PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing In The Name Of - By Rage Against The Machine. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lorenzo
vs
Roberts

191 cm
29
280 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

196 cm
27
275 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Lorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lorenzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Lorenzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lorenzo manages to avoid it.
Lorenzo slips under a jab.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lorenzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts lands a high kick!

It looks like Roger Lorenzo has been cut.
Lorenzo scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lorenzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roberts lands with a hook. Lorenzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roberts with a jab.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Roberts is predictable there
and Lorenzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts needs to keep his hands up - Lorenzo had a free shot at his head there.
Roberts thuds his shin into the meat of Lorenzo's side.
Roberts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roberts throws a solid leg kick but Lorenzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roberts.
Both fighters circling a little - Roberts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Roberts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lorenzo's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lorenzo manages to avoid it.
Roberts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lorenzo counter with a right hand.
Roberts cracks the inside of Lorenzo's front leg.
Roberts throws a good cross that connects.
Roberts lunges at Lorenzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lorenzo's hand.
Roberts misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a jab.
Roberts jabs Lorenzo right on the nose. Lorenzo blinks but takes it well.
Roberts swings for the body but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorenzo circles away.
Roberts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorenzo circles away.

Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberts throws an elbow but misses.
Lorenzo throws a head punch that misses.
Roberts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts leaning against his opponent.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts tries to work over Lorenzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts lands a hook that snaps the head of Lorenzo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lorenzo letting Roberts take a breather here.
Roberts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lorenzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts is pushing Lorenzo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Roberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lorenzo backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo is working for takedown but Roberts is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike.
Roberts is trying to push Lorenzo away but Lorenzo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roberts tries to work over Lorenzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts lands with a right to the head.
Roberts working aggressively here.
Lorenzo misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Roberts on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Lorenzo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roberts thuds his right hand into Lorenzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lorenzo misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Lorenzo.
Roberts fakes the leg kick and cracks Lorenzo in the body.
Lorenzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Lorenzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Lorenzo is just out of range.
Lorenzo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lorenzo throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Lorenzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a low kick as Lorenzo jumps back.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lorenzo misses the shot to the body.
Lorenzo misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roberts misses with a right hand
and Lorenzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Lorenzo counter with a right hand.
Roberts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws out a loose jab but Lorenzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonny Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lorenzo misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Lorenzo misses
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Jonny Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lorenzo avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Roberts pushes Lorenzo away with a front kick.
Lorenzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jonny Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lorenzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lorenzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roberts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lorenzo scrambles back to his feet.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Roberts.

Roberts forces Lorenzo back against the cage and clinches.
Roberts dodges an elbow strike from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts gets underhooks to prevent Lorenzo's takedown attempt.
Roberts lands with a left to the head.
Roberts will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lorenzo up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roberts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roberts is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Lorenzo fails to land.
Roberts is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roberts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorenzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts tries a body shot but Lorenzo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Lorenzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lorenzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lorenzo walks into a stiff left hand from Roberts.
Lorenzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts cracks the inside of Lorenzo's front leg.
Roberts cracks Lorenzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberts misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands a leg kick that knocks Lorenzo off balance momentarily.
Roberts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Some wild striking there from Lorenzo.
Roberts lands with a right hand.
Roberts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lorenzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lorenzo misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lorenzo.

Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lorenzo, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roberts.
Knees to the body from Roberts.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Roberts stalling against the cage.
Roberts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Roberts as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Roberts.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Lorenzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo prevents a body shot from Roberts.
Roger Lorenzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roberts just leaning against Lorenzo, taking a breather.
Jonny Roberts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are getting on Roberts's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Roberts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Lorenzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Lorenzo down.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberts tries to clinch but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Lorenzo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lorenzo's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roberts.
Roberts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lorenzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Roberts!
Jonny Roberts really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sublime Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.