PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkynho Romeiro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bryan
vs
Romeiro

179 cm
29
135 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

225 cm
42
89 lbs
32 - 45 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinkynho Romeiro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romeiro tries to avoid it but Bryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romeiro to the ground. Romeiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romeiro catches Bryan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Romeiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryan's sensitive parts.
Bryan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bryan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bryan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bryan trying to control but Romeiro is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Bryan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Romeiro's half guard.
Bryan trying to mount his opponent but Romeiro defends it.
Romeiro is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bryan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Bryan seems to be working for a kimura but Romeiro defends the submission attempt.
Bryan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bryan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romeiro scores with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Romeiro. Beautiful body shot.

Bryan clinches up with Romeiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Romeiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romeiro with a knee to the head.
Romeiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romeiro wants to stall.
Romeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Bryan.
Bryan wants to break free but Romeiro has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Romeiro as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Romeiro with a knee to the head.
Romeiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romeiro controlling the action here for a moment.
Bryan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romeiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Romeiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Romeiro to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romeiro landing knees to the head.
Bryan looking to stall.
Bryan jumps guard but Romeiro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romeiro lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pinkynho Romeiro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romeiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bryan.
Daniel Bryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Romeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Romeiro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A left lands for Romeiro.
Bryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bryan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romeiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinkynho Romeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bryan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Romeiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romeiro tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Romeiro is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bryan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Romeiro is looking to escape.
Bryan with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan controlling from mount.
Bryan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Romeiro is looking to escape.
Bryan 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.
Bryan with shots to the head and body - Romeiro looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bryan lands a couple of good shots and Romeiro has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bryan struggling to keep hold of the position.
Romeiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bryan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Romeiro defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Romeiro defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romeiro fending off the submission attempt from Bryan.
Bryan wants to control but Romeiro is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bryan is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Romeiro. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bryan misses with punches from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bryan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Bryan has got one arm under Romeiro's chin. This could be trouble... Romeiro trying to control the other hand but Bryan gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Romeiro has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Bryan!
Daniel Bryan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! '.