PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobbie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roberts
vs
Jones

180 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobbie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones is pushing Roberts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones jumps guard but Roberts stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Roberts misses with the combination.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts misses with a combination

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Roberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roberts prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.

Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roberts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Oliver Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobbie Jones.
Roberts stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberts's efforts to push away.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberts's efforts to push away.
Roberts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones has Roberts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roberts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Roberts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Roberts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Jones tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Roberts.
Oliver Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roberts's knee momentarily.
Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Roberts breaks the clinch.
Bobbie Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Roberts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.

Roberts feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Roberts won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Roberts stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Roberts tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobbie Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones scores with a leg kick.
Roberts wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Roberts missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Roberts throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Oliver Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Roberts.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Roberts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones tries for a takedown but Roberts manages to get underhooks.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Roberts is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jones jumps guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.

Roberts feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Roberts is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones is looking to escape.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Roberts off looking to stand but Roberts dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
Roberts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Roberts with the ground and pound from mount.
Roberts trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
BOOM! Roberts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobbie Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jones counters by clinching up.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Roberts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Roberts clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Roberts lands with a big left! Jones is wobbled badly! Roberts comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Jones to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oliver Roberts!