PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between rick roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). roberts comes to the ring accompanied by zcars. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

roberts
vs
Douglas

200 cm
22
272 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rick roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roberts throws a series of strikes that have Douglas backpedaling.

It looks like Michael Douglas has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Douglas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. roberts sprawls well initially but Douglas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Douglas in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
roberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Douglas is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Douglas connects with a nice short shot to roberts's temple.
roberts pushes Douglas off looking to stand but Douglas dives back in and keeps control.
Douglas is looking to advance position but roberts won't allow it.
Douglas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Douglas slips a nice elbow through roberts's hands, connecting with roberts's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
roberts is trying to stand.
roberts is breathing heavily.
Douglas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
roberts is trying to control but can't.
Douglas content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Douglas.
Douglas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from roberts.
Douglas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Douglas falls off balance throwing a combination
and roberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Douglas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for roberts!
Douglas prevents roberts from getting the reversal.
Douglas working the ground and pound effectively.
Douglas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Douglas controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Douglas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
roberts is bucking up trying to escape but Douglas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Douglas controlling his opponent.
roberts swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Douglas has control of roberts's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and roberts regains control of the situation pretty easily.
roberts is squirming around, avoiding Douglas's attempts to control the action.
roberts tries to hold on but Douglas pushes him away.
roberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Douglas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Douglas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Douglas's cut.
That's time! roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Douglas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
roberts throws a combination. Douglas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Douglas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around roberts's waist but roberts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Douglas off to one side.
Douglas with a lazy takedown attempt
and roberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Douglas counters with a single leg into guard. roberts didn't expect that.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Douglas.
Douglas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and roberts counters with a takedown into side control.
rick roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Douglas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but roberts is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from roberts seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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roberts decides to stand back up. roberts steps back and let's Douglas get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A good leg kick by roberts.

roberts gets caught flat footed, as Douglas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Douglas wants to stand and escape but instead roberts has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Douglas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. roberts is aware though and is defending well.
Douglas is controlling roberts's posture.
Douglas wants to get back to his feet but roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
roberts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
roberts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Douglas's guard.
Douglas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
roberts stops Douglas from standing up.
Douglas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Douglas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
roberts throwing strikes from guard but Douglas blocks nicely.
Michael Douglas has got the better of the ground game so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Douglas 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Douglas wants to pass the guard but roberts is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
roberts keeping moving, preventing Douglas from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to free his leg and advance position but roberts is retaining full guard.
Douglas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
roberts is looking to stand up but Douglas isn't so interested in that idea.
Douglas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
roberts keeping moving, preventing Douglas from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

roberts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Douglas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
roberts keeping full guard, as Douglas tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
roberts throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Douglas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Douglas clobbers roberts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
roberts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Douglas tries to bum rush roberts with a series of wild strikes but roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by roberts there.

Douglas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Douglas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
roberts tries to hold on but Douglas postures up.
roberts wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Douglas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

roberts is looking to clinch.
Douglas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by roberts.

Douglas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Douglas showed some decent athleticism there.
Douglas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
roberts wants to get back to full guard.
Douglas wants to take a breather but roberts is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. roberts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Douglas won't allow roberts to get back to his feet.

roberts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
roberts is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
roberts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Douglas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. roberts is keeping the position for now.

roberts scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
Douglas shoots for a double leg takedown but roberts sprawls well. He's pushed Douglas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
rick roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas scores with a decent looking hook.
roberts throws a left and a right that both miss

and Douglas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Douglas is pushing down on roberts's leg trying to pass to half guard. roberts is fighting to maintain full guard but Douglas has managed to sneak the leg through.

Douglas is trying for a kimura here. roberts looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Douglas wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Douglas!