PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aquiles Romero (ranked 8065 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Coffey (ranked 3598 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland The Brave. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Romero
vs
Coffey

174 cm
33
161 lbs
15 - 22 - 1

180 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Coffey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffey throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coffey.

Coffey moves into the clinch.
Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coffey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romero is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Coffey throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coffey circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero staying out of range there.
A left and a right from Romero both land. Nice combination.

Romero gets caught flat footed, as Coffey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey controlling from the top position.

Romero has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Coffey has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Coffey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.
Coffey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Romero tries to pull guard but Coffey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Coffey is controlling him.
Coffey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romero fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffey moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Romero misses with a combination

and Coffey moves into the clinch.

Romero manages to break the clinch.
Coffey misses with a left hand
and Romero counters with a left and a right that stings Coffey.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coffey.
Romero seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Romero ducks right into an uppercut from Coffey.
Coffey misses with a looping left.
Romero is looking for a counter combo.
Coffey tried to score with a low kick but Romero checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Coffey misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Coffey.
Coffey wants to clinch.
Romero appears to be looking for a big counter.
Coffey throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a series of strikes. Coffey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aquiles Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Coffey misses its intended target.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Coffey misses with a body shot
and Romero counters with a series of strikes. Coffey will be more careful next time no doubt.

Coffey has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero tries to pull guard but Coffey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to circle away but Coffey has him pinned against the cage.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coffey prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aquiles Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coffey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Coffey has him pressed against the cage.

Coffey gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coffey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coffey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Romero manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary Coffey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Coffey lands the left hand.
Coffey cracks Romero with a good jab.
Coffey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romero counters with a three punch combo that has Coffey backing up. Coffey nods at Romero to acknowledge the strikes.
Coffey throws a right hand that Romero ducks under and follows up with a left that Romero also avoids with ease.
Romero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Coffey misses with the combination.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coffey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Coffey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romero gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Romero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coffey trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coffey manages to get himself to full guard.

Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Coffey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coffey is adopting a defensive guard.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Coffey has wrist control.
Coffey seems keen to control Romero's posture.
Romero throws a strike but Coffey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coffey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romero 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.
Coffey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coffey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romero seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Romero is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Coffey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Romero wants to sweep here but Coffey controlling him for the moment.
Coffey wants to pass the guard but Romero is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Coffey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Coffey manages to avoid it.
Coffey tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Coffey has his takedown stuffed
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero blocks a jab.
Coffey walks into a stiff left hand from Romero.
Coffey shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aquiles Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Coffey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
Aquiles Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Coffey.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero punishes Coffey's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aquiles Romero will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Romero throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Romero misses with the combination.
Romero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Coffey.
Coffey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
A jab from Coffey misses.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coffey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coffey misses with a leg kick.
Romero throws a big counter combination but Coffey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aquiles Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coffey misses with a looping left.
Romero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Coffey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romero looks to land a combination but Coffey avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coffey goes for a double leg but Romero avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Romero continues to drive forward.
Coffey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coffey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Coffey.
Romero throws a big counter combination but Coffey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Coffey just misses with a punch to the body.
Coffey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Coffey.
Coffey throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a right hand to the body.
Coffey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coffey misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coffey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coffey throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coffey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Romero.
Coffey works Romero's body with a nice hook.
Coffey moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coffey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coffey works over Romero's head and body with a nice combination.

Coffey feints and as Romero raises his hands in defense, Coffey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coffey won't allow Romero to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Coffey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coffey 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aquiles Romero!
Aquiles Romero looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'im calling out Kick Boxer! lets do this'.