PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justinmon Navarrete (ranked 7790 p4p, 571 weight class) and Sticker Romano (ranked 4135 p4p, 417 weight class). Romano has chosen Go For Broke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sticker Romano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Navarrete
vs
Romano

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
172 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justinmon Navarrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sticker Romano!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarrete tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romano defends well and Navarrete ends up having to push Romano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Navarrete fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Navarrete shoots in for a takedown but Romano shows good takedown defense.
Romano unleashes a big counter combination but Navarrete bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justinmon Navarrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Romano.
The fighters circle momentarily. Navarrete darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romano swings for the body but Navarrete moves out of range.
Navarrete tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Navarrete really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Romano.
Sloppy strikes from Navarrete. Those never looked like landing.
Navarrete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romano is fending him off so far but Navarrete persists. Nope, Romano circles away and we're back to standing.
Navarrete gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romano.

Navarrete is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Navarrete drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Romano swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Navarrete's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sticker Romano!
An out of breath Sticker Romano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.