PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Imperio Romano (ranked 897 p4p, 108 weight class) and Will Rock (ranked 343 p4p, 44 weight class). Romano comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Rock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Wanna Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Romano
vs
Rock

173 cm
33
160 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
160 lbs
13 - 5 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Imperio Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Will Rock!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano digs a good hook to Rock's body.
Rock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rock blocks a head kick by Romano.
Rock wants to counter with a clinch but Romano pushes him away.
We've been told by Romano's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Imperio Romano has been cut.
Rock tests Romano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rock wants to clinch.
Romano throws a solid leg kick but Rock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romano.
Romano scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Rock misses.
Rock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romano lands a head shot.
Rock blocks a head kick by Romano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws out a loose jab but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano walks into a left hand.
Jab by Romano.
Rock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Rock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romano's sensitive parts.
Romano throws a lazy head kick

and Rock counters by clinching up.
Rock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romano.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rock wants to stall.
Romano blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Romano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock pushes Romano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Rock.
Rock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romano's elbow.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock blocking some punches.

Romano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Rock tenderised Romano's leg. Romano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rock throws a hook but Romano blocks it.
Romano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Romano misses.
Rock tries to clinch but Romano moves out of range.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Romano pushes him off.
Romano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Rock as he connects with a hook.

Imperio Romano's cut is getting worse.
Romano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Rock gets a clinch.
Rock wants to stall.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Romano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romano.
Romano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Romano - just one landing.
Romano throws an off balance right hand
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Romano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Romano misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock connects with a leg kick. Romano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romano scores with a decent looking hook.
Romano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romano throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Romano.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romano throws a low kick but Rock moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Romano.
Romano tried to counter with a leg kick but Rock avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Romano.
Rock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Romano throws a leg kick but Rock checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rock in his tracks.
Romano misses with an uppercut
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Imperio Romano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Romano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rock.
Romano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rock.
Romano backing away here, and Rock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Romano cracks the inside of Rock's front leg.
Rock scores with a spinning back kick!
Romano lands a jab-cross combination.
Romano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rock.
Romano lands with a nice body kick.
Romano scores with a push kick.
Romano misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rock has time to react.
Rock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romano lands with a good body shot.
Romano scores with a punch to the head.
Imperio Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rock.
Romano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Rock instigates a clinch.
Romano wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.
Rock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rock lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock.
Rock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Romano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rock can turn it around.
Romano prevents a body shot from Rock.
Rock tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Rock back against the cage.
Rock lands an uppercut.
Romano working aggressively here.

Rock pulls guard effortlessly.

Romano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romano has managed to get both his arms back between Rock's legs - danger averted.

Rock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Romano is aware though and is defending well.
Rock looking to control.

Romano stands and steps away. Rock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rock moves into the clinch successfully.
Romano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Rock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rock lands with a light punch inside.
Rock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rock throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
Rock can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Romano working aggressively here.
Will Rock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock.
Rock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock.
Rock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rock blocks an uppercut.
Romano lands with a left to the head.
Rock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rock misses with a punch to the body.
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Romano.
Rock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romano has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
Romano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Romano breaks from the clinch.
Rock loads up on a big right hand but Romano slips the punch.
Rock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rock misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano lands with an overhand left.
Rock misses with a low kick.
Rock slips under a jab.
Rock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romano circles away quickly and effectively.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romano lands with a shot to the body.
Rock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romano lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romano.
Romano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rock's head backwards.
Rock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Romano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Romano misses.
Rock misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Imperio Romano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Romano tests Rock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romano.
Romano tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano misses with an uppercut. Rock saw that one coming.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
A clash of legs there as Romano blocks the low kick.
Romano throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock throws a combination that misses
and Romano counters with a two punch combo.
Romano scores with a jab to the body.
Romano scores with a shot to the body.
Rock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rock is out of range and Romano settles back down.
Romano sets himself, and Rock steps forward looking for the clinch! Romano avoids it this time.
Rock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romanos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circle momentarily. Romano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Romano with a body shot.
Romano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Romano.
Romano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Romano pushes him off.

Rock moves into range and clinches up with Romano.

Romano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rock under the eye.
Romano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Will Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano staying out of range there.
Rock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romano throws a low kick but Rock moves out of range easily.
Romano feints and then cracks Rock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rock down.
Nice uppercut lands for Romano. That snapped Rock's head back.
Rock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rock.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rock slips under a jab from Romano.
Romano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romano duly obliges.
Romano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rock slips under a jab.
Romano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rock checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Rock.
Rock flicks out a counter leg kick but Romano steps away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rock, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romano misses with a left hand
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Imperio Romano's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Romano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rock throws out a counter right but Romano avoids it with no problem.
Rock blocks the body kick.
Rock blocks a jab.

Rock feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Romano sprawling to the canvas! Romano rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rock finish him?!

Romano is rocked!
Rock jabs Romano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Romano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Rock does no damage.
Rock darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Romano's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Rock before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Rock!
Will Rock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.