PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paquito del Pilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: T Pain & Hot Dollar - Who The Fuck Is That. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

del Pilar
vs
Romero

190 cm
25
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

192 cm
20
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paquito del Pilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesar Romero!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
del Pilar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romero with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from del Pilar is defended easily by Romero.

del Pilar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
del Pilar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but del Pilar blocks nicely.
Romero connects with a couple of short punches.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but del Pilar has wrist control.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero throws a strike but del Pilar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romero controlling the position.
del Pilar throws a strike but Romero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
del Pilar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
del Pilar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Romero trying to control but del Pilar is working from the bottom.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as del Pilar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
del Pilar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Romero wants to control from the top but del Pilar keeps moving.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero throws a strike but del Pilar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in del Pilar's guard.
Romero wants to pass the guard but del Pilar is keeping the position.
Romerois looking to pass into half guard but del Pilar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now del Pilar is in guard.
del Pilar throwing strikes but missing.
Romero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
del Pilar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
del Pilar throws a strike but Romero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Romero pushing down on del Pilar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
del Pilar is looking for a sweep. Romero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romero trying to control the action but del Pilar is working from the bottom.
Romero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romero looks to land a strike but del Pilar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Romero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

del Pilar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Romero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
del Pilar wants to get back to full guard.
Romero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romero moves into full mount! del Pilar won't be happy about that!
Romero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. del Pilar looks a forlorn figure.
Romero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of del Pilar's face.
Romero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. del Pilar looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns del Pilar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Romero lands with some strikes.
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Romero thowing shots but they're missing.
Romero landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Romero there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Romero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Romero with good strikes from the mount here!
Romero scores with a couple of good head shots there.

del Pilar is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero scoring with strikes but del Pilar is staying in there.
Oh del Pilar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Romero! del Pilar is hurt baaadly! Romero is firing away with more strikes - del Pilar is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cesar Romero!