PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Roffen (ranked 2962 p4p, 7188 weight class) and George Fughead (ranked 426 p4p, 744 weight class). Josh Roffen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roffen
vs
Fughead

175 cm
34
185
13 - 17 - 0

185 cm
28
196
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Roffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Fughead!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roffen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fughead.
Fughead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roffen was well out of range. Poor timing from Fughead.
Jab by Roffen.
Fughead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roffen counters with a three punch combo that has Fughead backing up. Fughead nods at Roffen to acknowledge the strikes.
Fughead throws a sloppy body shot
and Fughead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roffen lands a jab to the nose.
Roffen swinging wildly here.
Fughead connects with a single shot there.
Fughead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fughead lands with a hook. Roffen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Josh Roffen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roffen ducks under a wild hook from Fughead.
Fughead looks to score with a jab to the body but Roffen is just out of range.
Roffen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roffen just misses with a punch to the body.
Fughead takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fughead lands a right hook to the body.
Fughead fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roffen connects with a nice looking jab.
Roffen slips a jab from Fughead.
Roffen avoids the head kick by Fughead.
Roffen throws a nice looking combination but Fughead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roffen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roffen tests Fughead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roffen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fughead.
Fughead takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roffen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roffen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fughead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roffen blocks a leg kick.
Fughead slips a straight right by Roffen.
Nice defenses there by Roffen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roffen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Fughead to counter with a crisp jab.
Fughead throws a big shot that misses.
George Fughead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fughead. Roffen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fughead takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fughead misses with a hook
and Roffen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Roffen misses.
Roffen misses with a double jab.
Fughead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roffen throws a big counter combination but Fughead scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roffen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roffen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fughead.
Fughead thumps Roffen with a low kick.
Roffen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fughead at a distance.
Fughead throws a series of punches but Roffen moves out of range.
Roffen scores with a hook.
Fughead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roffen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roffen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roffen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fughead throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fughead throws a lazy head kick
and Roffen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fughead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roffen manages to avoid it.
Fughead throws the left hand but Roffen avoids the punch easily.
Fughead throws a head kick but Roffen moves out of range.
Good shot there by Roffen.
Roffen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fughead dodges the punch combination from Roffen.
Roffen connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roffen!
Fughead throws a sloppy head kick and Roffen moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fughead misses with a body kick.
Roffen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roffen takes a swing at Fughead's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Roffen.
Fughead throws an overhand right that lands on Roffen's shoulder, as Roffen tries to avoid the shot.
Roffen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fughead.
Roffen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roffen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fughead misses with a low kick as Roffen jumps back.
Fughead throws a body shot but no joy.
Roffen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roffen throws a right and a left that Fughead avoids nicely.
Fughead shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fughead's corner calls for a 1-2. Fughead obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roffen misses with the combination.
Fughead let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Roffen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Roffen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fughead throws a head kick that misses.
Roffen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roffen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fughead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roffen is looking to clinch.
Roffen thuds a left hand into Fughead's body.
Roffen scoring well with a low kick there.

Roffen moves into the clinch successfully.

Roffen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roffen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roffen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fughead unleashes a big counter combination but Roffen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roffen throws a right hand that Fughead ducks under and follows up with a left that Fughead also avoids with ease.
Jab from Roffen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roffen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roffen checks a leg kick nicely.
Roffen lands with a shot to the body.
Josh Roffen is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roffen digs a good body shot into Fughead's ribs.
Roffen works Fughead's body with a nice hook.
Roffen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Fughead tries to counter it with a takedown but Roffen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Josh Roffen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Fughead misses
and Fughead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fughead throws a leg kick
and Roffen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roffen misses with a double jab.
Roffen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fughead moves away.
Roffen lands with an uppercut that bounces Fughead off the cage and back into range.

Roffen closes the distance and clinches.

