PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soham Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roy
vs
Frazier

189 cm
25
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

225 cm
25
275 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soham Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Roy.
Roy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Roy misses the target.
Frazier is looking to chop away at Roy's legs.
Frazier lands with a thumping leg kick.

Roy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Frazier quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roy trying to control from half guard but Frazier is working away.
Frazier is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roy lands a nice short elbow.
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frazier's head.
Frazier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frazier defending well though.
Frazier regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Roy.
Roy being controlled here momentarily.
Roy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roy throws a big right hand that misses.
Roy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Frazier blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roy trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Frazier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roy wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
Frazier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roy.
Frazier has his hands on Roy's head, controlling the position.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Roy from controlling successfully.
Roy working some strikes from top position.
Roy 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.
Roy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frazier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roy is looking to work some ground and pound but Frazier has wrist control.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Roy from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frazier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roy throws a big elbow that misses.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roy scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roy looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soham Roy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Roy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frazier avoids it really well and circles away.
Frazier is looking to score with low kicks.
Roy throws a head kick that Frazier semi-blocks.
Frazier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Roy jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Roy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Frazier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Roy.
Roy with the ground and pound but Frazier regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Roy trying to control from half guard but Frazier is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy with the ground and pound but Frazier uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Frazier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soham Roy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roy postures up in Frazier's guard and throws a big left but Frazier blocks it.
Roy landing with the ground and pound.
Frazier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roy scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws a big right hand that misses.
Frazier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roy trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Roy is looking to work some ground and pound but Frazier has wrist control.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frazier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frazier's guard.
Roy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frazier wants to get back to full guard.
Roy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roy controlling the action here.
Roy working the head and body with strikes.
Roy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frazier defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frazier can do to turn this around?
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frazier's head.
Roy thows a huge punch but Frazier dodges it nicely.
Frazier won't allow Roy to pass to mount.
Frazier is refusing to be controlled, as Roy sits in half guard.
Frazier trying to control but Roy postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soham Roy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Roy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frazier defends well and Roy ends up having to push Frazier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roy presses Frazier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Roy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Roy misses its intended target.
Roy throws a lazy head kick
and Frazier counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Frazier.
Roy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roy misses with a body shot.
Soham Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier slips a straight right by Roy.
Roy throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Roy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frazier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roy finds it's way round the side to connect with Frazier's head.
Roy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roy throws the left hand but Frazier avoids the punch easily.
Joe Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Roy as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Frazier's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Roy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roy throws a right hand that misses
and Frazier counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Frazier as Roy shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soham Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Roy.
Frazier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roy. That did some damage!
Roy throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.
Joe Frazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier thuds his shin into the meat of Roy's side.
Roy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier throws a leg kick which misses Roy's front leg but catches the back leg as Roy tries to avoid it.
Roy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy.
Frazier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frazier throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Frazier.
Roy moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier throws a low kick but Roy avoids it.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Frazier's shoulder, as Frazier tries to avoid the shot.
Roy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frazier on the side of the head.
Roy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Frazier throws a good cross that connects.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy.
Frazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frazier to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a low kick.
Roy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roy.
Roy swings for the body but Frazier moves out of range.

Roy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Roy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Frazier.
I think Roy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soham Roy!
After winning the bout, Soham Roy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.