PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Roberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syd The Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syd The Machine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roberson
vs
The Machine

174 cm
23
215 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahmed Roberson!
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, Syd The Machine!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Machine avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Machine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Machine tries to clinch but Roberson moves out of range.
Syd The Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberson works over The Machine's head and body with a nice combination.
The Machine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roberson is out of range and The Machine settles back down.

The Machine dives in and scores a takedown into Roberson's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Machine wants to control from the top but Roberson keeps moving.
The Machine stays in close to Roberson's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Syd The Machine was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Roberson moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberson avoids the head kick by The Machine.

Roberson gets tackled into the cage by The Machine. The Machine maintains the clinch.
The Machine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberson walks away with a smile on his face. The Machine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The Machine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roberson to the mat! Roberson manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Machine gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Machine shoots in looking for a takedown but Roberson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Machine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ahmed Roberson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syd The Machine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Machine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roberson pinned against the cage. Roberson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roberson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roberson shoots in but The Machine avoids the takedown attempt easily.

The Machine closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Machine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

The Machine breaks from the clinch.
The Machine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Machine fails with the takedown.
Roberson really is a fat lump.
The Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Machine shoots for a double leg takedown but Roberson sprawls well. He's pushed The Machine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Machine thows a body kick. Roberson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roberson is breathing heavily.
The Machine tries to clinch but Roberson is having none of it.
Roberson throws a solid leg kick but The Machine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roberson.

The Machine has Roberson up against the cage in a clinch.

The Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The Machine looking to score a takedown here. Roberson is defending well but The Machine drives through and ends up in Roberson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Machine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Machine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roberson's guard.
The Machine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Syd The Machine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roberson shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Syd The Machine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roberson blocks a low kick nicely.

The Machine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roberson to the mat! Roberson manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Roberson is working an open guard so The Machine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The Machine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Machine shoots in looking for a takedown. Roberson tries to sprawl out of it but The Machine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roberson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Machine dives in and grabs Roberson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roberson pushes down on The Machine's head and hops out.
The Machine falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Roberson counter with a right hand.
Ahmed Roberson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Machine shoots in but Roberson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ahmed Roberson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syd The Machine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberson dives in for a single leg takedown but The Machine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

The Machine tightens his grip and picks Roberson up, before dumping him to the ground. Roberson manages to land in guard.
The Machine controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roberson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roberson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Machine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberson wants to sweep here but The Machine controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roberson tries to clinch but The Machine is having none of it.
The Machine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roberson but Roberson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Machine.
The Machine has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from The Machine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Machine throws a head kick but Roberson moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Machine or perhaps it was just good defense by Roberson, which made it look bad.
The Machine is breathing heavily.
The Machine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roberson but Roberson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Machine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roberson counters with a head kick.

Roberson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Machine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roberson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roberson goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Machine prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Machine has him pressed against the cage.

The Machine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Machine misses with a kick to the body.
The Machine misses with a takedown attempt - Roberson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Roberson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Machine did well to prevent Roberson getting side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground and pound from Roberson.
The Machine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Syd The Machine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The Machine fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberson stalks The Machine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Machine's face. The Machine staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Machine is defended easily by Roberson.
The Machine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roberson circles away.
Ahmed Roberson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syd The Machine.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Machine.
The Machine throws a nice looking combination but Roberson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Machine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Machine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Machine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Machine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Roberson counters with a stiff right hand.
The Machine takes a swing at Roberson's ribcage but misses.
Roberson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Machine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Machine tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roberson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Machine somewhat.
Roberson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Machine.
Roberson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roberson tries to clinch there but The Machine circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Machine takes the fight into the clinch.

The Machine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Syd The Machine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Machine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberson is just out of range.
Roberson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roberson.
The Machine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberson counters with a big head kick but The Machine shrugs it off.
The Machine fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberson slaps away a takedown attempt from The Machine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberson throws a head kick that The Machine semi-blocks.

Roberson scores with a takedown into The Machine's guard.
The Machine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Machine wants to sweep but no luck.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Syd The Machine hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Machine misses with a takedown attempt - Roberson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberson slips under a jab from The Machine.
The Machine throws a head kick but Roberson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberson scores with a nice right hand.

Roberson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Machine was covering up waiting for the punch and Roberson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ahmed Roberson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Syd The Machine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberson is in close to The Machine's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmed Roberson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Machine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Syd The Machine!