PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Romero (ranked 14 p4p, 2 weight class) and Zane Mason (ranked 34 p4p, 7 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Havana. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Romero
vs
Mason

183 cm
34
171 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

180 cm
36
174 lbs
36 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero throws a sloppy body shot
and Mason counters with a body kick.
Romero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mason scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mason connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason 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.
Mason stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Mason's defenses.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Mason.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason stuns Romero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zane Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Mason throws a leg kick
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romero.
Some bone on bone action there as Romero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Mason.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Romero feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romero shoots for a double leg takedown but Mason sprawls well. He's pushed Romero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Mason throws a leg kick

and Romero counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason is looking for a sweep.
Romero lands an elbow.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mason parries the strikes from Romero easily there. Romero is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mason to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a strike aimed at the side of Mason's head but Mason avoids it well.
Mason is being controlled here.
Romero tries to advance to mount but Mason denies him.
Romero trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
Mason is looking to regain half guard here but Romero keeps moving and retains side control.

Romero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Romero scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero advances to mount.
Romero trying to control but Mason is having none of it.
Mason takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Romero throwing strikes here but Mason is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mason is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero working Mason over with strikes here.
Romero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Romero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mason is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero landing shots from mount.
Mason is desperately trying to improve his position but Romero has a good base and remains in mount.
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 Mason's face.
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!
Mason tries to hold on but Romero postures up.
Mason manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Mason, under a barage of strikes from Romero.
Romero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romero trying to control from half guard but Mason is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Romero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mason throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason tries to counter with a clinch but Romero shakes him off and moves away.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romero misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romero swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Mason looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mason wants to clinch up but Romero keeps it at a distance.
Romero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason moves out of range of the leg kick from Romero.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Mason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romero.
A cross from Mason lands.
Mason slips a jab from Romero.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mason has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero lands with a cross.
A low kick from Mason misses

and Romero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romero lands a nice short elbow.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero works his foot free and advances to mount.
Romero punishing his opponent with strikes.
Romero breaks from Mason's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Romero lands a heavy elbow.
Romero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mason looks a forlorn figure.
Romero throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Romero throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Romero lands a big elbow.
Romero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Romero raining down hammerfists from mount.
Romero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Romero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Romero landing punches.

Mason is rocked!
Mason wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Romero.
Mason is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mason tries to hold on but Romero postures up.
Romero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mason because Romero loaded up on that one.
Romero looking to ground and pound but Mason is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mason is still in real trouble! Can Romero finish him?
Romero raining down hammerfists from mount.
Romero loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mason scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Romero land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Romero stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Romero!
Hector Romero retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Hector Romero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.