PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Roberts (ranked 6555 p4p, 25724 weight class) and Pepe Hutchinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Roberts
vs
Hutchinson

150 cm
25
300
0 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
300
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pepe Hutchinson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Hutchinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Hutchinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Hutchinson throws out a counter right but Roberts avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
Hutchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hutchinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hutchinson pinned against the cage. Hutchinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hutchinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hutchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
Hutchinson throws out a counter right but Roberts avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hutchinson checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Hutchinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts misses with the body kick
letting Hutchinson counter with a right hand.
Roberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Hutchinson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Hutchinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mr Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
Hutchinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hutchinson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice sprawl there from Hutchinson as Roberts shoots in.
Hutchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts closes the distance but Hutchinson moves to the side
and Hutchinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Hutchinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Hutchinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hutchinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roberts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Hutchinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hutchinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hutchinson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roberts had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Hutchinson sprawls well.
Hutchinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts misses with a body shot
and Hutchinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Hutchinson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts darts in trying to clinch
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts shoots and misses
letting Hutchinson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Hutchinson circles away.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hutchinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Hutchinson circles away.
Roberts misses with a takedown
letting Hutchinson counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts tries to clinch up
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hutchinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Hutchinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to clinch
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hutchinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hutchinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roberts looks to clinch
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hutchinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Hutchinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hutchinson avoids it really well and circles away.
Hutchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hutchinson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Hutchinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hutchinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Hutchinson circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Hutchinson, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Hutchinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Roberts misses with a double jab
enabling Hutchinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hutchinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hutchinson! But no joy.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Hutchinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Hutchinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hutchinson defends it nicely.
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hutchinson counter with a right hand.
Roberts tries to clinch but Hutchinson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hutchinson! But no joy.
Pepe Hutchinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hutchinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roberts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hutchinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hutchinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts closes the distance but Hutchinson moves to the side
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hutchinson checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pepe Hutchinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hutchinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hutchinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hutchinson pinned against the cage. Hutchinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hutchinson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hutchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mr Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe Hutchinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hutchinson 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe Hutchinson!
Mr Roberts spoke after the fight, saying 'No'.