PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between craig roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Tocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

roberts
vs
Tocha

180 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, craig roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paco Tocha!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Tocha.

roberts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tocha to the mat! Tocha manages to get full guard.

roberts gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Good work by Tocha as he checks the leg kick.
Tocha lands with a kick to the ribs.

roberts clinches up with Tocha and pushes him back against the cage.

Tocha breaks from the clinch.
roberts dodges the punch combination from Tocha.
roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
roberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tocha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

roberts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tocha is looking to escape.
roberts is thwarting Tocha's attempts to control the position.
roberts trying to mount his opponent but Tocha defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

roberts stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tocha throws a sloppy head kick and roberts moves out of range easily.
Tocha tries to clinch but roberts moves out of range.
Tocha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tocha tries to clinch but roberts moves away

and roberts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tocha pushes roberts off looking to stand but roberts dives back in and keeps control.
Tocha looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
roberts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Tocha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

roberts escapes and gets back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tocha. That's going to slow roberts down.
roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tocha scores with a nice body kick.
roberts throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tocha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tocha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
roberts closes the distance and clinches up with Tocha, looking for a takedown. roberts pushes Tocha against the cage but Tocha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
roberts wants to clinch up but Tocha keeps it at a distance.
roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Tocha is looking to clinch but roberts is avoiding it.
roberts wants to land a leg kick but Tocha is out of range.

Tocha has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

roberts decides to pull guard.
roberts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tocha prevents roberts from getting back to his feet.

Tocha gets to his feet. roberts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tocha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
roberts scores with a jab. Tocha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice combo by roberts! Oh, that's hurt him - Tocha falls to the canvas and roberts follows him into side control.

Tocha is rocked!
Tocha takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tocha is still in real trouble! Can roberts finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

roberts decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tocha to his feet.
Tocha seems to have recovered his senses.
roberts misses with a double jab.
Tocha moves in looking to clinch but roberts pushes him off.
Tocha avoids a punch combination nicely.
roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tocha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Tocha clinches up against the cage.
Tocha is trying to break free.
roberts keeps control of Tocha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Tocha won't allow it.

roberts has picked Tocha up - he's going for a ride! roberts dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tocha wants to get back to his feet.

roberts postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tocha to stand up.

roberts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tocha wants to get back to his feet but roberts is dominant here and he's now got Tocha's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
roberts controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

craig roberts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

roberts misses with a double jab.
Both fighters circling a little - roberts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tocha dodges the punch combination from roberts.

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

Tocha is working an open guard so roberts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tocha scores with a head kick.
roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
roberts throws a right hand that Tocha ducks under and follows up with a left that Tocha also avoids with ease.
Tocha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tocha fails to land the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from roberts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tocha slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
roberts's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and roberts duly obliges.

Tocha clinches up with roberts and pushes him back against the cage.

Tocha breaks the clinch.
Tocha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but roberts manages to avoid it.
roberts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tocha as he jumps to the side.
roberts throws a right and a left that Tocha avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from roberts.
Tocha misses the body punch
and roberts counters with a three punch combo that has Tocha backing up. Tocha nods at roberts to acknowledge the strikes.

Tocha pushes roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Tocha is looking to break free of the clinch but roberts has double underhooks.
Tocha keeps control of roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Tocha won't allow it.

roberts has hold of one of Tocha's legs. Tocha is fighting the takedown attempt but roberts gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

roberts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from roberts.
roberts misses with a double jab
and Tocha counters with a big head kick but roberts shrugs it off.

roberts gets the takedown into side control.

roberts decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tocha to his feet.
roberts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
roberts looks to clinch
and Tocha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. roberts is lucky that one didn't land flush.

It looks like craig roberts has been cut.
Tocha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tocha clinches.
Tocha has had enough of the clinch but roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Tocha can't break the clinch.

roberts breaks the clinch.
roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
craig roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tocha shoots in looking for a takedown. roberts tries to sprawl out of it but Tocha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. roberts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
roberts scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tocha throws a head kick that misses.
Tocha moves out of range of the body kick from roberts.
A punch combination from roberts misses.
Tocha tries to clinch but roberts is having none of it.
roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
craig roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Tocha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? roberts is fending him off so far but Tocha persists. Nope, roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
craig roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Tocha.
A combination from roberts does no damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tocha!
Tocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tocha just misses with a punch to the body.
roberts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by roberts.
roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tocha counters with a nice low kick that buckles roberts's knee momentarily.
Tocha wants to clinch up but roberts keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
roberts avoids the body shot from Tocha.
Tocha scoring well with a low kick there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by roberts.
Tocha wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

roberts stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
roberts misses with the combination.
roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

craig roberts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on craig roberts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tocha takes a swing at roberts's ribcage but misses.
Tocha jabs roberts right on the nose. roberts blinks but takes it well.

Tocha rushes roberts and presses him up against the cage.
roberts is trying to break free.
roberts lands with a short shot to the head.
Tocha can't break the clinch.

Tocha manages to break the clinch.
roberts tries to bum rush Tocha with a series of wild strikes but Tocha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
roberts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tocha closes the distance looking to clinch

so roberts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
roberts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tocha's head.
Tocha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
roberts stands and throws Tocha's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

roberts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Tocha bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jab from roberts.
Tocha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

roberts gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

roberts stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tocha to get to his feet.
Tocha scores with a head kick.
Tocha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tocha closes the distance looking to clinch

and roberts counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tocha's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

roberts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
roberts throws a series of punches but Tocha moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
roberts swinging wilding here.
roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tocha.
Tocha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice sprawl there from Tocha as roberts shoots in.
Tocha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No luck for roberts with that takedown attempt.
Tocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Tocha scoring well with a low kick there.

roberts gets a clinch.
Tocha is trying to stall.

roberts is trying to trip Tocha. He has hold of a leg but Tocha is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. roberts persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

roberts stands and steps away. Tocha gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
roberts throws a head kick that misses
and Tocha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tocha throws a nice head kick!
roberts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
roberts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

roberts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tocha tries to clinch up.
Paco Tocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tocha misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
craig roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for roberts, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... craig roberts!