PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Bapp Ii (ranked 7270 p4p, 538 weight class) and Kid Romans (ranked 5798 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun Bapp Ii is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bapp Ii
vs
Romans

190 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Bapp Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kid Romans!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Romans forces Bapp Ii back against the cage and clinches.
Romans throws an elbow that misses.
Romans tries to land a knee to the head but Bapp Ii blocks with his arms.
Romans lands a left hand.
Bapp Ii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bapp Ii tries to break free but Romans pushes him back against the cage.

Romans manages to break the clinch.
Shaun Bapp Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bapp Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Bapp Ii does no damage.
A jab from Bapp Ii misses.
Bapp Ii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Kid Romans has been cut.
Romans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bapp Ii fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp Ii throws a jab when Romans was well out of range.

Romans has closed the distance and engaged Bapp Ii in a clinch.
Romans has Bapp Ii pressed against the cage, preventing Bapp Ii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bapp Ii blocks an elbow strike from Romans.
Romans lands an elbow that stopped Bapp Ii in his tracks for a moment.
Bapp Ii blocks an elbow strike from Romans.
Bapp Ii is trying to push Romans away but Romans has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bapp Ii wants to break free but Romans has control.
A frustrated look appears on Bapp Ii's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Romans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kid Romans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romans tries to clinch but Bapp Ii is having none of it.
Bapp Ii misses with a straight right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romans throws an elbow but misses.
Bapp Ii really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romans misses with a knee strike.
Romans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romans looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romans gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romans misses with a knee strike.

Romans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Bapp Ii lands.
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!
Romans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bapp Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Romans lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bapp Ii misses with a straight left.
Romans lands a really nice looking cross but Bapp Ii seems unphased.
Bapp Ii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romans looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romans tries to clinch but Bapp Ii moves out of range.
Romans lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bapp Ii backs up against the cage.
Romans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bapp Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romans looks winded!
Bapp Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romans was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp Ii.
Romans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bapp Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bapp Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romans tries to clinch up.
Romans slips a jab from Bapp Ii.
Bapp Ii lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been informed that Romans has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bapp Ii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romans can pounce on him.

Romans gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Bapp Ii gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bapp Ii lands a slapping body shot.
Romans tries to clinch up.
Romans ducks under a wild hook from Bapp Ii.
Romans throws a wild hook but Bapp Ii just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Romans gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Bapp Ii raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Bapp Ii!