PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 1302 p4p, 172 weight class) and Romulus Fietsora (ranked 1368 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nada
vs
Fietsora

183 cm
36
177 lbs
21 - 20 - 0

172 cm
30
177 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fietsora connects with an inside leg kick.
Nada throws an off balance right hand
and Fietsora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fietsora lands an overhand right.
Fietsora feints and then cracks Nada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nada down.
Nada jabs Fietsora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fietsora throws a sloppy head kick and Nada moves out of range easily.
Nada misses the body punch

and Fietsora counters by moving into the clinch.
Nada misses with the head strike.
Fietsora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Nada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Fietsora - that landed with a thud.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Fietsora.
Nada has Fietsora pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fietsora manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nada blocking some punches.
Fietsora creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nada's defenses.
Nada tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nada throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada wants a takedown but no success here.
Nada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fietsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadas head.
Nada working aggressively here.
Fietsora has a couple of punches blocked by Nada.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nada throws a head punch that misses.
Nada stalling in the clinch but Fietsora improves position.
Nada throws a head punch that misses.
Fietsora lands a shoulder strike.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora lands an uppercut.
Nada tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nada breaks the clinch.
Fietsora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nada.
Nada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Nada scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nada missing with a left hand there. Fietsora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fietsora steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nada throws a leg kick but Fietsora sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fietsora looks for the body kick but Nada saw that one coming.
Nada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fietsora.
Nada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fietsora can pounce on him.
Nada throws an off balance right hand
and Fietsora counters with a stiff right hand.
Nada jabs at Fietsora's body.
Fietsora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fietsora connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fietsora staying out of range there.
Fietsora now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fietsora tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fietsora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fietsora moves away.
Nice defenses there by Nada.
Fietsora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nada jabs Fietsora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fietsora connects with an inside leg kick.
Fietsora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nada throwing a counter right hand but Fietsora manages to avoid it.
Fietsora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Fietsora lands a big head kick that sends Nada tumbling to the mat! Fietsora takes a step backwards and waves Nada back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nada is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora drops Nada with a huge uppercut! Nada drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Fietsora is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romulus Fietsora!
Romulus Fietsora thanked the fans post fight for their support.