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Keith Hawk's PO3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bandit Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Elder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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300 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bandit Royal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xander Elder!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elder clinches up with Royal and pushes him back against the cage.
Royal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elder.
Elder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bandit Royal has been cut.
Elder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Elder throws an elbow but it misses.
Royal avoids a wild elbow strike from Elder.
Elder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Royal takes an elbow to the temple.
Royal wants to stall.
Elder takes an elbow to the temple.
Elder lands an elbow inside.
Bandit Royal's cut is getting worse.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Royal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elder.
Jeez, Bandit Royal's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bandit Royal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xander Elder!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vermiceo Deefoantoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grundy has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. The key to victory for Vermiceo Deefoantoo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vermiceo Deefoantoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simeon Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deefoantoo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grundy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Grundy.
Grundy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deefoantoo tries to clinch up
and Grundy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grundy is trying to work for a kimura but Deefoantoo is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deefoantoo wants to improve his position but Grundy is controlling well.
Deefoantoo looking for submissions off his back.
Deefoantoo wants to control but Grundy is keeping busy.
Grundy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Deefoantoo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy looking to isolate an arm here. Deefoantoo doesn't see it coming and as Grundy extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Grundy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simeon Grundy!
Simeon Grundy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Romine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lesnar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Romine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Romine circles away.
Romine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Romine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Romine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Romine tries to control but Lesnar wriggling away.
Lesnar wants to control but Romine is having none of it.
Romine prevents Lesnar from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Romine is taking a breather. Lesnar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lesnar is looking to get back to is feet but Romine passes into side control.
Lesnar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Romine wants to take a breather but Lesnar manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Romine.
Romine stands up and waves to Lesnar to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romine moves out of range of the leg kick from Lesnar.
Lesnar scores with a head kick. Romine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lesnar with a poor takedown
and Romine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lesnar has time to react.
Romine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Romine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working a defensive guard here.
Romine engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romine wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Romine moves out of range.
Romine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Romine stuns Lesnar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lesnar on his heels. He'll look to pass Lesnar's guard now, I'm sure.
Romine decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lesnar, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romine jabs Lesnar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lesnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab by Romine.
Romine throws a shot to the body.
Romine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Romine goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lesnar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Romine's guard! Nice work there by Lesnar!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Romine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lesnar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lesnar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Romine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lesnar sprawls well initially but Romine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Romine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Lesnar kicks Romine off and gets back to his feet.
Romine works the jab nicely.
Romine lands a glancing blow to the side of Lesnar's head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lesnar enables Romine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lesnar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romine wants to stand but Lesnar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lesnar is trying to keep Romine in close.
Romine is looking to stand up but Lesnar won't let him.
Thomas Romine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wriggles free and stands up.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar avoids it really well and circles away.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lesnar drives through and clinches with Romine against the cage.
Romine has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas Romine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Romine lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romine lands a jab-cross combination.
Romine lands the left hand.
Romine works over Lesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romine punishes Lesnar's body with a nice straight punch.
Romine avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Romine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lesnar doesn't seem phased though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lesnar at a distance.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romine scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romine.
Romine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lesnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Romine sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Romine is avoiding it.
Thomas Romine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romine throws a one two combo.
Romine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Romine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Romine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lesnar's guard.
Romine decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Romine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lesnar did well to prevent Romine getting side control.
Lesnar trying to hold on to Romine's head to control him but Romine postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar is trying to stand up here but Romine is controlling him well.
Lesnar wants to control but Romine is keeping busy.
Romine is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lesnar defending well though.
Lesnar wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Romine dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Romine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Romine's guard.
Romine keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar gets to his feet - Romine follows without any prompting.
Romine tests Lesnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romine defends it nicely.
Romine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lesnar enables Romine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lesnar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Romine stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romine.
Thomas Romine is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romine circles away quickly and effectively.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Romine.
Lesnar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lesnar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lesnar looking for a guillotine here but Romine defends easily.
Romine is looking to work some ground and pound but Lesnar has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Romine defends it easily.
Romine with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is looking to stand up but Romine isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romine wanted to stand there but Lesnar had control of the position.
Lesnar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Romine looking to stall.
Romine working hard to break the clinch.
Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Romine counters with a series of strikes. Lesnar will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romine drives through with a takedown into Lesnar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lesnar is trying to control the position but Romine postures up.
Romine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brock Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from Romine.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Romine.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Romine!
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