PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Who Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsoi comes to the cage accompanied by !!!. Romero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lords Of Salem . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Who Tsoi
vs
Romero

181 cm
27
160 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

177 cm
36
160 lbs
29 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do Who Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tsoi slips a jab from Romero.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Tsoi moves out of range easily.
Romero throws a hook but Tsoi blocks it.
Tsoi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Tsoi moved out of range nicely.
Tsoi throws a poor cross that misses

and Romero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Romero.
Tsoi lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Tsoi.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tsoi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Romero.
Tsoi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsoi blocks a body shot from Romero.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Tsoi controls the action.
Romero working aggressively here.
Tsoi misses with a body punch.
Romero prevents a body shot from Tsoi.
Romero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Do Who Tsoi has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsoi.
Tsoi working aggressively here.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Tsoi controls the action.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsoi controls his hands.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsoi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsoi tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Romero is leaning against Tsoi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romero tries a body shot but Tsoi blocks it.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romero tries to work over Tsoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Tsoi.
Romero told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Tsoi prevents a body shot from Romero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi blocks an elbow strike from Romero.
Tsoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Romero tries to work over Tsoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Tsoi breaks the clinch.
Tsoi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tsoi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsoi throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Tsoi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsoi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tsoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tsoi looks to land a body kick but Romero moved away.
Do Who Tsoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsoi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romero tries to counter by closing the distance.
Romero lands a slapping body shot.
Romero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tsoi cracks Romero with an open hand slap.
Tsoi throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Romero shapes to counter with a head kick.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Tsoi moves out of range easily.
Tsoi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tsoi lands a jab to Romero's midsection.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Romero.
Tsoi tried to score with a low kick but Romero checks it.
Tsoi lands a nice looking body shot.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Romero lands with a slapping head kick.
Tsoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romero's calf.
Tsoi lands with a hook. Romero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsoi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romero checks it well.
Tsoi lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tsoi misses.
Romero lands a jab.
Tsoi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Tsoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsoi lands a leg kick that knocks Romero off balance momentarily.
Tsoi throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Tsoi lands a jab to Romero's midsection.
Tsoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romero. That did some damage!
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Tsoi.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Tsoi moves out of range easily.
And Tsoi counters with a quick kick to the body but Romero blocks it.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Do Who Tsoi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Do Who Tsoi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tsoi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Romero will feel that in the morning.
Do Who Tsoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero throws a head kick that half lands.
Tsoi is looking to land body kicks.
Tsoi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tsoi lands a nice looking body kick.
Romero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Romero blocks a low kick nicely.
Tsoi tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoi tries to work over Romero's front leg with a kick but Romero checks it.
Tsoi throws a body kick that misses.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Romero shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tsoi missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsoi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Romero wants to counter the offense by Tsoi and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero walks into a straight right hand from Tsoi.
Tsoi scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero drops his hands momentarily and Tsoi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tsoi scores with a sloppy right hand. Romero should have avoided that one.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romeros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tsoi slips a straight right by Romero.
Tsoi lands a slapping body shot.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Jab by Romero.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tsoi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Tsoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero scores with a head kick. Tsoi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Do Who Tsoi's cut is getting worse.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Tsoi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a leg kick.
Tsoi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.
Tsoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Tsoi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Tsoi's defenses.
Tsoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsoi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Tsoi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
Romero throws a hook but Tsoi blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsoi. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero takes a swing at Tsoi's ribcage but misses.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Tsoi darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tsoi.
Tsoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Tsoi taking a breather.
Tsoi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Tsoi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Romero is trying to keep an underhook but Tsoi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Romero is looking to control Tsoi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romero avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi is keen to just control but Romero is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Do Who Tsoi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tsoi scoring well with a low kick there.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsoi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsoi throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Romero tries to counter with a clinch but Tsoi shakes him off and moves away.
Romero throws a head kick but Tsoi moves out of range.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsoi.
Tsoi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.
Tsoi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Tsoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a combination that misses
and Tsoi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tsoi lands a nice hook to Romero's body. Romero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsoi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tsoi throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Romero.
Romero just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTsoi.
A jab from Tsoi does it's job there.
Tsoi swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Tsoi scores with a nice body kick.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsoi.
Romero throws a body punch but Tsoi moves out of range.
Romero throws a hook but Tsoi avoids it easily.
Tsoi fakes the leg kick and cracks Romero in the body.
Tsoi looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick.
That kick from Tsoi tenderised Romero's leg. Romero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Do Who Tsoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero slips under a jab from Tsoi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsoi connects with the punch.
Romero lunges at Tsoi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tsoi's hand.
Tsoi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Tsoi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tsoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsoi.
Tsoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Tsoi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsoi.
Tsoi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romero's head backwards.
Tsoi throws a front kick that sends Romero stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero with a jab.
A jab from Tsoi misses.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsoi.
Tsoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Tsoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tsoi tried to score with a low kick but Romero checks it.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Tsoi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi connects with a right hand. Romero shakes it off.
Tsoi sizes up Romero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tsoi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tsoi.
Tsoi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Tsoi settles back down.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsoi at a distance.
Nicodemo Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tsoi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Do Who Tsoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tsoi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Who Tsoi!
Post fight, Do Who Tsoi stared into the camera and said 'Yeah, this is what happens when you face a legit fighter.'.