PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Out
vs
Roberts

155 cm
25
141 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

165 cm
20
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Out tries to avoid it but Roberts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Out to the ground. Out escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Out avoids it really well and circles away.

Out shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Roberts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roberts holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Out tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Roberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roberts is squirming around, avoiding Out's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts throwing hammer fists to the chest of Out. What's that going to do exactly?
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roberts is desperately trying to improve his position but Out has a good base and remains in mount.
Roberts sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roberts is refusing to be controlled, as Out sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries to get to full guard but Out has control of the leg.
Out is trying to control the action in half guard but Roberts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roberts punching from the bottom.
Roberts works his way to full guard. Good work.

Roberts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Out trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Out knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Roberts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Out is one step ahead there.

Roberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Out defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Roberts is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Out has his hands clasped together but Roberts extends an breaks Out's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Roberts.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Roberts!
An out of breath Jake Roberts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.