PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 9646 p4p, 738 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 6134 p4p, 606 weight class). 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.

Mosby
vs
Kyle Romo

188 cm
41
193 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

190 cm
44
187 lbs
48 - 28 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo punishes Mosby's body with a nice straight punch.
Mosby steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romo. That one must have hurt.
Romo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mosby lands with an overhand left.
Romo lands a nice looking body kick.
Mosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mosby blocks a head kick by Romo.
The crowd cheers as Mosby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romo doesn't seem phased though.
Mosby throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romo tries to clinch but Mosby moves out of range.
Mosby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mosby cracks Romo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mosby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romo connects with a high kick.
Mosby looks to land a left hand but Romo moved out of range nicely.
Romo slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mosby.
Mosby connects with a solid leg kick.
Mosby feints and then cracks Romo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romo down.
Romo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romo scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby misses with a body shot.
Romo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romo misses with a head kick.
Romo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mosby manages to avoid it.
Romo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romo walks into a stiff left hand from Mosby.
Nice cross by Romo.
Mosby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mosby scores with the left hand. Romo knows he should have avoided that one.

Romo clinches with his opponent.
Romo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Romo blocking some punches.
Romo connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mosby.
Mosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mosby breaks from the clinch.
Mosby has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Romo.

Romo forces Mosby back against the ropes and clinches.
Mosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo tries a body shot but Mosby blocks it.
Mosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romo obliges.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Romo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mosby controls his hands.
Romo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romo prevents a body shot from Mosby.
A right hook to the body lands for Romo.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Mosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Mosby.

Romo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mosby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romo misses with an uppercut.
Mosby cracks Romo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Romo forces Mosby back against the ropes and clinches.

Mosby manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Kyle Romo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mosby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Romo throws a head kick that misses.
Romo throws a body shot but no joy.
Romo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mosby misses with a straight left.
Mosby misses with a wild combination.
Romo misses with a kick to the body.
Mosby lands with a right hand.
Romo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mosby on the side of the head.
Mosby throws a leg kick but Romo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mosby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mosby's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby throws a big shot that misses.
Romo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Romo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romo misses with a lunging right hand
and Mosby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mosby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John Kyle Romo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby lands a really nice looking cross but Romo seems unphased.
Mosby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ted Mosby is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Mosby finds it's target.
Romo catches Mosby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Mosby is rocked!
Romo feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Mosby collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.