had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Romero cracks Lester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero jabs at Lester's body.
Lester throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Lester's defenses.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Romero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lester on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Romero dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lester.
Romero connects with a looping right hand.
Lester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Hector Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lester needs to keep his hands up - Romero had a free shot at his head there.
Romero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romero.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero sizes up Lester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lester ducks right into an uppercut from Romero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.

Romero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero wants to control but Lester is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Romero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lester tries to escape but Romero is in control.

Romero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lester has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero throws a strike aimed at the side of Lester's head but Lester avoids it well.
Romero with the ground and pound but Lester regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lester wants to get back to his feet.

Lester kicks off Romero and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Romero with the counter takedown but Lester avoids it easily.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romero takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Lester takes one on the button.
Romero swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lester defends it well.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lester counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
And Romero tries to counter it with a takedown but Lester pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Romero throws out a leg kick but Lester moves out of range and Romero only half commits.
Lester appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Romero misses.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romero is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Lester swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Romero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romero tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romero gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero takes one on the button.
Romero lunges at Lester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lester's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Lester's head back.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lester.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero cracks Lester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Romero ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Romero lands with a hook. Lester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick there by Lester.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Lester's head.
Lester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Lester's head back.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Romero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lester defends it well.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lester throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Lester blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romero.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lester.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Lester misses the jab.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lester's sensitive parts.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
Lester blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Lester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Romero.
Romero misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Romero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Romero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lester was covering up waiting for the punch and Romero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Lester has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lester wants to get back to his feet.
Hector Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero prevents Lester from standing back up.
Lester is not content to let Romero control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lester is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Romero unloads with some shots from mount but Lester bucks and avoids them well.
Romero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lester's face.
Romero raining down shots from the mount!
Lester is trying to stand up.
Romero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Romero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lester turns into him and now he's in Romero's guard.
Lester trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romero's guard.

Romero has his foot on Lester's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lester works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romero is proving hard to escape from.

Romero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Romero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lester defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Romero really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lester tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Lester checks a low kick from Romero.
Lester checks a leg kick.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lester misses with an uppercut
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Lester as he connects with a hook.
Romero slips a jab from Lester.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.
Lester scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Romero appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester misses the jab.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lester has time to react.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero tries a quick counter leg kick but Lester is wise to it.
Lester misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a shot to the body.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester stuns Romero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester connects with the punch.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Lester is out of range.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Lester avoids the body shot from Romero.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester checks the leg kick.
Romero fails with the takedown.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Lester blocks a jab.
Romero throws a chopping leg kick but Lester manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lester lands with an overhand left.
Lester takes one to the chin there.
Lester takes one to the chin there.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romero really felt that one!
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to land a body kick
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
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 swings widly with a right hand
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Lester throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lester takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Lester misses with a hook.
Lester scores with a punch to the head.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero thuds his right hand into Lester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lester lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero's head.
Lester throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester had his way with Hector Romero in that round.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A jab from Romero misses.
Romero cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
Lester throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Lester gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Lester tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick from Lester.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero! But no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
Lester staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! Lester slams his shin into Romero's torso.
Romero jabs Lester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romero slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Lester throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Lester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero throws a low kick but Lester moves out of range easily.
Lester comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lester tries to land a front kick but Romero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Lester's front leg but catches the back leg as Lester tries to avoid it.
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romero's head backwards.
Romero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hector Romero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Romero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Lester moves away from the strike by Romero.
Lester connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Romero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Lester tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Lester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romero throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.
Romero takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Romero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lester slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero jabs Lester right on the nose. Lester blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Romero misses.
Lester slips under a jab.
Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lester misses.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Lester thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romero if he has to take too many more of those.
Lester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Romero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Lester.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Romero slips under a jab.
Romero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero drops his hands momentarily and Lester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
Lester takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Moe Lester.
Well Romero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Romero!
Hector Romero is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Hector Romero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.