Fughead manages to break the clinch.
Fughead takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fughead throws an off balance right hand
and Roffen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roffen swings for the body but Fughead moves out of range.
Fughead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roffen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roffen avoids the head kick by Fughead.
Roffen tries to clinch up.
Fughead throws a head kick but Roffen moves out of range.
It looked like Roffen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fughead throws a looping overhand right but Roffen ducks down to avoid it.

Roffen has Fughead up against the cage in a clinch.
Fughead has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Fughead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roffen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fughead sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fughead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roffen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roffen lands with an overhand left.
Roffen throws a jab when Fughead was well out of range.
Fughead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roffen.
Roffen misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Roffen.
Fughead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roffen.
Roffen sets himself, and Fughead steps forward looking for the clinch! Roffen avoids it this time.
Fughead misses with a hook
and Fughead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roffen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fughead.
It looked like Roffen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roffen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fughead manages to avoid it.
Roffen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roffen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fughead can do to turn this around?
Fughead misses with a straight left.
Roffen fails to land with a series of punches.
Fughead takes one on the button.
Fughead misses with a hook. Roffen ducked under it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Roffen breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Roffen does no damage.
Roffen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roffen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fughead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roffen.
Fughead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roffen works the jab nicely.
Fughead throws a jab when Roffen was well out of range.
Fughead throws a low kick but Roffen moves out of range easily.
Fughead defending well as Roffen loads up on a big left hand.
Fughead misses with a lunging right hand
and Roffen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fughead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roffen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Roffen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roffen connects with the punch.
Fughead thows a leg kick but Roffen checks it
and Roffen counters with a stiff right hand.
Roffen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fughead.
Fughead looks to land a left hand but Roffen moved out of range nicely.
Roffen throws a big counter combination but Fughead scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Roffen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Roffen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Roffen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Roffen. Beautiful body shot.
Fughead with a hook.
Roffen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fughead. Roffen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roffen lands a glancing blow to the side of Fughead's head.
Fughead throws a sloppy head kick and Roffen moves out of range easily.
Roffen throws a nice looking combination but Fughead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fughead misses with a straight right.
Fughead tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roffen blocks a head kick by Fughead.
Roffen walks into a straight right hand from Fughead.
Roffen jabs Fughead to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fughead avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fughead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roffen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fughead tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Roffen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fughead shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fughead swings for the body but Roffen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fughead. Roffen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roffen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roffen scores with a jab. Fughead acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roffen with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roffen.
Fughead misses with a body shot.
Roffen moves away from the strike by Fughead.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fughead.
Roffen avoids the head kick by Fughead.
Roffen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roffen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fughead's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roffen defending well as Fughead loads up on a big left hand.
Roffen scores with a one two! Fughead had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roffen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fughead tries a head kick but it misses.
Fughead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roffen takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Roffen misses.
Roffen scores with a sloppy right hand. Fughead should have avoided that one.

Roffen drives through and clinches with Fughead against the cage.
Fughead throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Fughead manages to break the clinch.
Roffen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roffen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roffen throws a right hand that Fughead ducks under and follows up with a left that Fughead also avoids with ease.
Roffen throws a series of punches but Fughead moves out of range.
Roffen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fughead doesn't seem bothered though.
Fughead fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roffen.
Roffen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fughead.
Roffen lands with a nice combination. Fughead backs away looking to recover.
Roffen throws a right and a left that Fughead avoids nicely.
Roffen blocks a head kick by Fughead.
The fighters circling - Fughead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Roffen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fughead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roffen.
Roffen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fughead takes one to the chin there.
Fughead scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fughead doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roffen swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fughead to counter with a crisp jab.
Roffen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roffen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fughead throws out a counter right but Roffen avoids it with no problem.
Roffen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fughead clobbers Roffen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roffen moves forwards but Fughead connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roffen with a nice cross.
Roffen throws a right hand that Fughead ducks under and follows up with a left that Fughead also avoids with ease.
Fughead throws a hook but Roffen blocks it.
George Fughead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Roffen misses.
Fughead takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fughead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Josh Roffen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left lands for Roffen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Roffen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roffen 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Roffen!