PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darth Song (ranked 4534 p4p, 24591 weight class) and William Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Phenomenal as his entrance music. William Roberts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Song
vs
Roberts

180 cm
25
177
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
180
0 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darth Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, William Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song with a hook.
Roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Song is looking to counter punch.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Song coming out on top.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roberts misses with a looping left.
Song lands with a cross.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Song's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roberts under the eye.
Roberts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Song thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Song finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Song lands with a straight right. Roberts didn't see that one coming.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Roberts moves to clinch but Song breaks away
and Song counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Song.
A telegraphed right hand from Song misses the target.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Song bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Song throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Song breaks the clinch.

Roberts drives through and clinches with Song against the cage.
Roberts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Song gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Song breaks the clinch.
Roberts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roberts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Song eats them both and turns towards Roberts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice uppercut there from Song.
Song connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.
Darth Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Song, pushing him back against the cage.
Roberts pressing his opponent against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts darts in and clinches Song up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Song swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Song misses with a looping left.
Song listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Song connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roberts. Roberts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Song circles away and keeps his distance.
Song scores with a jab. Roberts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Song, pushing him back against the cage.
Roberts lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with some punches.

Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Song.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.

Song pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts misses with a looping right.
Song swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Song.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Song throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.

Roberts drives through and clinches with Song against the cage.

Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darth Song is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Roberts.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Song misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.

Roberts rushes Song and presses him up against the cage.

Song breaks from the clinch.
Roberts throws a head kick but Song moves out of range.
Song lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Song bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Song dominated that round.
That's time! Song's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Song keeps the fight on the outside.
Song misses the jab.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Song throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Song misses.
Song keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Song lands a nice shot that snaps Roberts's head back.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
Roberts is looking for the big counter here.
Song misses the jab.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Darth Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Song.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Song looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Song is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Jab, jab by Song - just one landing.
Song thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Song throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Song moves out of range.
Song avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Song on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Song lands a head shot.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Song swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Song ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Song smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roberts blocks a jab.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.

Roberts rushes Song and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Song lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Song throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.

Roberts pushes Song up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Song misses with a straight right.
Song lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Song pushes him off.
Song avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Song swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Song clobbers Roberts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Song. That snapped Roberts's head back.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Song circles away.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
A jab from Song misses.
The fighters circling - Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Song misses the target.

Roberts clinches up with Song and pushes him back against the cage.
Song blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts effectively controlling the action here.

Song breaks from the clinch.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roberts on the side of the head.
Roberts misses with a body kick.
Roberts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Song.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roberts unleashes a big counter combination but Song bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Song circles away.
Song lands a nice shot that snaps Roberts's head back.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Song manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Song.
Song jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Song uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Song darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Song smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roberts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song misses the jab.

Roberts moves into the clinch.

Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Song throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Roberts wants to counter the offense by Song and move into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Song dominated that second round.
That's time! Song's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jab, jab by Song - just one landing.
Song loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Song showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
William Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Song cracks Roberts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roberts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Song stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Song lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
Song throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.

Roberts moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.

Song breaks the clinch.
Donk. Song catches Roberts right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Roberts moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.

Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Song connects with a right hand. Roberts shakes it off.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Song circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Song avoids nicely.
Roberts clobbers Song with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Song looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Song scores with a nice strike.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Song is avoiding it.
Roberts slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts slips a jab from Song.
Roberts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Roberts instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Roberts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts stalling against the cage.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Song blocks with his arms.

Song breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.

Roberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roberts.

Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Roberts scores with a four punch combination!
A big left from Song misses.
Song uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Song misses with an uppercut
and Roberts counters with a three punch combo that has Song backing up. Song nods at Roberts to acknowledge the strikes.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Song tries to keep at a distance but Roberts has taken the fight into the clinch.
William Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Song manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Song is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Song, as that shot connected.
Song bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roberts's head.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Song swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roberts works over Song's head and body with a nice combination.
Song misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
Song misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roberts.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Song pushes him off.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darth Song is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Song.
Roberts swings for the body but Song moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darth Song.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Song, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Song!
Darth Song decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
William Roberts spoke after the fight, saying 'I was obviously not fully prepared, I will not make the same mistake, bring on a rematch if you are worth it.'.