PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randal Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roberts
vs
Tays

180 cm
18
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randal Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Tays!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tays misses with a hook.
Tays throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Tays does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tays throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roberts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tays manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tays.
Tays looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Tays displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roberts.
Tays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Tays scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Tays throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tays.
Tays misses the jab.
Tays throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tays stalks Roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roberts's face. Roberts staggers backwards, shaken.
John Tays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Roberts pushes Tays up against the cage in a clinch.

Roberts is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tays is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Roberts to the mat. Roberts regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tays won't allow Roberts to sweep him here.
Tays is fighting to break Roberts's control of his arms but Roberts is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tays wants to stand but Roberts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roberts trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tays preventing the sweep.
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 working a defensive guard here.
Tays trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tays connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roberts moves into range and clinches up with Tays.
Roberts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tays blocking some punches.
Tays tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
Tays tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Roberts.
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Tays fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roberts working aggressively here.
Tays tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Randal Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Tays.
Tays tries to pull guard but Roberts holds him up against the cage and eventually Tays drops back down to his feet.
Roberts digs a right hand into Tays's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tays's gas tank.
Come on Roberts - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Roberts lands an uppercut.
Roberts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tays tries to pull guard but Roberts won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tays is trying to stall.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tays gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roberts struggles to land a body shot inside as Tays controls his hands.
Tays tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roberts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tays pulls his leg out and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Tays.
Tays cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Tays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tays connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roberts momentarily.
Tays is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
John Tays is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tays counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tays throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tays dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tays slips under a jab.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown. Tays tries to sprawl out of it but Roberts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tays manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tays. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tays uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Tays drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tays steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts is looking to wear down Tays with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Tays.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts lands with an uppercut that bounces Tays off the cage and back into rage.
Roberts misses with a jab to the body
and Tays connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tays misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tays.
Tays throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Tays throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roberts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tays.
Roberts slips under a jab from Tays.
Tays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts swings for the body but Tays moves out of range.
Tays lands the left hand.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Tays is just out of range.
Tays looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tays finds it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tays lands with a cross.

Roberts is rocked!
Tays connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Roberts out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Tays!