PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Enkamp (ranked 2478 p4p, 267 weight class) and Lars Romanow (ranked 609 p4p, 77 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Enkamp
vs
Romanow

178 cm
32
167 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

186 cm
25
168 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Project Mayhem
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jesse Enkamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow throws a lazy head kick
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romanow swings for the body but Enkamp moves out of range.
Romanow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Romanow misses with a wild body shot.
Romanow misses with a body shot
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
Romanow throws a leg kick but Enkamp checks it.
Enkamp is looking to counter with a body kick.
Enkamp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lars Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Romanow scores with a hook to the body. Enkamp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Romanow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Enkamp.
Romanow misses with a body punch
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Romanow looks winded!
Romanow throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romanow's knee momentarily.
Romanow checks a low kick from Enkamp.
Romanow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Enkamp connects with a solid leg kick.
Romanow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been told by Enkamp's head coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Enkamp blocks a leg kick.
Romanow throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romanow really felt that one!
Romanow throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp counters with a nice uppercut.
Enkamp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romanow swings for the body but Enkamp moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Romanow is predictable there
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enkamp lands the left hand.
Romanow throws a head kick but Enkamp moves out of range.
Enkamp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romanow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A bone on bone clash there as Enkamp blocks the leg kick.
Enkamp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but Enkamp is just out of range.
Enkamp throws a quick counter kick to the body but Romanow avoids it.
Romanow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Romanow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Enkamp.
Enkamp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Enkamp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romanow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romanow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Enkamp connects with a leg kick. Romanow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Enkamp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp moves away from the strike by Romanow.
Enkamp half committed to a counter leg kick.
Romanow misses with an uppercut.
Enkamp thinks about countering with a head kick.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Enkamp slips under a jab from Romanow.
And Enkamp counters with a quick kick to the body but Romanow blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Enkamp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enkamp half committed to a counter leg kick.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enkamp moves away.
Enkamp half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Enkamp.
Enkamp throws a leg kick but Romanow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Enkamp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Romanow misses.
Enkamp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Romanow misses
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp sizes up Romanow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romanow throws a leg kick
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enkamp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Enkamp.
Enkamp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Romanow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Enkamp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Enkamp.
A head kick misses from Romanow.
Enkamp blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Enkamp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Enkamp blocks a jab.
Romanow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enkamp.
Enkamp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romanow just manages to avoid it.
Enkamp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanow misses with a shot to the body
letting Enkamp counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Romanow. That snapped Enkamp's head back.
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Enkamp.
Enkamp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romanow just manages to avoid it.
Jesse Enkamp is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Romanow.
Enkamp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Enkamp misses the target.
Enkamp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romanow's calf.
Romanow throws an overhand right that lands on Enkamp's shoulder, as Enkamp tries to avoid the shot.
Enkamp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Romanow fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Enkamp misses the target.
Enkamp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanow can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Enkamp tries to score with a low kick but Romanow moves his leg out of the way.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
Romanow is breathing heavily.
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Enkamp.
Enkamp throws a quick counter kick to the body but Romanow avoids it.
You can see that Romanow has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Enkamp feints and then cracks Romanow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romanow down.
Romanow misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enkamp throwing a counter right hand but Romanow manages to avoid it.
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Enkamp.
Romanow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romanow wants to clinch but Enkamp slips to the side
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Romanow looks to clinch
and Enkamp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Romanow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enkamp manages to avoid it.
Enkamp defending well as Romanow loads up on a big left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Romanow might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Enkamp has got the better of the exchanges.
Romanow throws a hook but Enkamp avoids it easily.
Enkamp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enkamp misses with a kick to the body.
Romanow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Enkamp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Enkamp moves away and avoids it.
Romanow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Enkamp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Romanow swings for the body but Enkamp moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Romanow misses
and Enkamp makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romanow really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp throws the kick towards the body but Romanow avoids it.
Enkamp moves out of range as Romanow strikes.
Romanow misses with a hook.
Enkamp is looking to counter with a body kick.
Enkamp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Romanow backs away, Enkamp returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Romanow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enkamp was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanow.
Enkamp quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Romanow throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
Romanow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Enkamp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romanow.
Romanow is looking for the big counter here.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Romanow was not able to check.
Enkamp throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romanow! But no joy.
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target.
Romanow wants to clinch.
Enkamp quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp walks into a jab.
Romanow throws out a leg kick but Enkamp moves out of range and Romanow only half commits.
Enkamp tried to counter with a leg kick but Romanow avoided it.
Enkamp scores with a leg kick.
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Enkamp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romanow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Romanow checks a low kick from Enkamp.
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 Jesse Enkamp will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Romanow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Enkamp slips a jab from Romanow.
Enkamp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Romanow just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEnkamp.
Romanow throws a sloppy body shot
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romanow lands a glancing blow to the side of Enkamp's head.
Romanow throws a body punch but Enkamp moves out of range.
Enkamp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Enkamp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Enkamp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romanow blocks a head kick by Enkamp.
Romanow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romanow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romanow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romanow lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Enkamp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romanow is out of range.
Romanow is trying to counter with his kicks.
Romanow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Enkamp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romanow throws a hook to the side of Enkamp's head but Enkamp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Enkamp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enkamp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romanow just manages to avoid it.
Enkamp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Enkamp saw that one coming.
Enkamp tried to counter with a leg kick but Romanow avoided it.
Romanow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enkamp.
Enkamp moves out of range of the body kick.
Enkamp avoids the head kick by Romanow.
Enkamp slips a jab from Romanow.
Enkamp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lars Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Enkamp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Enkamp tries a low kick but Romanow avoids it.
Enkamp slips a jab from Romanow.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanow misses the target.
And Enkamp counters with a quick kick to the body but Romanow blocks it.
Romanow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Enkamp can pounce on him.
Romanow misses with a low kick.
Enkamp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romanow misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that stops Romanow in his tracks momentarily.
Romanow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enkamp manages to avoid it.
Enkamp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enkamp blocks a jab.
Enkamp is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Enkamp.
Romanow is looking to clinch.
Enkamp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Romanow misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Romanow blocks the leg kick.
Enkamp defending well as Romanow loads up on a big left hand.
Enkamp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romanow throws a right hand that misses
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Enkamp.
Romanow misses with a leg kick
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Romanow misses with a straight right.
Enkamp throws a counter high kick but Romanow was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Enkamp tries to keep at a distance but Romanow has taken the fight into the clinch.

Enkamp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enkamp moves away.
Enkamp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romanow's sensitive parts.
Romanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enkamp blocks a leg kick.
Enkamp keeps the fight on the outside.
Enkamp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romanow throws a hook but Enkamp blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romanow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
Romanow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Enkamp can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lars Romanow.
I think Enkamp has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

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