PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between craig roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Sang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sim Sang will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

roberts
vs
Sang

180 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, craig roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sim Sang!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sang avoids it really well and circles away.
Sang looks to land a combination but roberts avoids it well.
roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
roberts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sang wants to clinch.
Sang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but roberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sang looks to land a combination but roberts avoids it well.
roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sang defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for craig roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sang misses with the combination.
Sang lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

roberts has managed to clinch.
Sang is trying to break free.
roberts prevents Sang from breaking the clinch.

roberts breaks from the clinch.
roberts misses with a combination
and Sang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sang throws a leg kick that misses.

roberts closes the distance and clinches.
roberts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sang tries to circle away but roberts has him pinned against the cage.
Sang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Sang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

roberts breaks from the clinch.
Sang misses with a double jab
and roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sang.
roberts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
roberts avoids a kick to the body.
Sang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

roberts has Sang up against the cage in a clinch.

roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by roberts.

roberts moves into the clinch successfully.

roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Sang both land. Nice combination.
roberts is breathing heavily.

roberts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sang sneaks back into half guard.
roberts prevents Sang from standing back up.
Sang trying to hold on to roberts's head to control him but roberts postures up.
Sang tries to kick roberts off but roberts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang throws a strike from the bottom but roberts passes into side control!

roberts decides to stand back up.
Sang misses with a low kick.
Sang fails with the takedown
and roberts counters with a three punch combo that has Sang backing up. Sang nods at roberts to acknowledge the strikes.
roberts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sang counters with a straight right hand.
Sang misses with a few strikes there.
Sang looks to clinch

and roberts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by roberts.
Sang is trying to break free.

roberts manages to break the clinch.
roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sang counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang throws a right and a left that roberts avoids nicely.
Sang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by roberts.
Sang throws a one two combo.
Sang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as roberts sprawls well. roberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sang gets slowly back to his feet.
Sang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sang is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
roberts misses with a combination
and Sang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Sang looks to clinch
and roberts finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has roberts pinned against the cage. roberts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

craig roberts dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sang throws a wild body kick that roberts sees coming a mile off.
roberts misses with a combination
and Sang counters with a one-two to the body.
Sang shoots in for a takedown but roberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from roberts.
Sang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sang wants to clinch

and roberts counters with a shoot takedown. Sang fights it but they end up in guard.
roberts won't allow Sang to get back to his feet.
Sang wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and roberts is now in half guard.
Sang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with roberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
roberts decides to return to a standing position.
Sang misses with a combination

and roberts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by roberts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts landing some nice looking knees to the body.

roberts breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Sang which made him look bad.
Sang misses with a jab, cross combination.
roberts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
roberts throws a combination that misses
and Sang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sang darts in trying to clinch

and roberts counters with a shoot takedown. Sang fights it but they end up in guard.
roberts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sang trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang working a defensive guard but roberts passes into half guard.
Sang tries to get to full guard but roberts has control of the leg.
roberts blocks the strikes from Sang.
Sang tries to get to full guard but roberts has control of the leg.

roberts stands up out of the half guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from roberts. Sang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sang misses with a double jab

and roberts counters by clinching up.
Sang tries to break free but roberts pushes him back against the cage.

roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for craig roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
roberts fails to land the takedown.
roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Sang moves out of range easily.
Sang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has roberts pinned against the cage. roberts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

roberts clinches up with Sang and pushes him back against the cage.
Sang wants to break the clinch but can't.

roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

roberts rushes Sang and presses him up against the cage.

roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
roberts misses with a combination
and Sang counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Sang moves out of range easily.
Sang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sang swinging wildly here.
craig roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sang shoots in looking for a takedown. roberts tries to sprawl out of it but Sang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. roberts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sang stalks roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into roberts's face. roberts staggers backwards, shaken.
roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sang.
Sang fails with a takedown attempt.
Sang tries for a takedown but roberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

craig roberts dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

roberts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sang moves into full guard.
Sang is striking but roberts is not phased and passes to half guard.
roberts is trying to control. Sang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sang trying to control but roberts postures up.
roberts seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sang is trying to maintain the position but roberts is very close to passing his half guard.
Sang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

roberts stands up out of the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts misses with a double jab
and Sang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
roberts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sang closes the distance and clinches up with roberts, looking for a takedown. Sang pushes roberts against the cage but roberts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
roberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Sang. Sang gets slowly back to his feet.
roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sang with a nice cross.
Sang tries to clinch

and roberts counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Sang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. roberts is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang is looking to stand up but roberts isn't so interested in that idea.

Sang is working an open guard so roberts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
roberts slips a jab and a cross from Sang.
Sang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. roberts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A right-left combo lands from Sang.

roberts forces Sang back against the cage and clinches.
roberts trying to land knees to the body.

roberts jumps guard and drags Sang to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
roberts keeping moving, preventing Sang from controlling successfully.

roberts has his feet on Sang's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
craig roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sang scores with a four punch combination!
Sang tries to clinch but roberts is having none of it.
Sang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from roberts. No joy for Sang on that attempt.
craig roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sim Sang.
Sang misses with a series of wild punches.
roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Sang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
roberts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sang counters with a three punch combo that has roberts backing up. roberts nods at Sang to acknowledge the strikes.
Sang tries to clinch but roberts moves out of range.
Sang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sang looks to clinch

and roberts counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

roberts decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sang to his feet.
Sang's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sang duly obliges.
Sim Sang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

roberts has managed to clinch.
Sang wants to break free but roberts has control.
roberts wants a takedown.
Sang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
roberts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sang throws a series of strikes that have roberts backpedaling.
roberts shoots in and drives through. Sang sprawls well.
Sang is looking to land body kicks.
craig roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

roberts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
craig 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... craig roberts!