PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Romero (ranked 2867 p4p, 266 weight class) and Sekfed Liefde (ranked 3705 p4p, 326 weight class). Sekfed Liefde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Romero
vs
Liefde

190 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

210 cm
26
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sekfed Liefde!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liefde lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liefde.
Liefde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Romero seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Liefde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Jose Romero has been cut.
Liefde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liefde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but Liefde avoids it well and moves away.

Romero tries to keep at a distance but Liefde has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Liefde fails to land.
Romero tries to break free but Liefde pushes him back against the cage.
Liefde swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liefde taking a breather.

Romero drags the fight down to the ground.
Romero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liefde's guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero is in close to Liefde's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romero lands a couple of elbows.
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 is in close to Liefde's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Liefde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Romero slips nicely into half guard.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero slips a nice elbow through Liefde's hands, connecting with Liefde's forehead.
Liefde trying to control from the bottom.
Romero working the head and body with strikes.
Liefde has hold of Romero's hands but Romero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Liefde taking some punishment here, with Romero in his half guard.
Romero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romero working Liefde over with strikes.

Liefde is rocked!
Romero lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Liefde quite badly. Liefde pulls Romero in close trying to recover. Romero postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Liefde on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Liefde doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Romero!