PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Romonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Creed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Creed
vs
Romonov

192 cm
25
225 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitri Romonov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romonov is able to avoid easily.
Creed slips under a jab from Romonov.
Creed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
Romonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creed circles away quickly and effectively.
Creed thumps Romonov with a low kick.
Creed slips under a jab from Romonov.
A cross from Romonov lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romonov.
An inside leg kick lands from Creed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romonov misses with a looping left.
Creed swings for the body but Romonov moves out of range.
Creed is looking to land body kicks.
Romonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romonov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Creed at a distance.
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romonov lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Romonov misses.
Romonov misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Romonov misses with a hook.
Romonov throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Creed.
A big right from Romonov misses.
Creed misses with a low kick as Romonov jumps back.
Romonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romonov lands a jab to Creed's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
Romonov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romonov's defenses.
Creed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Romonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Romonov as the two fighters clinch.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Romonov tries to break the clinch but Creed is controlling the position.

Romonov manages to break the clinch.
Romonov misses with a low kick as Creed jumps back.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Romonov moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Romonov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed avoids the body shot from Romonov.
Romonov throws a nice looking combination but Creed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Creed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Creed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romonov misses with a straight right.
Romonov scores with the left hand. Creed knows he should have avoided that one.
Romonov throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
Romonov throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Creed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romonov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Creed counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Romonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creed moves away from the strike by Romonov.
Creed avoids the body shot from Romonov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romonov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romonov misses with an uppercut.
Creed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romonov.
Romonov swinging wildly here.
Romonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romonov stuns Creed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romonov connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Creed misses.
A swing and a miss from Creed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Romonov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Creed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed is looking to clinch but Romonov is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Romonov misses.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Creed is looking to wear down Romonov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Romonov misses with a straight right.
Creed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dmitri Romonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romonov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romonov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Creed is out of range and Romonov settles back down.
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romonov.
Romonov misses with a body shot.
Romonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romonov misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romonov missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romonov throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.
Romonov missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Romonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Creed.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Romonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Creed sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romonov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romonov blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creed.
Romonov misses with an uppercut.
Creed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romonov throws out the jab.
Romonov misses with a hook.
Creed throws a leg kick
and Romonov counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Romonov misses.
Romonov misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Creed misses.
Creed 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.
Romonov misses with a wild combination.
Romonov misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed moves out of range as Romonov strikes.
Romonov misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Romonov is predictable there
and Creed counters with an inside leg kick.
Romonov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice straight punches there by Creed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Creed.
A telegraphed right hand from Romonov misses the target.
A punch combination from Romonov misses.
Romonov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Creed eats them both and turns towards Romonov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed lands with a shot to the body.
Creed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romonov throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Romonov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Creed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Creed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Creed misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romonov misses with a combination
and Creed finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Creed tests Romonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romonov scores with a jab. Creed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Creed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Creed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Creed slips a jab from Romonov.
Romonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romonov misses with a looping left.
A big left from Romonov misses.
Romonov thuds a left hand into Creed's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Romonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Creed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed slips under a jab from Romonov.
Romonov avoids the head kick by Creed.
Romonov misses with a looping right.
Romonov misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romonov throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
Romonov throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Romonov slips a straight right by Creed.
Creed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Romonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romonov misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romonov tried to score with a low kick but Creed checks it.
Romonov takes a swing at Creed's ribcage but misses.
Romonov avoids a kick to the body.
Romonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romonov misses with a left hand
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romonov lands a nice shot that snaps Creed's head back.
Romonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Romonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romonov loads up on a big right hand but Creed slips the punch.
Creed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Romonov.
Romonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romonov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Creed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Creed throws a low kick but Romonov avoids it.
Creed blocks a leg kick.
Romonov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Creed throws a low kick but Romonov avoids it.
Nice cross by Romonov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Romonov misses.
Romonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Creed.
Creed blocks a leg kick.
Creed throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Romonov misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romonov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Creed looks to land a body kick but Romonov moved away.
A punch combination from Romonov misses.
Creed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Creed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romonov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Creed thows a body shot but no joy.
Romonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romonov misses with a low kick.
Romonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romonov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Creed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romonov.
Romonov looks to throw the jab but Creed is out of range.
Romonov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dmitri Romonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romonov throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
Creed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lewis Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romonov misses with a wild body shot.
Romonov slips a jab and a cross from Creed.
Romonov throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romonov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romonov throws a leg kick but Creed moved away.
Romonov avoids the head kick by Creed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Romonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romonov 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Romonov!
A relieved looking Dmitri Romonov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.