PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Listerene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whiskey Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Listerene
vs
Roberts

182 cm
22
174 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Listerene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Whiskey Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Listerene misses with a wild combination.
Roberts lands a jab to Listerene's midsection.
Listerene lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Listerene.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Listerene tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Listerene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Listerene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Listerene swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Roberts throws a body punch but Listerene moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Listerene was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Listerene tries to score with a low kick but Roberts moves his leg out of the way.
Roberts swings for the body but Listerene moves out of range.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Listerene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Listerene.
Roberts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Listerene rather than just go for the knockout.
Listerene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Listerene was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Listerene.

That's two 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.
Listerene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts takes a swing at Listerene's ribcage but misses.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Roberts throws a body punch but Listerene moves out of range.
Listerene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Listerene throws a series of punches but Roberts moves out of range.
Listerene attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Listerene moves away.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Listerene moves away.
No joy there for Listerene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Listerene. Those never looked like landing.
Roberts takes a swing at Listerene's ribcage but misses.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Listerene manages to avoid it.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Listerene moves away.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Listerene is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Listerene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Listerene moves away.
Listerene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Listerene paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Listerene tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberts takes a swing at Listerene's ribcage but misses.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Listerene manages to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts tries to clinch up but Listerene circles away and keeps his distance.
Listerene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Listerene dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Listerene misses with a double jab.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Listerene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Listerene shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roberts eats them both and turns towards Listerene to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Listerene tries to score with a low kick but Roberts moves his leg out of the way.
Listerene avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Sonny Listerene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Listerene swinging wildly here.
Listerene tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roberts is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Listerene circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Listerene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whiskey Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Listerene connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
Listerene rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Listerene scores with a one two! Roberts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Listerene.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Listerene is just out of range.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Listerene.
Listerene sizes up Roberts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Listerene circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts takes a swing at Listerene's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Listerene darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Roberts is rocked!
Listerene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Listerene keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Listerene finish him?
Roberts gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Listerene gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Roberts is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Listerene!