PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kobra
vs
Roberts

195 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

180 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, King Kobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Roberts clinches up with Kobra and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Roberts - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Roberts blocks an elbow strike from Kobra.
A frustrated look appears on Roberts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Roberts has managed to clinch.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Kobra moves out of range easily.
Kobra moves out of range of the body kick.
Kobra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like King Kobra has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts blocks a head kick by Kobra.
Roberts wants to land a leg kick but Kobra is out of range.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roberts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Roberts moves into the clinch.
Kobra lands an elbow inside.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roberts wants to break free but Kobra has control.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts drops his hands momentarily and Kobra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roberts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts looks for the body kick but Kobra saw that one coming.
Kobra moves out of range of the leg kick from Roberts.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a leg kick
and Kobra counters with a head kick. That will keep Roberts thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts throws a wild body kick that Kobra sees coming a mile off.
Roberts cracks the inside of Kobra's front leg.

Roberts clinches up with Kobra and pushes him back against the cage.
Kobra managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Kobra lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.

Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.

Roberts darts in and clinches Kobra up against the cage.
Kobra looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Roberts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts swinging wildly here.
Roberts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Roberts rushes Kobra and presses him up against the cage.
Kobra landing knees to the head.
A short right from Roberts.
Kobra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kobra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kobra throws a head punch that misses.

Roberts lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kobra is trying to control but can't.
Roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Kobra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kobra trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobra wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
Roberts wants to free his trapped foot but Kobra is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts with the ground and pound but Kobra uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Roberts postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobra wants to sweep here but Roberts controlling him for the moment.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Kobra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Roberts misses with a head kick.

Roberts forces Kobra back against the cage and clinches.
Kobra gets underhooks to prevent Roberts's takedown attempt.

Roberts turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Roberts manages to end up in side control.
Roberts creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kobra sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Roberts just content to control the position.
Kobra managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Roberts.
Kobra is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Roberts seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roberts remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Roberts looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kobra is avoiding damage well.
Kobra wants to control but Roberts postures up.
Kobra avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Roberts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra tries to improve position but can't.
Kobra dodges the ground and pound from Roberts.

Roberts goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kobra rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Roberts's guard! Nice work there by Kobra!

Roberts has his feet on Kobra's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Roberts moves into the clinch successfully.
Kobra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roberts wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Kobra, against the cage.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roberts is looking for a takedown.
King Kobra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Kobra trying to stall but Roberts improves his position.
Roberts is working Kobra over against the cage.
Roberts is trying to force a seperation but Kobra has the dominant position.
Kobra prevents a body shot from Roberts.
Kobra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kobra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Kobra, against the cage.
Kobra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kobra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kobra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roberts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kobra.
Kobra has Roberts pressed against the cage, preventing Roberts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kobra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roberts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roberts's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra landing knees to the body.
Kobra working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Kobra working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Kobra scores a nice knee to the body.
Kobra throws an elbow that misses.
Kobra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kobra misses with a knee to the head.
King Kobra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kobra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kobra tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kobra throws an elbow but misses.
Kobra is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kobra misses with a knee strike.
Kobra prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobra trying to stall but Roberts improves his position.
Kobra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts wants a takedown.
Kobra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Kobra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Kobra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Roberts gets a clinch.
Kobra looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Roberts cracks a nice hook into Kobra's ribs.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Kobra pushes off an throws an elbow but Roberts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kobra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kobra.
Kobra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.

Roberts manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a kick to the body
and Kobra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Kobra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Roberts closes the distance and pushes Kobra back into the cage.
Kobra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jake Roberts has been cut.
Kobra misses with an elbow over the top.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Kobra is controlling the position.
Roberts blocks the elbow strike.
Kobra tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Kobra misses with a knee strike.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kobra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roberts blocks the elbow strike.
Roberts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kobra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roberts wants a takedown but no success here.
Kobra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts avoiding damage as Kobra throws knees to the body.
Kobra trying to control the position but instead, Roberts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kobra into the cage.
Roberts avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Kobra, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kobra obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobra.
Kobra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kobra misses with an elbow strike.
Kobra gets underhooks to prevent Roberts's takedown attempt.
King Kobra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Kobra scores with a knee to the head.
Kobra pushes off an throws an elbow but Roberts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch but Kobra keeps him there for the moment.
Kobra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kobra throws an elbow but misses.
Kobra lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
Kobra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kobra after a bit of a struggle.
Kobra tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Kobra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Kobra missing with knees to the body.
Kobra pushes off an throws an elbow but Roberts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kobra misses with an elbow over the top.
Kobra lands a knee to the body.
Kobra avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Roberts is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kobra is defending well.
Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Kobra, against the cage.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Kobra fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Kobra moves out of range easily.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.

Roberts drives through and clinches with Kobra against the cage.
Kobra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Roberts is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kobra can't fight it off and eventually Roberts manages to take the fight to the floor. Kobra looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts wants to control from the top but Kobra keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobra pulls Roberts in close to prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to King Kobra.
I think Kobra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Kobra!