PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Roberts (ranked 4358 p4p, 4348 weight class) and Ronnie Stevens (ranked 446 p4p, 445 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Roberts
vs
Stevens

215 cm
25
275
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
270
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Roberts !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronnie Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stevens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Stevens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at Roberts to acknowledge the strikes.
Roberts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stevens takes a step back to recover.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts .
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.

Stevens instigates a clinch.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Roberts holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevens drops back down to his feet.
Shane Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Stevens.
Roberts cracks Stevens with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Roberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Roberts darts in and clinches Stevens up against the cage.

Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stevens looks winded!
Roberts shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
Stevens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Roberts pulls guard effortlessly.

Roberts throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stevens escapes and throws Roberts 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberts keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts is trying to control Stevens's posture but Stevens avoids it.
Roberts regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Stevens seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts keeping hold of Stevens's head, controlling as best he can.
Stevens uses his free foot to push down on Roberts 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roberts .
Stevens thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roberts sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ground and pound from Stevens.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. Stevens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roberts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stevens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stevens's back!
Stevens manages to reverse the position and now he's in Roberts 's guard. Nice work there by Stevens.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Stevens controlling him for the moment.
Roberts is trying to keep Stevens in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Roberts dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stevens looks for a takedown but Roberts sprawls well.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Stevens sprawls well.
Roberts slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens shoots in looking for a takedown. Roberts tries to sprawl out of it but Stevens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roberts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberts appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shane Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Stevens.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
Stevens misses with a straight right.

Roberts forces Stevens back against the cage and clinches.
Roberts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stevens gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Roberts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts .

Roberts pulls guard effortlessly.
Roberts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stevens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stevens won't allow Roberts to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Roberts controlling Stevens's posture.

Roberts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stevens defends it easily.
Stevens trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Stevens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Roberts wants to stand up but Stevens is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stevens tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roberts defends well and Stevens ends up having to push Roberts into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shane Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stevens tries to keep at a distance but Roberts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberts is pressed up against the cage. Stevens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roberts down to the mat. Roberts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has his takedown stuffed
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roberts sprawls well. Roberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Roberts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevens wants to counter with a clinch but Roberts pushes him away.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Stevens shoots for a takedown but Roberts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roberts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stevens sprawls and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Stevens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Roberts has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Stevens is on him like a limpet, forcing Roberts back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Roberts dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberts went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Stevens sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stevens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevens tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Stevens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Roberts . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens moves out of range of the body kick from Roberts .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevens is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Stevens circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens looks for a takedown but Roberts sprawls well.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roberts tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stevens defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Stevens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stevens throws an elbow but misses.

Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roberts defends well and Stevens ends up having to push Roberts into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roberts goes for a double leg but Stevens avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stevens continues to drive forward.
Stevens pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roberts slowing the pace effectively.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens is working for takedown but Roberts is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roberts keeps control of Stevens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stevens jumps guard but Roberts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.

Stevens works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Stevens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roberts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stevens is one step ahead there.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens being controlled here momentarily.
Shane Roberts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stevens drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roberts dives on top into guard.

Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Roberts controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Stevens.
Well Roberts 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Roberts !