PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Assange
vs
Romeiro

176 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Assange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theo Romeiro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Assange keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James Assange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Romeiro.
Romeiro fails to land the takedown.
Romeiro looks gassed!
Romeiro fails with the takedown.
Romeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Assange, looking for a takedown. Romeiro pushes Assange against the cage but Assange circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romeiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assange throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romeiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assange lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assange, as that shot connected.

Assange darts in and clinches Romeiro up against the cage.
Assange wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Assange is trying to break the clinch but Romeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Assange looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Assange tries to break free but Romeiro pushes him back against the cage.
Assange gets underhooks to prevent Romeiro's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Assange - that landed with a thud.

Assange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romeiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assange closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Assange scores with a one two! Romeiro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Assange scores with a body shot.
Assange looks to land a combination. Romeiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Assange.
Assange connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romeiro's hands.
Romeiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Assange.
Assange lands a nice hook to Romeiro's body. Romeiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Assange lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romeiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Assange scores with a four punch combination!
Assange lands a slapping body shot.
Assange scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Assange fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romeiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Assange lands a two punch combo.
Assange throws a series of strikes that have Romeiro backpedaling.

Romeiro is rocked!
Assange fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romeiro on the side of the head.
Romeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Assange finish him?
Romeiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romeiro seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Romeiro blocks the leg kick.
Assange lands a nice shot to the body.
Assange is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab from Assange.
A nice combination there by Assange.
Assange lands a nice hook to Romeiro's body. Romeiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Assange lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romeiro at a distance.
Assange lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Assange.
Assange lands with a good body shot.
Assange is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Assange connects with a body shot.
Assange's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Assange duly obliges.
Assange moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Assange lands a really nice looking cross but Romeiro seems unphased.
Assange works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Assange scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assange is looking to clinch but Romeiro is avoiding it.
Assange throws a combination. Romeiro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Assange.
Assange with a nice cross.
Assange fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romeiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Assange lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Assange darts in and clinches Romeiro up against the cage.
Assange wants to get back to striking at distance but Romeiro won't allow it.
Assange tries to pull guard but Romeiro won't allow it.
Assange wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assange wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Assange wants to break free but Romeiro has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Assange dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Assange leaves Romeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assange is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romeiro can do to turn this around?
Assange connects with the punch.
Romeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Romeiro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Assange is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Romeiro.
Assange stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Assange wants it to stay on the feet.
James Assange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Romeiro.
Romeiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romeiro walks into a jab.
Assange goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Romeiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Assange scores with a jab. Romeiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romeiro is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Assange.
Good shot there by Assange.
Assange tries to work over Romeiro's front leg with a kick but Romeiro checks it.
Romeiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange connects with the punch.
Romeiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assange lands a nice looking body shot.
Assange throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romeiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Assange scores with a shot to the body.
Assange stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assange throws a shot to the body.
Assange lands an overhand right.
James Assange is winning the standup battle so far.
Assange tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assange scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Assange.
Assange clobbers Romeiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Assange moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Assange's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Assange.
Assange lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romeiro backwards.
Assange taking a breather.
Assange leaning his opponent against the cage.
Assange is trying to force a seperation but Romeiro has the dominant position.
Romeiro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Assange pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Romeiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Assange's efforts to push away.
Assange leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Assange is trying to break the clinch but Romeiro is controlling him.
Assange is trying to force a seperation but Romeiro has the dominant position.
Assange wants to break free but Romeiro has control.
Assange lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assange is trying to break the clinch but Romeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Romeiro has Assange pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Assange manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Assange is trying to break the clinch but Romeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Assange is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assange wants to get back to striking at distance but Romeiro won't allow it.
Assange is trying to stall.
Assange is trying to force a seperation but Romeiro has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Assange lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assange can't break the clinch.
Romeiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Assange avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Assange digs a right hand underneath Romeiro's ribcage. Romeiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assange wants to get back to striking at distance but Romeiro won't allow it.
Romeiro has Assange pressed against the cage, preventing Assange from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romeiro looking for a takedown.
Assange tries to break free but Romeiro pushes him back against the cage.
Assange lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assange lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assange is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Assange dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Assange scores with a four punch combination!
Romeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Assange connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Assange as Romeiro shoots in.
Theo Romeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assange scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Assange connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romeiro. Romeiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Assange.
Assange wants to clinch up but Romeiro keeps it at a distance.
Assange lands a glancing blow to the side of Romeiro's head.
Assange stuns Romeiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assange connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romeiro. Romeiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
James Assange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Romeiro.
Romeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assange stuns Romeiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assange finds it's way round the side to connect with Romeiro's head.
Romeiro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Assange.
Romeiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Assange scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Assange lands with a shot to the body.
Romeiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Assange.
The crowd cheers as Assange lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romeiro doesn't seem phased though.
Assange scores with a body shot.
Assange lands a jab to Romeiro's midsection.
Assange is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Assange lands with an uppercut that bounces Romeiro off the cage and back into rage.

Assange gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Assange tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange is trying to maintain a safe position but Romeiro gets an underhook and turns Assange into the cage.
Assange looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romeiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Assange is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Assange on the inside.
Assange is trying to break free.
Assange is trying to force a seperation but Romeiro has the dominant position.
Assange fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romeiro keeps control of Assange as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Assange tries to break free but Romeiro pushes him back against the cage.
Assange stalling in the clinch but Romeiro improves position.
Assange gets underhooks to prevent Romeiro's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange digs a right hand into Romeiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romeiro's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Assange - that landed with a thud.
Assange is looking to break free of the clinch but Romeiro has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Assange.
Assange is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assange fails to pull guard.
Romeiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Assange's efforts to push away.
Assange wants to get back to striking at distance but Romeiro won't allow it.
Assange slowing the pace effectively.
Romeiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Assange avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Assange to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange is looking to break free of the clinch but Romeiro has double underhooks.
Assange wants to break free but Romeiro has control.
Romeiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Assange pulls his leg out and moves away.
James Assange is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romeiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Assange sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romeiro somewhat.
Assange scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
James Assange is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assange lands a lovely overhand right.
Theo Romeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assange digs a good hook to Romeiro's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romeiro.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Assange showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assange 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Assange!