PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Dufford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Romario (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.

Dufford
vs
Romario

183 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Dufford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Romario!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Romario jumps guard.

Romario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dufford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dufford manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dufford won't allow Romario to sweep him here.
Dufford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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.
Dufford trying to control but Romario is working from the bottom.
Dufford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dufford gets to his feet. Romario looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dufford lands with a slapping head kick.
Dufford throws a head kick that misses.
Romario uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romario wants to clinch
and Dufford counters with a nice body kick.
Romario tries to clinch but Dufford moves away

and Dufford counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dufford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romario wants to stand but Dufford is controlling the position.
Romario looks gassed!
Dufford controls from within his opponent's guard.
Romario has a closed guard, preventing Dufford from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Romario looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romario preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dufford looking to sit in guard and control but Romario gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Dufford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Romario feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dufford trying to control the position here.
Romario wants to control from the top but Dufford keeps moving.
Romario tries to free his leg and advance position but Dufford is retaining full guard.
Romario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dufford working a defensive guard here.

Dufford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romario defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario works over Dufford with some ground and pound from guard.
Romario tries to free his leg and advance position but Dufford is retaining full guard.
Romario is breathing heavily.
Dufford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dufford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romario is one step ahead there.
Romario throwing strikes but missing.
Romario missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dufford has control of Romario's left arm, preventing Romario from doing any damage.

Dufford looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Dufford has his foot on Romario's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romario works his way back into a safe position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dufford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dufford is looking to clinch.

Romario closes the distance and clinches.

Romario drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romario looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dufford wants to stand but Romario is controlling his posture from full guard.
Romario looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dufford looking to sit in guard and control but Romario gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romario wants to control from the top but Dufford keeps moving.
Romario won't allow Dufford to sweep him here.
Romario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dufford wants to stand up but Romario is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romario trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Dufford shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Romario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Romario gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dufford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romario just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romario looking to slow down the pace here.

Dufford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romario defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dufford.
Dufford looks to clinch

and Romario decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dufford's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romario trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario stands up over Dufford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dufford is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Dufford looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Romario has picked Dufford up and slammed him! Dufford can't keep hold of the triangle and Romario manages to pass to side control!
Romario advances nicely into full mount.
Dufford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romario on the ground.
The referee warns Dufford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Romario scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dufford?
Romario in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Romario tries to control but Dufford wriggling away.

Romario moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dufford has worked his arm free - good work by Dufford!
Dufford struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufford is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Romario's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Romario thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dufford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romario.
Dufford regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Romario.
Dufford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Dufford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romario doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romario manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dufford working for a triangle but Romario defends it easily.
Dufford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romario.
Dufford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dufford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romario avoiding damage as Dufford throws knees to the body.
Romario drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dufford gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dufford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Dufford. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dufford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dufford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romario throws a combination that misses
and Dufford counters with a good low kick that Romario was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Romario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romario has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Romario!