PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Mounfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mounfield
vs
Romano

193 cm
20
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
169 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Mounfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre Romano!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano throws a series of punches but Mounfield moves out of range.
Mounfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mounfield has taken the fight to the clinch.

Romano decides to pull guard.
Mounfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Romano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mounfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Romano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mounfield gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Romano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mounfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mounfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mounfield looking to pass the guard.
Mounfield is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mounfield stands up over Romano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mounfield is looking to advance position but Romano has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Romano goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mounfield is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Romano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Mounfield gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mounfield throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Andre Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mounfield misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mounfield feints and then cracks Romano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romano down.
Romano looks gassed!
Mounfield throws a shot to the body.
Mounfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mounfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mounfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Mounfield lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Andre Romano has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mounfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Mounfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Romano is rocked!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mounfield moves into range and clinches up with Romano.
Romano is still on wobbly legs! Can Mounfield finish him?
Romano tries to pull guard but Mounfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Romano drops back down to his feet.
Romano seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mounfield.
Mounfield is leaning against Romano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mounfield digs a right hand underneath Romano's ribcage. Romano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mounfield works on Romano's body with a couple of short punches.
Mounfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Mounfield.
Mounfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Romano avoiding damage as Mounfield throws knees to the body.
Mounfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romano.
Mounfield lands an elbow just above Romano 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mounfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mounfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mounfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mounfield is leaning against Romano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Mounfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mounfield connects with a body shot.
Romano slips a jab and a cross from Mounfield.
Mounfield feints and then cracks Romano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romano down.

Romano tries to keep at a distance but Mounfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gary Mounfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Romano.
Romano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romano tries to pull guard but Mounfield won't allow it.
Mounfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mounfield.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mounfield.

Mounfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mounfield lands a jab to Romano's midsection.
Romano tries to move into range but Mounfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mounfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Mounfield.

Mounfield pushes Romano up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano blocks the elbow strike.
Romano fails to pull guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mounfield throws an elbow but misses.
Mounfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romano managing to block the knees to the body from Mounfield.
Romano managing to block the knees to the body from Mounfield.
Romano tries to pull guard but Mounfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Romano drops back down to his feet.
Mounfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
A hook to the body from Mounfield.
Mounfield lands with a light punch inside.
Mounfield pushes Romano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mounfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mounfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Mounfield.
Mounfield lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mounfield walks away with a smile on his face. Romano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mounfield.
Mounfield lands a body shot.
Mounfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mounfield lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mounfield. That's going to slow Romano down.
Romano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mounfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Mounfield clinches with his opponent.
Romano avoids a wild elbow strike from Mounfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Mounfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Romano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mounfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mounfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mounfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mounfield is looking to wear down Romano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Romano throws a body kick that misses.
Romano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mounfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Romano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mounfield counters with a nice leg kick.
Mounfield goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mounfield throws a head kick that half lands.
Mounfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mounfield, right into the meat.
Mounfield lands a head kick!
Mounfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mounfield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mounfield digs a good body shot into Romano's ribs.
Gary Mounfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Mounfield connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romano looks to throw a body kick
and Mounfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Mounfield.
Romano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mounfield scores with a nice right hand.
Romano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mounfield lands with a kick to the temple. Romano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romano managing to block the knees to the body from Mounfield.
Romano jumps guard but Mounfield stands there with Romano around his waist. Romano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Romano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mounfield smiles and moves away.
Mounfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mounfield throws a shot to the body.
Romano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Andre Romano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mounfield thumps Romano with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Mounfield.
Mounfield chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mounfield cracks the inside of Romano's front leg.
Mounfield throws a head kick but Romano moves out of range.
Romano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mounfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romano. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mounfield lands with a cross.
Mounfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mounfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romano paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mounfield clinches up against the cage.
Romano dodges an elbow strike from Mounfield.
Mounfield trying to land knees to the body.
Mounfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romano.
Romano tries to pull guard but Mounfield won't allow it.
Gary Mounfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Romano.
Romano avoids a wild elbow strike from Mounfield.
Mounfield stalling against the cage.
Romano fails to pull guard.
Mounfield is working Romano over against the cage.

