PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between heavy master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rog Roundboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

master
vs
Roundboy

190 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

155 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, heavy master!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rog Roundboy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roundboy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
master is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
master wants to control but Roundboy is having none of it.
Roundboy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with master. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roundboy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
master is in all sorts of trouble here.
master tries to lock up and control but Roundboy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Roundboy is working for a guillotine from mount but master frees his head quite easily.
Roundboy tries to control but master wriggling away.
master reaches up and holds on to Roundboy to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundboy avoids the attempt from master to control.
master is working to get back to half guard.
Roundboy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roundboy avoids the attempt from master to control.
Roundboy prevents master from getting the reversal.
master tries to hold on but Roundboy pushes him away.
master is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
master is working hard here to advance position.
Roundboy avoids the attempt from master to control.
master is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Roundboy avoids the attempt from master to control.
master is desperately trying to improve his position but Roundboy has a good base and remains in mount.
Roundboy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roundboy controlling from the full mount.
Roundboy working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Roundboy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roundboy lands a big elbow.
master wants to control but Roundboy is having none of it.
master is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roundboy looking to finish master with some ground and pound. This is bad for master!
master wants to get back to his feet.
Roundboy tries to control but master wriggling away.
master is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundboy trying to control but master is having none of it.
Roundboy controlling from the full mount.
master is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
master gets back to half guard.
Roundboy is trying to control the action in half guard but master is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rog Roundboy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

master feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roundboy's calf.

Roundboy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
master is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
master keeping moving, preventing Roundboy from controlling successfully.

master throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
master not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roundboy wants to pass the guard but master is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
master trying to control the position.
master has Roundboy pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundboy wants to control from the top but master keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
master misses with a few strikes there.
master fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roundboy is breathing heavily.

master clinches.
master prevents the takedown attempt.

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

master clinches with his opponent.
Roundboy is trying to drag master to the mat but master just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Roundboy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from master.
master lands a right hand.
master connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
master has Roundboy pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Roundboy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
master lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roundboy.

master has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Roundboy regains guard immediately.
Roundboy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
master slips nicely into half guard.
master wants to control but Roundboy is keeping him busy.
Roundboy is looking to improve his position.
master uses his free foot to push down on Roundboy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roundboy.
master controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundboy tries to hold on but master postures up.
master sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
master avoids the attempt from Roundboy to control.
Roundboy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
master will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roundboy is wriggling around trying to escape.
master can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roundboy is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
master content just to control the position here.
master has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
master postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roundboy looks a forlorn figure.
master takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

heavy master dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Roundboy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Roundboy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so master is just riding it out for now. Roundboy eventually gives up the hold.
master controlling the position for now.
master moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Roundboy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. master is keeping the position for now.
Roundboy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roundboy trying to control the position from guard on top but master is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

master scrambles and gets back to his feet.
master throws a push kick but Roundboy slaps the foot to one side.
master shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Roundboy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
master manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roundboy manages to get himself to full guard.
master pushing down on Roundboy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
master slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
master is trying to control the action in half guard but Roundboy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. heavy master just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Roundboy moves in looking to clinch but master pushes him off.
master lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
master shoots in but Roundboy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Roundboy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roundboy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Roundboy.
Roundboy tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
master manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roundboy trying to control here.
Roundboy is trying to stand.

master decides to stand and escape the position.
master thumps Roundboy with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from master.
Roundboy tries to close the distance and clinch but master swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

master fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roundboy, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from master.
master lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
master lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roundboy backwards.
master lands an elbow just above Roundboy 's eye.
Roundboy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. master fights it off and pushes away nicely.
master throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roundboy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice sprawl there from master as Roundboy shoots in.
master jabs at Roundboy's body.
A punch combination from master misses.
Roundboy tries for a takedown but master sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
heavy master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rog Roundboy.
master throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roundboy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from master.
master is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roundboy.

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 heavy master.
I think master has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for heavy master!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for heavy master!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for heavy master!

heavy master wins by unanimous decision!
heavy master retains his heavyweight title!