PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bodybag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto comes into the arena with Dead By April - Trapped blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Roberto
vs
Bodybag

180 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bodybag!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bodybag closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bodybag lands in his opponent's guard.
Bodybag must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bodybag throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bodybag's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bodybag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roberto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bodybag scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bodybag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bodybag loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bodybag loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bodybag with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bodybag is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bodybag throwing strikes from guard but Roberto blocks nicely.
Roberto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Roberto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bodybag throws a right and a left that Roberto avoids nicely.

Bodybag looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Roberto!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberto is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag lands a heavy elbow.
Bodybag lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roberto hang on?
Roberto is trying to escape the mount.
Bodybag lands a big elbow.
Roberto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roberto is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bodybag lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Bodybag is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Roberto has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bodybag looks gassed!
Roberto is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Roberto is looking to improve his position but Bodybag isn't that keen on the idea.
Bodybag with shots to the head and body - Roberto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bodybag lands a nice shot to the head.
Roberto is trying to escape the mount.
Bodybag scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roberto?
Bodybag prevents Roberto from getting the reversal.
Bodybag breaks from Roberto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roberto is in all sorts of trouble here.

Bodybag working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Roberto tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag landing strikes from the mount and Roberto is in trouble!
Roberto can't escape the position.
Bodybag unloading with bombs!
Roberto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bodybag cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bodybag is landing with some decent strikes but Roberto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Bodybag.
Roberto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bodybag.
Roberto is trying to escape the mount.
Roberto regains half guard.
Bodybag is nestled in close to Roberto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roberto gets full guard.
Roberto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bodybag lands a couple of elbows.
Roberto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Roberto has momentary wrist control but Bodybag slips an elbow through the middle.
Roberto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bodybag is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberto has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roberto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roberto.
Pablo Roberto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roberto stuffs the takedown attempt from Bodybag. Bodybag gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Roberto. That snapped Bodybag's head back.
Roberto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bodybag backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bodybag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roberto lands a jab to the head.
Bodybag on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bodybag dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bodybag fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roberto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Roberto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bodybag tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roberto swivels and escapes.
Bodybag ducks right into an uppercut from Roberto.
Roberto cracks a nice hook into Bodybag's ribs.
Roberto works over Bodybag's head and body with a nice combination.
Roberto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roberto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bodybag tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bodybag shoots in for a double leg but Roberto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pablo Roberto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bodybag.
Bodybag throws a lazy right hand but Roberto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberto lands a jab to the head.
Bodybag misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left and a right from Roberto both land. Nice combination.
Pablo Roberto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberto cracks the inside of Bodybag's front leg.
Roberto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bodybag.
Roberto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Bodybag closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag prevents Roberto from improving his position.
Roberto gets full guard.
Roberto wants to sweep but no luck.
Bodybag scoring with some ground and pound.
Bodybag is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberto has wrist control.

Roberto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bodybag gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bodybag distracts Roberto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bodybag chips away with some ground and pound.
Bodybag with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bodybag throwing strikes from guard but Roberto blocks nicely.
Bodybag throwing strikes but missing.
Roberto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bodybag is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roberto is on top in guard.
Bodybag keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Bodybag throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bodybag tries to strike from the bottom.
Bodybag trying to strike off his back.
Roberto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roberto throwing strikes but missing.
Roberto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bodybag swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bodybag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roberto scores with a sloppy right hand. Bodybag should have avoided that one.
Roberto scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bodybag fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roberto sprawls well initially but Bodybag persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bodybag missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberto is pressing down on Bodybag's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roberto trying to strike off his back.
Bodybag lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Roberto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bodybag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roberto has momentary wrist control but Bodybag slips an elbow through the middle.
Bodybag with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roberto lands a decent shot there.

Bodybag drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bodybag jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roberto wants to sweep but no luck.
Bodybag distracts Roberto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roberto's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bodybag takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roberto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bodybag changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roberto tries to avoid it but Bodybag manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roberto to the ground. Roberto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pablo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bodybag shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bodybag takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roberto throws a hook but Bodybag avoids it easily.
Bodybag tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roberto swivels and escapes.
Bodybag throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberto.
Roberto loads up on a big right hand but Bodybag slips the punch.
Roberto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bodybag's head backwards.
Bodybag lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bodybag.
Bodybag fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bodybag fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberto lunges at Bodybag with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bodybag's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bodybag connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Roberto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Bodybag or perhaps it was just good defense by Roberto which made him look bad.
Roberto throws a series of punches but Bodybag avoids them all with ease.

Bodybag shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Roberto regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roberto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bodybag trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roberto's guard.
Roberto wants to sweep here but Bodybag controlling him for the moment.
Bodybag distracts Roberto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bodybag with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bodybag postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bodybag throwing strikes but missing.
Bodybag throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberto throws a series of punches but Bodybag moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag tries for a takedown but Roberto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bodybag ducks right into an uppercut from Roberto.
Roberto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roberto scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Roberto misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bodybag.
Roberto sneaks back into half guard.
Johnny Bodybag has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bodybag lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bodybag prevents Roberto from improving his position.
Bodybag is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Bodybag is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Roberto gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag lands a couple of elbows.
Roberto wants to sweep here but Bodybag controlling him for the moment.
Bodybag postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Roberto sizes up Bodybag with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Bodybag scores with a takedown into Roberto's guard.

Roberto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bodybag is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Roberto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bodybag's back instead.
Bodybag rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Roberto thows a huge punch but Bodybag dodges it nicely.
Roberto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag punching from the bottom.
Roberto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberto throwing shots but Bodybag is blocking nicely.
Bodybag regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roberto passes Bodybag's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bodybag missing with punches from the bottom.
Roberto 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.
Roberto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Roberto is trying to work for a kimura but Bodybag is defending well.
Bodybag lands with a few short shots to the body.
Bodybag won't allow Roberto to pass to mount.
Roberto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bodybag defending well though.
Bodybag misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Bodybag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bodybag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pablo Roberto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bodybag.
Good standup being displayed there by Roberto as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Roberto.
Bodybag slips under a jab from Roberto.
Bodybag shoots for a double leg takedown but Roberto sprawls well. He's pushed Bodybag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Bodybag with that takedown attempt.
Bodybag shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roberto but Roberto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roberto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberto lands with a right hand.
Bodybag closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roberto circles away.
Bodybag takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roberto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Roberto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bodybag's sensitive parts.
Roberto throws a shot from downtown. Bodybag moves away and avoids it.
Bodybag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bodybag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberto is fending him off so far but Bodybag persists. Nope, Roberto circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Bodybag.
I think Bodybag 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!