PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rome (ranked 23751 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonaka Watawaka (ranked 5490 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonaka Watawaka has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rome
vs
Watawaka

170 cm
27
170 lbs
2 - 19 - 0

185 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fanatic Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tonaka Watawaka!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rome misses with an uppercut.
Watawaka throws a series of punches but Rome avoids them all with ease.
Rome tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watawaka is able to avoid easily.
Watawaka cracks Rome with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Watawaka.
Jab from Watawaka.

Rome closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Watawaka to the mat! Watawaka manages to get full guard.
Watawaka wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rome manages to pass to side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rome drops an elbow to the side of Watawaka's head.
Rome perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Watawaka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rome scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rome is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rome takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome drops an elbow to the side of Watawaka's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rome performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Watawaka has hold of Rome's hands but Rome slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rome performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rome has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rome stops Watawaka from getting back to his feet.
Rome takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Rome there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rome works his way into side control.
Rome working the ground and pound.

Rome tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Watawaka is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rome in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Watawaka is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Rome!
Jake Rome spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.