PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jammal Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jammal Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Orange
vs
Roberts

199 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jammal Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange misses with a takedown
and Roberts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orange's knee momentarily.

Roberts gets tackled into the cage by Orange. Orange maintains the clinch.
Roberts dodges an elbow strike from Orange.
Orange jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberts walks away with a smile on his face. Orange gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Orange keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Roberts gets caught napping as Orange dives in and scores a takedown. Roberts manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Orange trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Roberts wants to stand but Orange is controlling the position.
Orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bob Orange wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Orange falls off balance throwing a combination

and Roberts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roberts.
Roberts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orange just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roberts wants to break free but Orange has control.
Roberts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Orange fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Orange looks for a takedown but Roberts sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Orange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Orange defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Orange into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roberts.
Orange tries for a takedown but Roberts manages to get underhooks.
Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orange avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roberts looking to stall.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orange gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Orange blocks with his arms.
Orange really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Orange has double underhooks.

Orange gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orange wants to pass the guard but Roberts is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roberts trying to control from the bottom.
Orange throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orange trying to mount his opponent but Roberts defends it.
Roberts manages to get to full guard.
Roberts has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Orange has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking for a sweep.
Orange lands a few punches from side control.
Orange controlling the position.
Roberts sneaks back into half guard.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. Orange is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orange stops Roberts from getting back to his feet.
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 Bob Orange 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.

Orange gets the takedown into side control.
Roberts is trying to work for a sweep but Orange has mounted him!
Orange tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roberts working to try and regain half guard.
Orange looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries to lock up and control but Orange gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roberts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Orange trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roberts sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roberts wants to stand back up but Orange manages to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orange looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roberts is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to remain calm as Orange controls from the top position.
Bob Orange overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Roberts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Orange tries to stand but Roberts is controlling his head.
Roberts tries to bench press Orange off him but Orange keeps the position.
Roberts is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Orange wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orange is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Orange is thwarting Roberts's attempts to control the position.
Orange perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts shoots in and drives through. Orange sprawls well.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Orange sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roberts is breathing heavily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Roberts enables Orange to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roberts manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Orange showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roberts is looking for a triangle but Orange pushes his legs off easily.
Orange lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Roberts has his foot on Orange's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orange works his way back into a safe position though.
Orange slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orange is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Orange dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A leg kick checked by Orange.
Roberts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Orange misses with the combination.
Orange shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roberts sprawls well. Roberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orange gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob Orange is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Orange moves into the clinch successfully.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Orange turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roberts tries to circle away but Orange has him pinned against the cage.
Roberts holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Orange drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange tries for a takedown but Roberts manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Orange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts keeps control of Orange as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Orange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orange looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orange throws a solid leg kick but Roberts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orange.
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Orange defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Orange into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roberts looking to slow down the pace here.
Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orange avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange is trying to pull guard but Roberts turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roberts tries to break free but Orange pushes him back against the cage.

Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Orange circles away.
Orange wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
Orange fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roberts avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberts tries to clinch but Orange is having none of it.

Roberts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Orange to the mat! Orange manages to get full guard.
Roberts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Orange is proving hard to escape from.
Orange will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a couple of elbows.
Orange keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Orange is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orange looking for a sweep. Not yet Orange, not yet.
Orange is looking to stand back up but Roberts counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Orange.
Roberts is trying to control. Orange wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Orange is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roberts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roberts winds up and cracks Orange with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Orange avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
Orange is not content to let Roberts control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orange is positioning himself well to prevent Roberts advancing to mount.
Jammal Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Orange is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orange is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jammal Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orange 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Orange!