PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dio Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Roberts
vs
Brown

190 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dio Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco Brown!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Roberts seems unphased.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Roberts clinches up against the cage.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Roberts breaks the clinch.

Brown scores with a takedown into Roberts's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
Roberts has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.

Roberts has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bosco Brown wasn't active enough on the ground.
Roberts throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Roberts throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Dio Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosco Brown.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roberts tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roberts to the ground. Roberts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Bosco Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Roberts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Roberts counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Roberts counters with a two punch combo.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Roberts.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Roberts slips a jab from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown checks a low kick from Roberts.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberts with a jab.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Brown shoots and misses
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown tries for a takedown but Roberts circles away easily
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roberts swivels and escapes.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dio Roberts will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Roberts.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Roberts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dio Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosco Brown.
Roberts misses with a double jab.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a one-two to the body.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts stalls.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown checks a low kick from Roberts.
Brown tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Roberts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dio Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Roberts moves into range and clinches up with Brown.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
Brown blocks a jab.
Roberts looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown shoots and misses
and Roberts counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Brown shoots in.
Roberts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roberts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roberts is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Roberts lands with a right hand.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Roberts tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Roberts counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
Roberts throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dio Roberts dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Roberts throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a solid body kick.
Brown shoots and misses
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dio Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosco Brown.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts slips under a jab.
Roberts misses with a straight right.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Bosco Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Roberts.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts misses with a straight right.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roberts counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Dio Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts misses with a body kick.

Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roberts punching from the bottom.
Brown is thwarting Roberts's attempts to control the position.
Brown prevents Roberts from improving his position.
Brown is thwarting Roberts's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberts wants to get back to full guard.
Roberts on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roberts tries to get out of the position.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Roberts is looking to improve his position.
Roberts is working hard here to advance position.
Dio Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dio 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

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