Romano drags the fight down to the ground.
Mounfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romano is keeping the position for now.
Romano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mounfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Romano is retaining full guard.
Mounfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Romano has wrist control.
Mounfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mounfield throws a strike but Romano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mounfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mounfield pulls Romano in close to his closed guard and prevents Romano from doing any damage or advancing position.

Romano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Romano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mounfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Mounfield, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mounfield holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Romano wants to pass the guard but Mounfield is keeping the position.
Romano stopping the sweep attempt from Mounfield.
Mounfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Romano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mounfield throws a nice head kick!

Romano tries to keep at a distance but Mounfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mounfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mounfield digs a right hand underneath Romano's ribcage. Romano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Mounfield.
Mounfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romano.
Mounfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Mounfield lands a body punch.
Mounfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romano can do to turn this around?
Romano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Mounfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Romano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mounfield cracks the inside of Romano's front leg.
Mounfield slips a jab from Romano.
Romano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mounfield feints and then cracks Romano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romano down.
Mounfield looks to land a combination. Romano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mounfield misses with the combination.
Romano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mounfield.
Romano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mounfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mounfield lands a high kick!
Mounfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mounfield is looking to clinch but Romano is avoiding it.
Mounfield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mounfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mounfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Romano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mounfield smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mounfield thumps Romano with a low kick.
Romano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mounfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mounfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Mounfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romano doesn't seem bothered though.
Mounfield chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Mounfield.

Mounfield instigates a clinch.
Mounfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romano dodges an elbow strike from Mounfield.
Romano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romano avoids the elbow strike from Mounfield, against the cage.
Romano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mounfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gary Mounfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Romano.
Mounfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mounfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Mounfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Mounfield cracks Romano with a nice body shot.
Mounfield cracks Romano with a nice body shot.
A short left from Mounfield.
Mounfield lands a left hand.
Romano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romano avoids the elbow strike from Mounfield, against the cage.
Mounfield lands with a right to the head.
Romano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mounfield walks away with a smile on his face. Romano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andre Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Romano misses
and Mounfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mounfield throws a leg kick which misses Romano's front leg but catches the back leg as Romano tries to avoid it.
Romano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Romano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mounfield. Mounfield obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano throws a head kick that misses.
Mounfield connects with a high kick.
Mounfield throws a sloppy head kick and Romano moves out of range easily.
Mounfield throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romano.
Romano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romano looks to land a combination but Mounfield avoids it well.
Romano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mounfield lands an overhand right.
Romano throws a lazy head kick
and Mounfield counters with a nice leg kick.
Romano needs to keep his hands up - Mounfield had a free shot at his head there.
Mounfield throws a low kick but Romano avoids it.
Gary Mounfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mounfield moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mounfield lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mounfield wants to clinch up but Romano keeps it at a distance.
Romano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mounfield goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mounfield is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mounfield.
Mounfield cracks the inside of Romano's front leg.
Mounfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romano throws a head kick that misses
and Mounfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mounfield looks to land a combination. Romano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Romano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Mounfield gets a clinch.
Romano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mounfield walks away with a smile on his face. Romano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mounfield.
Mounfield blocks the body kick.
Mounfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mounfield misses with a double jab.
Mounfield connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a jab, cross combination.

Mounfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romano tries to pull guard but Mounfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Romano drops back down to his feet.
Romano tries to pull guard but Mounfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Romano drops back down to his feet.
Mounfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Mounfield - that landed with a thud.
Mounfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gary Mounfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mounfield.
Romano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mounfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romano tries to pull guard but Mounfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Romano drops back down to his feet.
Mounfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Mounfield.
Mounfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mounfield.
Mounfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Romano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mounfield walks away with a smile on his face. Romano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano throws a head kick but Mounfield moves out of range.
Mounfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romano's sensitive parts.
Mounfield scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mounfield, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Mounfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mounfield, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Mounfield!