PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bush (ranked 5055 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 4337 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aquiles Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bush
vs
Romero

170 cm
30
170 lbs
18 - 19 - 1

174 cm
32
161 lbs
15 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bush throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romero.
Bush throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romero throws the kick towards the body but Bush avoids it.
Bush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Bush wants to slow Romero down by chopping away at his legs.
Bush throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Romero misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bush feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Romero tries to bum rush Bush with a series of wild strikes but Bush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Romero backs away, Bush returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bush throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Bush on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bush. That did some damage!
Bush moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Bush.
Bush wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Bush there.
Romero throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Bush throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Bush throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Bush misses.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero lands with a nice combination. Bush backs away looking to recover.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Romero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bush.
Bush throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Bush walks into a jab.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero tries to bum rush Bush with a series of wild strikes but Bush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero misses with a combination
and Bush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero works over Bush's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bush connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romero. That did some damage!
Bush slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
Bush blocks a head kick by Romero.
Bush lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bush dodges the punch combination from Romero.
Bush scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bush throws a good cross that connects.
Bush is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Bush lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Bush.
Bush throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bush throws a front kick that sends Romero stumbling back into the cage.
Bush misses with a straight left.
Bush is looking to score with low kicks.
Bush misses with a kick to the body.
Bush tries a head kick but it misses.
Bush stalks Romero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romero's face. Romero staggers backwards, shaken.
Romero's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romero duly obliges.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bush moves into the clinch successfully.
Romero tries to pull guard but Bush forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bush scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Bush will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Romero backs away, Bush returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Romero. Those never looked like landing.
Romero lands a jab-cross combination.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Bush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Bush misses.
A jab from Romero misses.
Bush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero avoids the head kick by Bush.
Bush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Romero as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bush, right into the meat.
Bush throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero throws a hook but Bush blocks it.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bush throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Romero.
Bush needs to keep his hands up - Romero had a free shot at his head there.
Bush looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Bush misses with a low kick as Romero jumps back.
Aquiles Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bush tries a low kick but Romero avoids it.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero swinging wildly here.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Bush throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Bush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bush misses the jab.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Bush scores with a nice body kick.

Bush rushes Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bush misses with a punch on the inside.
Bush has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Bush turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Romero breaks the clinch.
Aquiles Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Romero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aquiles Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Bush throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bush.
Some bone on bone action there as Bush checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bush throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Bush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero blocks the body kick.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bush looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
Bush was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Bush.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.
Romero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bush counters with a stiff right hand.
Bush throws a shot to the body.
Bush scores with a jab. Romero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bush lands an overhand right.
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 Billy Bush will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bush tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Romero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bush takes a step back to recover.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bush digs a good body shot into Romero's ribs.
Bush throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Bush misses the target.
A head kick from Bush lands but Romero takes it in his stride.
Romero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bush.
Bush avoids the body shot from Romero.
Bush misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero throws a combination that misses
and Bush counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bush darts in trying to clinch
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a combination
letting Bush counter with a right hand.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bush looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Bush counters with a good low kick that Romero was not able to check.

Bush moves into the clinch successfully.

Bush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bush.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bush.
No joy there for Bush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bush lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Bush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bush changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero 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.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero swinging wildly here.
Bush scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Romero.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bush scores with a jab to the head.
Romero misses with the combination.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bush jabs at Romero's body.
Bush blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bush.
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush dodges the punch combination from Romero.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aquiles Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero misses with a hook.
Bush connects with a crisp jab.

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 Billy Bush.
Well Bush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Billy Bush!
An out of breath and clearly excited Billy Bush thanked Cartel Elite Supps for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Aquiles Romero spoke after the fight, saying 'expect me to move down to 145 weight class'.