PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yazan Al Naber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roberts
vs
Al Naber

209 cm
19
331 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
295 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramses Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yazan Al Naber!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts jabs at Al Naber's body.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Naber misses with a double jab.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Naber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roberts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Naber somewhat.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Al Naber counters with a head kick.
Al Naber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Al Naber looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Naber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roberts lands a nice hook to Al Naber's body. Al Naber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Al Naber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Naber moves forwards but Roberts connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Yazan Al Naber has been cut.
Roberts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roberts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Naber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roberts, as that shot connected.
Roberts is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roberts scores with a nice head shot.
Roberts scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts thumps Al Naber with a low kick.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts scores with a three punch combo!
Al Naber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Roberts.
A shot to de liver by Roberts. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Naber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Al Naber throws a head kick that misses
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Roberts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Al Naber misses with a combination
and Roberts counters with a leg kick.
Al Naber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yazan Al Naber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts lands a jab to Al Naber's midsection.
Roberts jabs Al Naber right on the nose. Al Naber blinks but takes it well.
Al Naber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roberts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al Naber has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Naber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Al Naber moves forwards but Roberts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Naber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Al Naber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts digs a good body shot into Al Naber's ribs.
Al Naber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roberts swings for the body but Al Naber moves out of range.
Al Naber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Al Naber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Naber throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
A head kick by Al Naber misses
and Roberts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Al Naber's knee momentarily.
Roberts lands a nice shot that snaps Al Naber's head back.
Al Naber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roberts swivels and escapes.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts jabs at Al Naber's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Roberts.
A head kick by Al Naber misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramses Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yazan Al Naber's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Roberts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Naber.
A head kick by Al Naber misses
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
Al Naber throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Roberts is looking to wear down Al Naber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1-2. Roberts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Naber walks into a jab.
Roberts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Al Naber throws a combination that misses
and Roberts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Al Naber dodges the punch combination from Roberts.
Roberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Roberts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses
and Al Naber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Roberts coming out on top.
Ramses Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Naber takes one to the chin there.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Naber can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Roberts. That snapped Al Naber's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.
Roberts moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Al Naber throws a lazy head kick
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Al Naber misses
and Roberts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Al Naber's knee momentarily.
Roberts scores with a shot to the body.
Al Naber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Roberts - just one landing.
Al Naber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Al Naber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Al Naber might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Roberts has got the better of the exchanges.
Al Naber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Al Naber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Naber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Naber misses with a takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a leg kick.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Naber needs to keep his hands up - Roberts had a free shot at his head there.
Al Naber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts lands a jab to the nose.
Al Naber misses with a double jab
and Roberts counters with a leg kick.
Roberts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yazan Al Naber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramses Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Naber throws a combination that misses
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Naber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Naber throws a sloppy head kick
and Roberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Al Naber misses
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Naber takes one to the side of the head.
Al Naber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Naber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Al Naber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts lands with a cross.
Roberts feints and then cracks Al Naber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Naber down.
Al Naber throws a head kick that misses
and Roberts counters with a thumping low kick.
Roberts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramses Roberts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yazan Al Naber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Al Naber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Naber moves away.
Al Naber misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts looks to land a right hand but Al Naber moved out of range.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberts lands a slapping body shot.
Al Naber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Roberts.
A head kick by Al Naber misses
and Roberts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Al Naber is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Naber walks into a stiff left hand from Roberts.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts catches Al Naber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Al Naber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts scores with a sloppy right hand. Al Naber should have avoided that one.
Al Naber throws a head kick that misses
and Roberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Al Naber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roberts lands with a shot to the body.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Naber throws a lazy head kick
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Naber misses with a combination
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yazan Al Naber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Al Naber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Al Naber seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Al Naber stands up and beckons Roberts to his feet.
Al Naber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberts slips a jab from Al Naber.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Al Naber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roberts lands a jab to Al Naber's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Al Naber shoots in.
Roberts digs a good hook to Al Naber's body.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Naber misses with a wild combination.
Al Naber shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roberts digs a good hook to Al Naber's body.
A punch lands to the side of Al Naber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Naber misses with the body kick
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Naber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roberts duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al Naber's calf.
Al Naber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roberts cracks Al Naber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Al Naber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ramses Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yazan Al Naber.
Al Naber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roberts!
Al Naber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Naber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Al Naber misses with the combination.
Ramses Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramses Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roberts, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25

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