PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tabachoy Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Paneda
vs
Roberts

180 cm
29
205 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

168 cm
29
205 lbs
5 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tabachoy Paneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paneda.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Roberts has eaten all the pies!
Roberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roberts throws a hook but Paneda avoids it easily.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Roberts misses with a head kick.

Paneda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Paneda looking to pass the guard.
Roberts doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roberts pulls Paneda in close to his closed guard and prevents Paneda from doing any damage or advancing position.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Paneda controlling him for the moment.
Roberts looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paneda throws a strike but Roberts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Roberts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paneda wants to sweep here but Roberts controlling him for the moment.
Roberts landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts stands and steps away. Paneda gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A jab lands there for Roberts.
Roberts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roberts misses with a leg kick
and Paneda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paneda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paneda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Paneda clinches up against the cage.
Roberts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paneda is defending well for now.
Paneda fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Roberts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paneda stops a takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts looks gassed!
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Paneda has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Roberts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roberts prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tabachoy Paneda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paneda has Roberts pushed against the cage.

Paneda has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roberts uses from the top position.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Paneda won't let him.
Paneda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts won't allow Paneda to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paneda moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Paneda moves out of range.

Paneda shoots in and bounces Roberts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Paneda cracks Roberts with a solid left hand.

Roberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paneda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paneda passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tabachoy Paneda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Roberts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Paneda drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roberts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paneda!
Paneda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paneda is working hard here to advance position.
Roberts with good strikes from the mount here!
Roberts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paneda is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts looking to control but Paneda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roberts prevents Paneda from getting the reversal.
Roberts scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Paneda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Roberts is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Paneda has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts landing strikes from the mount and Paneda is in trouble!
Roberts tries to control but Paneda wriggling away.
Paneda can't escape the position.
Roberts tries to control but Paneda wriggling away.
Paneda takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking to control but Paneda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paneda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roberts trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Roberts gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Paneda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Paneda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Paneda stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
A head kick misses from Roberts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Paneda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts thows a leg kick but Paneda checks it
and Paneda counters with a three punch combo that has Roberts backing up. Roberts nods at Paneda to acknowledge the strikes.
Paneda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roberts throws a chopping leg kick but Paneda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roberts misses with a kick to the body

and Paneda counters with a single leg into guard. Roberts didn't expect that.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Paneda from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tabachoy Paneda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Roberts's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Paneda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Roberts is looking for a triangle but Paneda pushes his legs off easily.
Paneda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roberts is keeping the position for now.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paneda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paneda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Paneda looking to score a takedown here. Roberts is defending well but Paneda drives through and ends up in Roberts's guard.
Roberts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paneda is one step ahead there.
Paneda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paneda forces his way into half guard.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. Paneda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roberts flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paneda controlling the action here.
Paneda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roberts wants to control but Paneda is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pushes Paneda off looking to stand but Paneda dives back in and keeps control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Paneda shoots in and bounces Roberts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Paneda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paneda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roberts is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Paneda from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Paneda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tabachoy Paneda just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Paneda blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Paneda tries for a takedown but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick

and Paneda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paneda won't allow Roberts to sweep him here.
Paneda looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tabachoy Paneda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paneda, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tabachoy Paneda!