PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Romani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kazaak bugakay (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.

Romani
vs
bugakay

187 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Romani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, kazaak bugakay!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bugakay fails with an attempt to clinch.

bugakay moves into the clinch successfully.

Romani jumps guard.
Romani has bugakay pulled in close to control his posture.
bugakay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Romani had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. bugakay defends it easily.
bugakay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romani looking to control.
Romani wants to sweep but no luck.

Romani had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. bugakay defends it easily.
bugakay postures up and lands a big shot to Romani's brow.
bugakay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romani wants to stand up but bugakay is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells bugakay's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
bugakay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romani controls bugakay momentarily but bugakay frees himself.
bugakay wants to control from the top but Romani keeps moving.
bugakay thows a big elbow that misses.
bugakay trying to control but Romani is working from the bottom.
bugakay throws and elbow that misses. Romani uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in bugakay's guard. Nice move by Romani!
Romani trying to control the position from guard on top but bugakay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
bugakay looking for a sweep. Not yet bugakay, not yet.
Romani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergio Romani wasn't doing enough on the ground.
bugakay lands with a nice combination. Romani backs away looking to recover.
A leg kick checked by bugakay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Romani has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bugakay looking for a takedown.
bugakay wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romani.

bugakay breaks the clinch.

bugakay rushes Romani and presses him up against the cage.
Romani wants a takedown.

Romani tightens his grip and picks bugakay up, before dumping him to the ground. bugakay manages to land in guard.
Romani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. bugakay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romani is breathing heavily.
bugakay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bugakay wants to stand up but Romani is controlling him.

bugakay pushes Romani off and gets back to his feet.

Romani has bugakay up against the cage in a clinch.

bugakay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but kazaak bugakay will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Romani misses with a head kick.
bugakay shoots in looking for a takedown. Romani tries to sprawl out of it but bugakay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab by Romani.
bugakay looks to clinch

and Romani counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in bugakay's guard now.
Romani preventing the sweep.
Romani wants to pass the guard but bugakay is keeping the position.

Romani stands up from bugakay's guard - Romani perhaps looking for a knockout.
Romani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bugakay throws a sloppy head kick

and Romani counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
bugakay is trying to stand back up but Romani is controlling him
bugakay is breathing heavily.
bugakay wants to improve his position but Romani is controlling well.
Romani is looking to take a break and control but bugakay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
bugakay tries to roll over but Romani keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Romani is trying to control. bugakay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Romani thows a huge punch but bugakay dodges it nicely.
Romani trying to control the action but bugakay is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergio Romani wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Romani misses with a takedown attempt
and bugakay counters with a low kick, right behind Romani 's knee.
Romani with a poor takedown

and bugakay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bugakay.

Romani manages to break the clinch.

bugakay gets a takedown into half guard.
bugakay working the head and body with strikes.
bugakay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romani pushes bugakay off looking to stand but bugakay dives back in and keeps control.
Romani is looking for a sweep. bugakay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
bugakay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bugakay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
bugakay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
bugakay slips a nice elbow through Romani's hands, connecting with Romani's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bugakay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
bugakay working the head and body with strikes.
bugakay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romani does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
bugakay stops Romani from getting back to his feet.
Romani wants to control but bugakay is keeping busy.
bugakay thows a huge punch but Romani dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Romani dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

bugakay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
bugakay working Romani over with strikes.
bugakay prevents Romani from standing back up.
Romani is looking to get back to is feet but bugakay passes into side control.
bugakay working away.
Romani taking punishment in the form of punches.
bugakay lands some shots froms side control.
bugakay is chipping away with strikes.
bugakay is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romani is trying to get back to half guard.
Romani taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bugakay working away.
Romani is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
A control attempt from Romani but he's now mounted!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, bugakay cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Romani is bucking up trying to escape but bugakay cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
bugakay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
bugakay with shots to the head and body - Romani looks very uncomfortable down there.
bugakay lands a nice shot to the head.
Romani is desperately trying to improve his position but bugakay has a good base and remains in mount.
Romani is in a horrible position here. bugakay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bugakay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
bugakay lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romani manages to control the position for a moment.
Romani is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Romani taking shots to the head.
Romani's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

bugakay looking to secure an arm triangle but Romani defends it well.
Romani is desperately trying to improve his position but bugakay has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bugakay working the ground and pound effectively.
Romani is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Romani sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
bugakay throwing shots but Romani is blocking nicely.
Romani pushes bugakay off looking to stand but bugakay dives back in and keeps control.
Romani is looking to control bugakay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romani avoid being mounted?
Romani is trying to stand back up but bugakay is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romani is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Romani trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sergio Romani just wasn't active enough.

bugakay has taken the fight to the clinch.

Romani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
bugakay doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Romani counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bugakay has one of Romani's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
bugakay is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
kazaak bugakay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well bugakay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... kazaak bugakay!