PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcss Paulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristian Romero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Romero
vs
Paulus

179 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cristian Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcss Paulus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paulus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Romero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Paulus stands up.
Paulus stuffs the takedown attempt from Romero. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Paulus stuffs the takedown attempt from Romero. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.

Paulus gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulus working away.

Paulus has hold of Romero's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Romero tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Paulus cranks the arm and Romero screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Romero, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marcss Paulus!