PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iphone Apple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pinkynho Romeiro enters the cage!

Apple
vs
Romeiro

150 cm
35
79 lbs
8 - 25 - 1

225 cm
43
114 lbs
33 - 48 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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 8 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iphone Apple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinkynho Romeiro!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Apple drives through and clinches with Romeiro against the cage.
Apple blocks an elbow strike from Romeiro.
Romeiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Romeiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apple backwards.
Romeiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Romeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romeiro tries to break the clinch but Apple is controlling the position.
Romeiro lands an elbow inside that Apple shrugs off.
Apple tries for a takedown but Romeiro manages to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romeiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Apple really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romeiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Apple lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romeiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A shot in the inside from Romeiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apple is trying to break the clinch but Romeiro is controlling him.
Apple tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Apple tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Romeiro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Apple tries to land a knee to the head but Romeiro blocks with his arms.
Romeiro stalling against the cage.
Apple prevents Romeiro from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Romeiro.
Romeiro misses with an elbow strike.
Romeiro is leaning against Apple and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romeiro lands a knee to the body.
Romeiro lands a nice elbow.
Apple with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro lands a knee to the head.
Romeiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romeiro.
Romeiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Apple backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romeiro stalling the fight.
Apple goes for a takedown attempt but Romeiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iphone Apple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apple misses with a head kick.

Romeiro clinches up against the cage.
Romeiro avoiding damage as Apple throws knees to the body.
Romeiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romeiro stops a takedown attempt from Apple.
Romeiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Apple tries for a takedown but Romeiro manages to get underhooks.
Romeiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apple avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro stalling in the clinch.
Romeiro tries to throw a body punch but Apple avoids it by throwing Romeiro back against the cage.
Apple is trying to push Romeiro away but Romeiro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Apple stalling in the clinch but Romeiro improves position.
Apple missing with knees to the body.
Apple takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Iphone Apple has been cut.
Romeiro is working for takedown but Apple is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romeiro.
Apple is looking for a takedown.
Romeiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Apple is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romeiro is defending well for now.
Romeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Apple is trying to break the clinch but Romeiro is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Romeiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apple's brow.
Romeiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Apple's face.
Romeiro scores with a knee to the head.
Romeiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romeiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romeiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Romeiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Apple won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apple is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romeiro is defending well for now.
Apple fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Apple is looking to take this one to the mat.
Apple misses with a knee to the head.
Apple changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romeiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pinkynho Romeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iphone Apple's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Romeiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Apples jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Romeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romeiro. Apple does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Romeiro looks to move away, Apple throws a big counter combo bu Romeiro just gets out of the way.
Pinkynho Romeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romeiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apple.
Romeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Apple.
Apple looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Romeiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeiro thumps Apple with a low kick.
Romeiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romeiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Apple is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apple checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Apple has Romeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Apple stops a takedown attempt from Romeiro.
Romeiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apple or not.
Romeiro trying to control the position but instead, Apple has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romeiro into the cage.
Apple pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Apple working hard to break the clinch.
Romeiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Apple blocks the elbow strike.
Apple prevents a body shot from Romeiro.
Romeiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Apple pulls his leg out and moves away.
Iphone Apple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinkynho Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a combination. Apple tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apple checks a low kick from Romeiro.

Apple rushes Romeiro and presses him up against the cage.
Romeiro lands with a light punch inside.
Romeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Apple backwards.
Romeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Apple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Romeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romeiro looking to throw knees to the head but Apple is blocking nicely.
Apple blocking some punches.
Apple tries to break the clinch but Romeiro is controlling the position.
Romeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Apple blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Romeiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apple's brow.
Romeiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romeiro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Apple tries to land knees in the clinch but Romeiro avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romeiro avoiding damage.
Apple blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apple is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romeiro is defending well for now.
Romeiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Apple takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Apple.
Romeiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Apple's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Romeiro.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romeiro throws an elbow but misses.
Apple is trying to drag Romeiro to the mat but Romeiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Romeiro wants to break free but Apple has control.
Apple looking to throw knees to the head but Romeiro is blocking nicely.
Romeiro gets through Apple's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romeiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pinkynho Romeiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Romeiro.
Romeiro lands a nice uppercut.
Apple is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romeiro is defending well for now.
Apple tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romeiro avoids it.
Romeiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Romeiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pinkynho Romeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iphone Apple's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Romeiro feints and then cracks Apple's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Apple down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romeiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Apple is looking for a takedown.
Apple prevents the takedown attempt.
Romeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romeiro wants a takedown.
Romeiro lands with a short shot to the head.

Romeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeiro tries to score with a low kick but Apple moves his leg out of the way.

Apple rushes Romeiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Romeiro.
Romeiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apple takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romeiro stops a takedown attempt from Apple.
Apple trying to land knees to the body.
Apple is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romeiro is defending well for now.
Apple tries to pull guard but Romeiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Apple drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iphone Apple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romeiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Apple in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Apple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apple avoids the elbow strike from Romeiro, against the cage.
Apple has had enough of the clinch but Romeiro keeps him there for the moment.
Romeiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Romeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Apple controls the action.
Apple jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romeiro walks away with a smile on his face. Apple gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apple was well out of range. Poor timing from Romeiro.
Apple wants to land a leg kick but Romeiro is out of range.
Romeiro throws a leg kick which misses Apple's front leg but catches the back leg as Apple tries to avoid it.
Romeiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Apple blocks a head kick by Romeiro.
Romeiro feints and then cracks Apple's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Apple down.
Romeiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Romeiro misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Apple drives through and clinches with Romeiro against the cage.
Romeiro taking a breather.
Apple is trying to push Romeiro away but Romeiro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Apple wants to stall.
Apple takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romeiro.
Romeiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romeiro tries to work over Apple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romeiro has Apple pushed against the cage.
Romeiro lands a left hand.
Romeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Apple blocks it with crossed arms.
Romeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apple's elbow.
Apple takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romeiro has Apple pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Apple manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Apple can't break the clinch.
Romeiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Apple in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Apple is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romeiro trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Romeiro.
Romeiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romeiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Apple can't get the takedown.
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 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apple.
Apple changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romeiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pinkynho Romeiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Romeiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Romeiro tries to break the clinch but Apple is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pinkynho Romeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romeiro 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinkynho Romeiro!