PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Rominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rominick
vs
Ferreira

189 cm
22
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Rominick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rominick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rominick is nestled in close to Ferreira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Ferreira looking for submissions off his back.
Rominick thows a huge punch but Ferreira dodges it nicely.
Rominick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rominick stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rominick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rominick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rominick working Ferreira over with strikes.
Rominick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferreira defending well though.

Rominick stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Rominick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferreira, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Rominick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rominick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rominick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira tries to score a body lock takedown but Rominick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Rominick lands a takedown into guard.
Rominick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rominick lands a couple of digs.
Ferreira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rominick controls the pace.
Rominick with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rominick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rominick won't allow Ferreira to get back to his feet.
Rominick scoring with some ground and pound.
Rominick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rominick.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rominick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rominick avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira looks gassed!
Rominick lands with an overhand left.
Ferreira fails with the takedown
and Rominick counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rominick closes the distance and clinches.
Rominick digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.

Rominick jumps guard and drags Ferreira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rominick pulls Ferreira in close to his closed guard and prevents Ferreira from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Rominick trying to control the position here.
Rominick thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rominick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rominick has his hands on Ferreira's head, controlling the position.

Rominick manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Rominick drives through and clinches with Ferreira against the cage.
Rominick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rominick jumps into guard, dragging Ferreira to the mat.
Rominick pulls Ferreira in close to his closed guard and prevents Ferreira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rominick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ferreira!
Rominick controlling from the full mount.
Rominick lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rominick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rominick landing strikes from the mount and Ferreira is in trouble!
Rominick 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.
Rominick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rominick landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Rominick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ferreira ducks straight into an uppercut from Rominick and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ferreira manages to regain guard straight away.

Ferreira is rocked!
Rominick is working Ferreira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ferreira is still in real trouble! Can Rominick finish him?
Rominick scoring with some ground and pound.
Ferreira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rominick controls the pace.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ferreira has eaten all the pies!
Ferreira has momentary wrist control but Rominick slips an elbow through the middle.
Rominick landing some decent shots from guard.
Ferreira seems to have recovered his senses.
Rominick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferreira's head.
Rominick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rominick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rominick landing with the ground and pound.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Rominick stays in close to Ferreira's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rominick works over Ferreira with some ground and pound from guard.
Rominick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rominick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rominick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rominick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira can do to turn this around?
Rominick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rominick connects with a couple of short punches.
Rominick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rominick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rominick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Rominick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ferreira, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rominick. That snapped Ferreira's head back.
Mark Rominick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rominick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ferreira is looking to improve his position.
Rominick winds up and cracks Ferreira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rominick lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rominick slips a nice elbow through Ferreira's hands, connecting with Ferreira's forehead.
Rominick lands with a punch from half guard.
Rominick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rominick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rominick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rominick controlling the action here.
Rominick winds up and cracks Ferreira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rominick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rominick drops an elbow to the side of Ferreira's head.
Rominick winds up and cracks Ferreira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rominick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rominick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rominick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rominick lands strikes from half guard.

Rominick gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rominick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferreira on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rominick scores with a takedown into Ferreira's guard.
Ferreira being controlled here, momentarily.
Ferreira trying to keep a closed guard but Rominick is proving a slippery customer.

Ferreira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rominick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rominick stands up over Ferreira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Rominick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rominick has Ferreira up against the cage in a clinch.

Rominick gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rominick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rominick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rominick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferreira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferreira has momentary wrist control but Rominick slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rominick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rominick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rominick connects with a couple of short punches.
Rominick is working Ferreira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rominick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rominick is in close to Ferreira's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rominick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rominick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rominick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rominick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rominick stands up over Ferreira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rominick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rominick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rominick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rominick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferreira's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rominick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rominick slips a nice elbow through Ferreira's hands, connecting with Ferreira's forehead.
Rominick content to control rather than advance.
Ferreira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rominick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Rominick decides to return to a standing position.

Rominick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Rominick manages to break the clinch.

Rominick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rominick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rominick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Rominick decides to return to a standing position.
Rominick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Rominick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rominick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rominick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rominick connects with a nice short shot to Ferreira's temple.
Rominick blocks the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira has hold of Rominick's hands but Rominick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Rominick there.
Rominick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rominick scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rominick.
Rominick slips a nice elbow through Ferreira's hands, connecting with Ferreira's forehead.
Rominick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rominick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rominick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferreira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rominick controlling the pace.

Rominick decides to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira throws a combination that misses

and Rominick counters with a single leg into guard. Ferreira didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rominick throws a big right hand that misses.
Antonio Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Rominick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ferreira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Rominick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rominick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Rominick!