PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between T.G. Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). G. Tonying and Ramses Roberts. Roberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ramses Roberts enters the cage!

Tonying
vs
Roberts

196 cm
33
276 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

209 cm
27
288 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, T.G. Tonying!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramses Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonying misses with the combination.

Roberts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tonying to the mat! Tonying manages to get full guard.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Roberts stands up from Tonying's guard - Roberts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Roberts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonying ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Tonying is looking to land body kicks.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts swinging wildly here.
Tonying throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tonying defends it nicely.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tonying gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roberts.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Tonying crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonying tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
Tonying gets through Roberts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonying misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonying misses with a knee to the head.
Tonying lands a shoulder strike.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Tonying.
Tonying tries to land a knee to the head but Roberts blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tonying slips under a jab from Roberts.
T.G. Tonying is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonying moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramses Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonying misses with a few strikes there.
Tonying drops his hands momentarily and Roberts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Roberts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tonying does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts is thwarting Tonying's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Roberts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like Roberts is going to stand back up.
Tonying wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tonying might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roberts wants to take a breather but Tonying is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ramses Roberts.
Tonying checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Tonying tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tonying checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
The crowd cheers as Tonying lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
Tonying connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roberts momentarily.
Roberts lands a really nice looking cross but Tonying seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
Roberts swings widly with a right hand
and Tonying counters with a stiff right hand.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Tonying bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roberts's head.

It looks like Ramses Roberts has been cut.
Tonying missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonying throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tonying thinking.
Donk. Roberts catches Tonying right on the button with a cross.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a kick to the body.
Tonying looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Roberts jabs at Tonying's body.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Tonying is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tonying uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.
Good work by Tonying as he checks the leg kick.
Roberts lands a right hook to the body.

Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Tonying lands a hook that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tonying tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tonying is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tonying is keeping busy.
Roberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonying backwards.
Tonying misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts lands a body punch.
Roberts has Tonying pushed against the cage.
Tonying misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.

Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Tonying takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab by Roberts.
Tonying looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roberts throws a good cross that connects.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tonying takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tonying swinging wildly here.
Tonying is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Tonying does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonying looks to clinch
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tonying swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonying.
Tonying keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roberts scores with a punch to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands with a slapping head kick.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonying.
A shot to the liver by Roberts. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonying walks into a stiff left hand from Roberts.
Nice takedown defense from Tonying. No joy for Roberts on that attempt.
T.G. Tonying has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramses Roberts.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
Roberts tries to clinch but Tonying moves out of range.
Roberts throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonying lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roberts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roberts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tonying's waist but Tonying gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Roberts takes a swing at Tonying's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roberts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tonying has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tonying and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roberts scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonying should have avoided that one.
Roberts misses with a hook. Tonying ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Tonying misses.
Tonying pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts misses with a kick to the body.

Roberts moves into range and clinches up with Tonying.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramses Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramses Roberts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tonying looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts throws a jab when Tonying was well out of range.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roberts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts misses with a shot to the body
and Tonying counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonying keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a straight right.
Roberts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Tonying, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tonying misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberts counters with a big head kick but Tonying shrugs it off.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramses Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonying takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tonying takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roberts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonying.
Tonying cracks a nice hook into Roberts's ribs.
Roberts jabs Tonying to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tonying, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts thuds a left hand into Tonying's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonying throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonying looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Roberts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tonying on the side of the head.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roberts!
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.
Roberts thuds a left hand into Tonying's body.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberts connects with a nice looking jab.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts throws a nice head kick!
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Tonying shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonying swings widly with a right hand
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Tonying.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Roberts.
Roberts has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tonying avoids a strike by Roberts and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Roberts's guard! Fantastic escape!
Roberts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonying is one step ahead there.
Tonying prevents Roberts from getting back to his feet.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tonying stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tonying stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.
Tonying trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tonying wants to get up but he can't break Roberts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tonying trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roberts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonying looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tonying tries to move into range but Roberts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tonying tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tonying needs to keep his hands up - Roberts had a free shot at his head there.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonying moves away.

Roberts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonying is looking to reverse the position.
Tonying manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tonying stalling away here and it's allowed Roberts to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Roberts looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking for a sweep. Not yet Roberts, not yet.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tonying manages to get himself to full guard.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tonying swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Roberts stands up and waves to Tonying to follow him.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tonying connects with the punch.
Tonying connects with a single shot there.
Tonying walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts moves out of range as Tonying strikes.
Roberts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tonying.

Roberts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tonying can't do much from the bottom here.

Roberts decides to stand back up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tonying closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tonying jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Tonying. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick from Roberts.
Roberts connects with a body shot that sends Tonying's belly button to the back.
Roberts connects with a body shot that sends Tonying's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Tonying misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonying misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramses Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramses Roberts'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. This is the final round!

Tonying walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roberts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts delivers a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Tonying blocks a jab.
Roberts slips under a jab from Tonying.
Tonying throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roberts.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonying moves away.
Roberts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roberts defending well as Tonying loads up on a big left hand.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Tonying pushes him off.
Roberts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Roberts does it's job there.
Roberts throws a low kick but Tonying avoids it.

Roberts rushes Tonying and presses him up against the cage.
Tonying gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roberts.
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Tonying looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tonying blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonying goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Tonying misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Tonying.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tonying tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tonying blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts trying to control the position but instead, Tonying has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roberts into the cage.
Tonying throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tonying blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonying lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramses Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Tonying moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts throws a shot from downtown. Tonying moves away and avoids it.
Tonying swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Roberts. Beautiful body shot.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Tonying sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonying rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonying.
Roberts looks for the body kick but Tonying saw that one coming.
Roberts cracks Tonying with a good jab.
Tonying takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roberts tries to clinch but Tonying is having none of it.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonying throws out the jab.

Roberts gets a clinch.
Roberts lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tonying prevents a takedown attempt there.
T.G. Tonying has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramses Roberts.
A nice left hand lands by Tonying.
Roberts lands with a left to the head.
Tonying throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberts.
Tonying using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roberts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roberts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tonying backwards.
Tonying lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tonying using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roberts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tonying is trying to maintain a safe position but Roberts gets an underhook and turns Tonying into the cage.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Tonying.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Tonying is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Roberts's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tonying closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tonying will feel that in the morning.
Roberts lands with a kick to the ribs.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roberts lands with a slapping head kick.
Roberts with a nice cross.
Roberts scores with a hook to the body. Tonying takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Tonying sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roberts punishes Tonying's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roberts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tonying is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tonying misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonying uses good head movement to avoid it.

Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Tonying throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Tonying.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tonying falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberts counters with a nice body shot.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tonying waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Tonying takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Tonying closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tonying.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts trying to control the position but instead, Tonying has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roberts into the cage.
Roberts tries a body shot but Tonying blocks it.
T.G. Tonying has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonying struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Roberts wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Tonying.
Tonying misses with a knee to the head.
Tonying digs a right hand underneath Roberts's ribcage. Roberts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Tonying on the inside.
Tonying with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tonying misses with a knee strike.
Roberts lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts wants to take the fight to the mat but Tonying manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tonying as the two fighters clinch.
Tonying missing with knees to the body.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Tonying.
Roberts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonying is pushing Roberts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tonying tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Tonying back against the cage.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Tonying manages to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramses Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roberts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ramses Roberts!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ramses Roberts!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ramses Roberts!

Ramses Roberts wins by unanimous decision!
Ramses Roberts very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.