|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bishop Rome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Boxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
|
189 cm
34
202 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bishop Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mini Boxo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxo pushes Rome up against the cage in a clinch.
Boxo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boxo blocks a body shot from Rome.
Rome takes an elbow to the temple.
Rome manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boxo shoots in looking for a takedown. Rome tries to sprawl out of it but Boxo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rome manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rome takes a swing at Boxo's ribcage but misses.
Rome jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rome lands a body shot.
Rome tries to keep at a distance but Boxo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boxo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rome uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxo has Rome pulled in close to control his posture.
Rome has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boxo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boxo seems keen to control Rome's posture.
Rome stopping the sweep attempt from Boxo.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rome swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxo.
Rome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rome.
Boxo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rome, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxo tries to land a knee to the head but Rome blocks with his arms.
Boxo jumps guard but Rome stands there with Boxo around his waist. Boxo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boxo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rome misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxo lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxo.
Boxo jumps guard but Rome turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bishop Rome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mini Boxo.
A short right from Rome on the inside.
Boxo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boxo tries to land a knee to the head but Rome blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Rome stalling in the clinch but Boxo improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rome is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxo gets an underhook and turns Rome into the cage.
Boxo misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxo gets control of Rome's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boxo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rome won't allow Boxo to sweep him here.
Boxo controlling the position.
Boxo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rome has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boxo is proving hard to escape from.
Boxo controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rome's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rome duly obliges.
Boxo moves in looking to clinch but Rome pushes him off.
Boxo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rome.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rome jabs Boxo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boxo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rome.
Rome gets tackled into the cage by Boxo. Boxo maintains the clinch.
Boxo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boxo landing knees to the head.
It looks like Bishop Rome has been cut.
Boxo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxo manages to break the clinch.
Rome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rome wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boxo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rome circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Boxo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bishop Rome's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boxo tries to clinch but Rome moves out of range.
Boxo avoids the body shot from Rome.
Boxo throws a series of punches but Rome avoids them all with ease.
Boxo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boxo tries to clinch there but Rome circles away.
Rome fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boxo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boxo moves in looking to clinch but Rome pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rome. Boxo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rome's waist but Rome gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boxo off to one side.
Rome avoids the head kick by Boxo.
Boxo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxo wants to clinch.
Boxo drops his hands momentarily and Rome takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rome uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boxo avoids the body shot from Rome.
Rome takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boxo lands a high kick!
Boxo tries to clinch up.
Boxo misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Rome misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxo is just out of range.
Boxo has Rome up against the cage in a clinch.
Boxo breaks from the clinch.
Bishop Rome is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rome keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxo closes the distance and pushes Rome back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boxo is trying to pull guard but Rome has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop Rome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mini Boxo.
Boxo tries to pull guard but Rome forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boxo lands a nice elbow.
Boxo wants to get back to striking at distance but Rome won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxo tries to land a knee to the head but Rome blocks with his arms.
Boxo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rome wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boxo jumps guard.
Rome wanted to stand there but Boxo had control of the position.
Boxo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rome!
Boxo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rome has left one of his arms exposed and Boxo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Rome screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mini Boxo!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
