PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov comes into the arena with Greatest song ever made blaring out of the sound system. Tank Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sergei Romanov's chin.

Romanov
vs
Williams

185 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

183 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergei Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romanov slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tank Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanov is looking to clinch.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Romanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanov.
Williams throws a hook but Romanov avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams cracks Romanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanov walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanov.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Romanov's head back.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Romanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanov tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romanov moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Romanov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Romanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams digs a good body shot into Romanov's ribs.
Romanov slips a straight right by Williams.
Romanov tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romanov in his tracks.
Williams throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Romanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Romanov off the cage and back into rage.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romanov dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams works over Romanov's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams cracks Romanov with an open hand slap.
Romanov walks into a left hand.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romanov ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Romanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Romanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Romanov tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a combination. Romanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Romanov tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Romanov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romanov is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.

Romanov pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Tank Williams has been cut.
Romanov just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Romanov has the dominant position.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams tries to circle away but Romanov has him pinned against the cage.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
Romanov throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Romanov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romanov.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Romanov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams tries to circle away but Romanov has him pinned against the cage.
The referee calls for Romanov to work.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romanov.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Romanov keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Romanov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Romanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Williams tries to circle away but Romanov has him pinned against the cage.
Romanov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.

That has opened up Tank Williams's cut even more.
Romanov has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romanov stalls.
Romanov misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Romanov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romanov keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov slowing the pace effectively.
Romanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams tries to circle away but Romanov has him pinned against the cage.
Romanov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romanov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romanov throws an elbow but it misses.
Romanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Romanov won't allow it.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Romanov.
Williams wants to break free but Romanov has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Williams breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Romanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romanov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tank Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romanov tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Romanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanov.
Williams is working the combinations to good effect here.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romanov backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tank Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tank Williams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams digs a good body shot into Romanov's ribs.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tank Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams throws a series of punches but Romanov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Romanov's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Romanov tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romanov throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Romanov has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romanov.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Romanov, against the cage.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Romanov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Romanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Romanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romanov misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams wants to break free but Romanov has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romanov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Tank Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sergei Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanov lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romanov obliges.
Romanov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.

Tank Williams's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanov lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tank Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Romanov!