PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie has chosen Manchester Orchestra - Virgin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kyle Romo
vs
McKenzie

190 cm
20
179 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Romo moves out of range easily.

Romo moves into the clinch.
Romo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romo pushes McKenzie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie letting Romo take a breather here.
Romo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKenzie tries to circle away but Romo has him pinned against the cage.
Romo lands a hook that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Romo stalling.
Romo looking to slow down the pace here.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Romo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McKenzie.
Romo stalling in the clinch.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch but Romo keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Romo fails to land.
Good body shot from McKenzie.
Romo misses with a body punch.
A short right from Romo on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on McKenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
Romo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McKenzie or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo is trying to stall.
McKenzie is trying to push Romo away but Romo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Romo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Romo lands but McKenzie takes it in his stride.
McKenzie connects with a body shot that sends Romo's belly button to the back.
Romo walks into a stiff left hand from McKenzie.
Romo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Romo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKenzie throws a sloppy body shot
and Romo counters with a low kick, right behind McKenzie 's knee.
Romo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Romo counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McKenzie forces Romo back against the cage and clinches.
Romo misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie blocks a body shot from Romo.
Still in the clinch, Romo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Romo fails to land.
Romo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romo has McKenzie pressed against the cage.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Romo.
Romo slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
Romo has McKenzie pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Kyle Romo.
McKenzie tries to clinch up.
A combination from McKenzie does no damage.
Romo lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie misses with a lunging right hand
and Romo counters with a nice leg kick.
McKenzie tries to clinch up but Romo circles away and keeps his distance.
Romo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McKenzie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romo as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McKenzie misses with a double jab
and Romo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from McKenzie misses its intended target.
McKenzie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romo lands an overhand right.
McKenzie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romo at a distance.
Romo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McKenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anthony McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romo scores with a spinning back kick!
Anthony McKenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McKenzie's head.
McKenzie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McKenzie tries to keep at a distance but Romo has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo digs a right hand into McKenzie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McKenzie's gas tank.
McKenzie is breathing heavily.

Romo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romo connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Romo.
McKenzie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romo counters with a nice low kick that buckles McKenzie's knee momentarily.
McKenzie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romo counters with a leg kick.
Romo lands a nice looking kick to the body. McKenzie takes a step back to recover.
McKenzie works Romo's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John Kyle Romo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut
and Romo counters with an inside leg kick.
Romo fakes the leg kick and cracks McKenzie in the body.
McKenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romo lands with an overhand left.
Romo swats away the attempt to clinch by McKenzie.
McKenzie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Romo.
John Kyle Romo is winning the standup battle so far.
Romo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romo scores with a leg kick.
Romo lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a right hand
and Romo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKenzie. Romo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McKenzie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McKenzie takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Romo forces McKenzie back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Romo as the two fighters clinch.
Romo lands a body punch.
Romo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKenzie's efforts to push away.
Romo lands a right hand that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
Romo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKenzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo misses with the head strike.
Romo cracks McKenzie with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Romo to work.
Romo gets through McKenzie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romo swings wildly with an uppercut but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romo misses with a body punch.
Come on Romo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Romo breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kyle Romo dominated that second round.
That's time! Romo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Romo circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romo manages to avoid it.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut.
McKenzie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romo counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - McKenzie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romo scoring well with a low kick there.
Romo lands a front kick.
Romo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romo throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
McKenzie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romo counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romo.
McKenzie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McKenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Romo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from McKenzie misses
and Romo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McKenzie. That did some damage!
Romo connects with a solid leg kick.
Romo scoring well with a low kick there.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romo lands a head kick!
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKenzie's calf.
Romo jabs at McKenzie's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo cracks McKenzie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romo thuds his shin into the meat of McKenzie's side.
Romo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romo scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romo throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
Romo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

McKenzie is rocked!

It looks like Anthony McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Romo! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Kyle Romo!
A victorious John Kyle Romo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.