PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wacko Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Christos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Christos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wacko Warner's chin.

Warner
vs
Christos

225 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

171 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wacko Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Christos!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner wants to clinch.
Christos clobbers Warner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christos looks to land a right hand but Warner moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christos.
Warner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christos.
Warner tries to clinch there but Christos circles away.
Christos lands with a right hand.
Christos misses with a series of wild punches.
Christos scores with a hook.
Christos throws a jab but it's blocked by Warner.
Christos ducks under a wild hook from Warner.
Christos throws an overhand right that lands on Warner's shoulder, as Warner tries to avoid the shot.
Warner looks to score with a jab to the body but Christos is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Warner misses.
Warner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christos.
Roman Christos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warner tries to clinch there but Christos circles away.
Christos scores with a jab. Warner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christos throws a right hand that Warner ducks under and follows up with a left that Warner also avoids with ease.
Warner slips a straight right by Christos.
Warner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warner's hands.
Christos throws a big shot that misses.
Christos digs a good hook to Warner's body.
Warner tries to clinch but Christos is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Warner misses with a straight left.
Christos throws a looping overhand right but Warner ducks down to avoid it.
Christos missing with a left hand there. Warner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warner moves in looking to clinch but Christos pushes him off.
Christos misses with a looping left.
Christos looks to throw the jab but Warner is out of range.
Warner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christos.
Christos throws a nice looking combination but Warner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Warner pushes Christos up against the cage in a clinch.
Warner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Christos is trying to stall.
Christos swings wildly with an uppercut but Warner uses good head movement to avoid it.

Warner pulls Christos into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christos wants to pass the guard but Warner is keeping the position.
Christos stops Warner from standing up.
Warner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Warner keeping full guard, as Christos tries to pass.
Warner wants to stand and escape but Christos is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Warner keeping full guard, as Christos tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Christos thows a body shot but no joy.
Christos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Christos throws a jab when Warner was well out of range.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warner misses with a hook. Christos ducked under it nicely.

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.
Warner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christos missing with a left hand there. Warner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christos misses with a double jab.
Christos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christos misses with a double jab

and Warner counters by moving into the clinch.
Warner landing knees to the body.
Christos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warner looking to throw knees to the head but Christos is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Warner.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christos.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christos.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christos.
Christos avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Warner fails to land.
Christos is looking to control Warner's arms but Warner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Christos has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roman Christos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Christos misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Christos - just one landing.
Warner slips a straight right by Christos.
Warner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christos.
Christos cracks Warner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christos misses with a wild body shot.
Christos misses with a hook. Warner ducked under it nicely.
Warner missing with a left hand there. Christos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christos looks to land a right hand but Warner moved out of range.
Christos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
The fighters circling - Warner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Warner instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warner misses with a body punch.
Christos is looking to break free of the clinch but Warner has double underhooks.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
Christos takes an elbow to the temple.
Warner struggles to land a body shot inside as Christos controls his hands.
Warner keeps control of Christos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warner keeps control of Christos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warner looking to throw knees to the head but Christos is blocking nicely.

Warner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warner throws a nice looking combination but Christos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christos misses with an uppercut.
Warner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christos.

Warner moves into the clinch successfully.
Warner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Warner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Christos wants to get back to full guard.
Christos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Warner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner wants to control from the top but Christos keeps moving.
Warner stopping the sweep attempt from Christos.
Warner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warner is looking to work some ground and pound but Christos has wrist control.
Warner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Christos's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Warner moves into range and clinches up with Christos.
Warner keeps control of Christos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Christos struggles to land a body shot inside as Warner controls his hands.
Christos stalling in the clinch but Warner improves position.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
Warner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Christos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Warner staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warner.
Warner throws a nice looking combination but Christos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christos lands with a cross.
Christos throws a hook but Warner avoids it easily.
Warner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christos.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christos misses with a body shot

and Warner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christos throws a head punch that misses.

Warner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Christos scores with a nice right hand.
Christos throws a hook to the side of Warner's head but Warner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christos scores with a jab. Warner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christos loads up on a big right hand but Warner slips the punch.
Warner dodges the punch combination from Christos.
Christos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christos thuds his right hand into Warner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Warner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christos keeps the fight on the outside.
Christos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christos circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wacko Warner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Warner misses with a few strikes there.
Christos avoids the body shot from Warner.
Warner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christos waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Warner.
Christos dips to his left and cracks Warner with an uppercut!
Warner misses with a looping left.
Warner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christos misses with a body shot.
Christos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warner circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner throws a leg kick but Christos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Christos misses.
Warner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Warner blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner takes a swing at Christos's ribcage but misses.
Warner loads up on a big right hand but Christos slips the punch.
Christos misses with an uppercut. Warner saw that one coming.
Warner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christos throws a series of punches but Warner avoids them all with ease.
Christos connects with a body shot.
Christos misses with an uppercut. Warner saw that one coming.
Warner is looking to clinch.
Warner slips a jab and a cross from Christos.
Christos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christos misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christos loads up on a big right hand but Warner slips the punch.
A big right from Christos misses.
Christos scores with a nice right hand.
Warner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Christos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christos throws a hook but Warner avoids it easily.
Warner tries to clinch there but Christos circles away.
Warner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A punch combination from Christos misses.
Warner slips a jab and a cross from Christos.
Christos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Christos.
Christos misses with a wild combination.
Christos throws a looping overhand right but Warner ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christos swats away the attempt to clinch by Warner.
Christos throws a lazy right hand but Warner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christos lands a body shot.
Christos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warner misses with a low kick as Christos jumps back.
Warner misses with a looping right.
Christos throws a shot from downtown. Warner moves away and avoids it.
Warner is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Warner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christos takes a swing at Warner's ribcage but misses.
Warner tries to score with a low kick but Christos moves his leg out of the way.
Warner moves in looking to clinch but Christos pushes him off.

Warner moves into the clinch successfully.

Warner breaks the clinch.
Christos throws the left hand but Warner avoids the punch easily.
Christos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wacko Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christos.
Christos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christos waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Warner.
Warner moves in looking to clinch but Christos pushes him off.
Christos with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Christos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Christos!