PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MT Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Rockstar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barry
vs
Roberts

201 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

196 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Billy Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MT Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Billy Barry has been cut.

Roberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Barry is defending well.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barry defending well though.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.

Roberts is working for a kimura but Barry is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Roberts is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry is looking to improve his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roberts throwing shots but Barry is blocking nicely.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Roberts feints and as Barry raises his hands in defense, Roberts changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Barry is working an open guard so Roberts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barry manages to avoid it.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Roberts thumps Barry with a low kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Barry enables Roberts to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts wants to stand but Barry is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Roberts gets to his feet - Barry follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Barry.

Roberts gets a takedown into half guard.
Barry is looking to control Roberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barry avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Roberts is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barry sees it coming and defends easily.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Roberts is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barry sees it coming and defends easily.

Roberts wants to work for an arm triangle but Barry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barry preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roberts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MT Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Barry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Barry enables Roberts to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Barry has his feet on Roberts's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Roberts misses with a low kick.

Barry moves into range and clinches up with Roberts.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Roberts drags the fight down to the ground.

Barry has gone for a leg lock! Roberts slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barry's guard.

Roberts trying to control but Barry is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts has gone for a leg lock! Barry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Roberts's guard.

Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Barry is proving a slippery customer.
Barry landing with the ground and pound.

Roberts has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Barry has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Roberts gets control of Barry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Roberts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barry postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Barry throws a big right hand that misses.

Barry is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Roberts is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Roberts has escaped and now he's on top!

Roberts drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roberts has Barry in his guard.

Roberts is trying to keep Barry in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Barry is pushing down on Roberts's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roberts is fighting to maintain full guard but Barry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roberts is trying to stand back up but Barry is controlling him

Barry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roberts defends it well.
Roberts wants to control but Barry is keeping busy.

Barry wants to work for an arm triangle but Roberts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barry throwing shots but Roberts is blocking nicely.

Barry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roberts defends it well.

Roberts manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barry keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Roberts pulls Barry into guard.
Roberts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Barry has gone for a leg lock! Roberts slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barry's guard.

Roberts trying to control but Barry is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MT Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Barry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Roberts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roberts throws a head kick that Barry semi-blocks.

Roberts closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barry did well to prevent Roberts getting side control.
Roberts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Roberts is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Barry still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Barry has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Roberts wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Barry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry lands an elbow.
Barry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Roberts tries to escape but Barry is in control.

Barry has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Roberts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roberts cracks Barry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Barry enables Roberts to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roberts tries to stand but Barry is controlling from the bottom.
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wanted to stand there but Barry had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roberts tries to work over Barry's front leg with a kick but Barry checks it.

Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Barry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts taking some punishment here, with Barry in his half guard.
Barry lands strikes from half guard.
Barry looks to land a strike but Roberts avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Roberts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Roberts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barry wants to stand but Roberts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Barry drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roberts dives on top into guard.

Billy Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Barry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
MT Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roberts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30

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