PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Romita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Murtomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romita kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rollin' Like A Boss. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Romita
vs
Murtomaki

165 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Romita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomas Murtomaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murtomaki wants to clinch but Romita slips to the side

and Romita counters with a shoot takedown. Murtomaki fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murtomaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murtomaki wants to control the pace but Romita is squirming around nicely.
Murtomaki controlling the position easily from mount.
Romita slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Murtomaki decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Murtomaki. No joy for Romita on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murtomaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murtomaki tries to bum rush Romita with a series of wild strikes but Romita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murtomaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtomaki misses with a double jab.
Romita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murtomaki.
Romita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murtomaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murtomaki wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Romita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murtomaki lands a jab.
Murtomaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murtomaki stuffs the takedown.
Tuomas Murtomaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romita has a takedown stuffed.
Murtomaki misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murtomaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murtomaki works Romita's body with a nice hook.
Murtomaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murtomaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tuomas Murtomaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murtomaki falls off balance throwing a combination

and Romita counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murtomaki won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murtomaki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Romita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Romita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murtomaki on the ground.
Romita misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Murtomaki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Romita asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Murtomaki is being controlled here.
Murtomaki tries to escape but Romita is in control.
Murtomaki is not content to let Romita control the position.
Romita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murtomaki keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ground and pound from Romita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Romita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murtomaki, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Romita moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Romita is looking to take a break and control but Murtomaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Murtomaki sneaks out the side door and pushes Romita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Murtomaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romita circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murtomaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murtomaki misses with a wild combination.
Murtomaki tries to bum rush Romita with a series of wild strikes but Romita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tuomas Murtomaki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No joy there for Murtomaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romita shoots in for a takedown but Murtomaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murtomaki throws out the jab.
Romita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murtomaki misses with a wild combination.
Murtomaki misses with a few strikes there.

Romita scores with a takedown into Murtomaki's guard.
Murtomaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Romita is trying to get back to full guard.
Murtomaki content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtomaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romita does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Romita tries to get to full guard but Murtomaki has control of the leg.

Murtomaki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sloppy strikes from Murtomaki. Those never looked like landing.
Murtomaki looks to land a combination but Romita avoids it well.
Murtomaki throws a nice looking combination but Romita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Romita decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Romita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murtomaki sees it coming and defends easily.

Murtomaki pushes Romita off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita shoots in looking for a takedown but Murtomaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Romita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murtomaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Murtomaki coming out on top.
Murtomaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Romita drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Romita working the ground and pound but Murtomaki is defending the strikes.
Romita prevents Murtomaki from escaping the position.
Romita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Murtomaki sneaks out the side door and pushes Romita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Murtomaki throws a right hand that Romita ducks under and follows up with a left that Romita also avoids with ease.
Murtomaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Romita counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murtomaki!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murtomaki is breathing heavily.
Murtomaki'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Romita.
Murtomaki wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Murtomaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murtomaki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Romita.
Romita throwing strikes here but Murtomaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Romita throwing strikes here but Murtomaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Romita pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Romita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Murtomaki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Romita throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Murtomaki tries to lock up and control but Romita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murtomaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Romita sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Romita looking to ground and pound but Murtomaki is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Romita looking to ground and pound but Murtomaki is blocking nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romita looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murtomaki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Romita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murtomaki is looking to escape.

Murtomaki bucks up and throws Romita to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Murtomaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murtomaki is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murtomaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romita blocks a head kick by Murtomaki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romita is defended easily by Murtomaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Romita will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Murtomaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romita.
Romita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murtomaki pinned against the cage. Murtomaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murtomaki misses with a double jab

and Romita counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murtomaki!
Romita thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Murtomaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Romita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Murtomaki really wants to buck Romita off and get back to his feet.
Murtomaki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Romita.
Murtomaki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Frank Romita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Murtomaki blocking the ground and pound.
Murtomaki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Romita misses with a head shot.
Murtomaki wants to get back to his feet.
Romita misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Romita throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murtomaki because Romita loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Murtomaki really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Murtomaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romita thowing shots but they're missing.
Romita throwing strikes here but Murtomaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murtomaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Romita misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita thowing shots but they're missing.
Romita trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Romita has hold of Murtomaki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Murtomaki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Romita misses with a head shot.

Romita is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Murtomaki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romita lands with some strikes.
Murtomaki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Murtomaki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki is squirming around, avoiding Romita's attempts to control the action.
Romita throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murtomaki because Romita loaded up on that one.
Murtomaki blocking the ground and pound.
Murtomaki tries to buck Romita off but he can't manage it.
Romita sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Romita throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Murtomaki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Murtomaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Romita has a good base and remains in mount.
Murtomaki is trying to stand.
Romita trying to control but Murtomaki is having none of it.
Murtomaki blocking the ground and pound.
Romita landing strikes from the mount and Murtomaki is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita misses with a head shot.

Romita moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Murtomaki has worked his arm free - good work by Murtomaki!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murtomaki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Romita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Romita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Murtomaki sneaks out the side door and pushes Romita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murtomaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Romita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Romita showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romita has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Frank Romita!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Frank Romita!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Frank Romita!

Frank Romita wins by unanimous decision!