PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Jee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jee comes to the cage accompanied by Get The Funk Out Of My Face. Roberts has chosen "The Touch" by Stan Bush as his entrance music. 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.

Jee
vs
Roberts

190 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

179 cm
22
176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonny Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jee moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Roberts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jee is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Jee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Jee shoots in but Roberts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jee tries for a takedown but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jee tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Jee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jee tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Jee throws a series of punches but Roberts avoids them all with ease.
Jee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roberts throws a hook to the side of Jee's head but Jee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jee throws a series of punches but Roberts avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts swings for the body but Jee moves out of range.
Jee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roberts tries to clinch up.

Roberts knocks Jee to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Jee is rocked!
Jee wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Roberts.
Jee dodges the ground and pound from Roberts.
Roberts wants to control for a moment but Jee uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Jee blocks the strikes from Roberts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to get to full guard but Jee has control of the leg.
Roberts throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Roberts manages to get to full guard.
Roberts throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jee is breathing heavily.
Roberts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts punching from mount but Jee doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Roberts goes for an armbar but Jee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jee.
Jee preventing the sweep.
Roberts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Jee is proving a slippery customer.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts wants to hit a switch here but Jee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roberts there!
Roberts is trying to escape the mount.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jee manages to capitalize on a mistake by Roberts to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Roberts dominated that round.
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.

Jee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Roberts is rocked!

It looks like Jonny Roberts has been cut.
Roberts swings for the body but Jee moves out of range.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Jee finish him?
Roberts lands a with a good body shot.
Roberts seems to have recovered his senses.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Jee blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jee misses with a few strikes there.
Jee misses with a head kick.
Roberts wants to clinch but Jee slips to the side
and Jee counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Jee is avoiding it.
Jee misses with a head kick.
Roberts tries to clinch up
and Jee counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Jee.
Jee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jonny Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts misses with a hook to the body
and Jee counters with a two punch combo.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Jee pushes him off.
Jee swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Karl Jee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Jee.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jee's sensitive parts.

Roberts instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Roberts.
Roberts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roberts lands an elbow inside.
Roberts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roberts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jee.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Roberts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts is leaning against Jee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Roberts slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jee.
Roberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts keeps control of Jee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts looking to slow down the pace here.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
Roberts pushes off an throws an elbow but Jee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roberts prevents Jee from breaking the clinch.
Jee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jee is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jee avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Jee wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Jee blocks with his arms.
Jee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Jee can't break the clinch.
Roberts prevents Jee from breaking the clinch.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts keeps control of Jee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Jee in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberts tries to work over Jee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jee is trying to break free.
Roberts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roberts landing knees to the head.
Jee is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
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 Jonny Roberts's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jee is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Roberts tries to clinch

and Jee counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Roberts down! Jee is looking to finish but Roberts is intelligently defending himself.
Roberts is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roberts trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jee passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jee tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Roberts tries to roll over but Jee keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is trying is best to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts wants to clinch

and Jee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roberts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jee dodges an elbow strike from Roberts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Jee's ribcage.
Jee can't break the clinch.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Jee fails to pull guard.
Jee is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jee's brow.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roberts.
Jee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts prevents Jee from breaking the clinch.
Roberts misses with an elbow over the top.
Jee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jee blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Jee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jee.
Jee is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jee's brow.
Jee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roberts.
Jee is trying to break free.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike.
Jee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jee blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Roberts pushes off an throws an elbow but Jee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roberts stops a takedown attempt from Jee.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
Jee blocks an uppercut.
Karl Jee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jee fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Jee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jee blocking some punches.
Jee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Jee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
Jee wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Jee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roberts.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberts throws an elbow but misses.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts is trying to stall.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jee is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Jee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts connects with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Jee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roberts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Roberts!