PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Loren Spahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Roberts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Spahr
vs
Roberts

169 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loren Spahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spahr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roberts sprawls well initially but Spahr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.

Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts trying to hold on to Spahr's head to control him but Spahr postures up.

Spahr stands up and beckons Roberts to join him on the feet.
Roberts throws a leg kick but Spahr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spahr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Spahr gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Spahr does no damage.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Spahr.
Spahr misses with a head kick.
Roberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spahr can pounce on him.
Roberts looks gassed!
Roberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spahr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spahr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spahr scores with a sloppy right hand. Roberts should have avoided that one.
Roberts throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spahr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spahr misses with a series of wild punches.

Spahr moves into the clinch.
Spahr trying to land knees to the body.
Spahr wants a takedown but no success here.
Roberts wants to break free but Spahr has control.
Roberts can't get the takedown.
Spahr landing knees to the body.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Spahr is controlling the position.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Spahr looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spahr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roberts is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahr throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Jack Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts tries to land a front kick but Spahr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roberts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roberts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spahr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roberts is looking to land body kicks.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Spahr.
Spahr connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Jack Roberts has been cut.
Roberts throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Spahr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Spahr pulls guard.
Spahr tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Spahr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spahr wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
Spahr controls Roberts momentarily but Roberts frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahr controlling the position.
Roberts passes Spahr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Spahr is looking to escape.
Roberts on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roberts tries to get out of the position.
Roberts perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Spahr is looking to control Roberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spahr avoid being mounted?
Roberts wants to control but Spahr is keeping him busy.

Roberts stands up and beckons Spahr to join him on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spahr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spahr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Spahr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spahr happy to just control the position for now.
Spahr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spahr working away.
Spahr trying to control the position but Roberts is working away.

Spahr stands up and beckons Roberts to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loren Spahr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Roberts's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roberts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roberts tries to land a leg kick but Spahr saw it coming and moves away.
Roberts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spahr counters with a good low kick that Roberts was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Spahr misses.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loren Spahr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spahr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spahr.
Spahr tries a head kick but it misses.
Spahr moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
Roberts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spahr misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by Spahr.
Spahr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spahr looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Spahr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spahr throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Spahr throws a head kick that misses.
Spahr lands with a nice body punch.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Spahr swinging wilding here.
Spahr swinging wilding here.
Roberts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spahr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Spahr decides to stand back up.
Roberts throws a combination that misses
and Spahr counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spahr. That did some damage!
Roberts throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Spahr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roberts!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Spahr avoids the attempt from Roberts to control.

Spahr gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Spahr throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.

Spahr rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Spahr prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Spahr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spahr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Spahr manages to break the clinch.
Spahr throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Spahr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts throws the kick towards the body but Spahr avoids it.
Roberts misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spahr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Roberts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Spahr stands up.
Roberts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spahr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roberts. That one must have hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spahr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roberts throws the kick towards the body but Spahr avoids it.
Roberts throws the kick towards the body but Spahr avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Spahr takes the fight into the clinch.
Spahr misses with a knee strike.

Spahr jumps guard.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Spahr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts won't allow Spahr to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahr has a closed guard, preventing Roberts from standing up.
Roberts is in close to Spahr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spahr has control of Roberts's left arm, preventing Roberts from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spahr wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.

Roberts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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.

Spahr pushes Roberts off and gets back to his feet.
Spahr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Spahr moves out of range.
Roberts throws a combination that misses

and Spahr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spahr wants to stand but Roberts is controlling his posture from full guard.

Spahr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spahr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loren Spahr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Roberts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Roberts throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spahr blocks the body kick.
Spahr lands with a slapping head kick.
Spahr slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Jack Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberts looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Spahr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roberts wants to control but Spahr is keeping busy.
Roberts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spahr controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roberts for as long as he can get away with.
Spahr lands strikes from half guard.
Spahr tries to pass to full mount but Roberts defends it.
Spahr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spahr trying to pass the guard but Roberts defending well.
Spahr controlling the action here.
Jack Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Spahr stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nice shot lands for Spahr.
A punch combination from Roberts misses.
Roberts gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Spahr counter with a right hand.
Spahr misses with a wild body shot.
Spahr moves out of range of the body kick.
Spahr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Spahr moves into range and clinches up with Roberts.
Spahr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spahr tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Spahr won't allow it.
Roberts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Spahr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberts can't break the clinch.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spahr counters with a two punch combo.
Roberts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spahr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roberts thows a leg kick but Spahr checks it

and Spahr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spahr wants to stand but Roberts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spahr looking to pass the guard.
Roberts trying to control the position.
Roberts keeping full guard, as Spahr tries to pass.
Loren Spahr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Roberts is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Spahr manages to break the clinch.
Roberts defending well as Spahr loads up on a big left hand.
Spahr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spahr throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roberts.
Spahr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.

Spahr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roberts sprawls well initially but Spahr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Roberts is trying to get back to full guard.

Spahr stands up and beckons Roberts to join him on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Spahr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roberts's guard.
Spahr trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Loren Spahr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spahr, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loren Spahr!