PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Romero (ranked 3278 p4p, 304 weight class) and Wiam Lekdoor (ranked 3324 p4p, 309 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Romero
vs
Lekdoor

190 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Level Up!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wiam Lekdoor!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lekdoor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lekdoor has closed the distance and engaged Romero in a clinch.
Lekdoor lands a hook to the side of the head.

Romero has Lekdoor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Romero pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lekdoor tumbling to the mat - Romero dives into Lekdoor's guard.
Romero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lekdoor keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero sitting in guard here, content to control.
Romero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lekdoor's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Romero could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lekdoor is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lekdoor avoid being mounted?
Romero lands strikes from half guard.

Romero is looking for a kimura but Lekdoor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Romero to get the leverage.
Romero looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Romero has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lekdoor defend it? Romero steps over the head and cranks it - Lekdoor is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Romero!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Romero!