PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Homecoming . This should be fireworks!

Roberts
vs
Patterson

196 cm
25
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

201 cm
22
278 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Sun-Tzu
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Roberts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Roberts scores with a nice strike.
Roberts throws a hook but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts stuns Patterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patterson prevents a body shot from Roberts.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Roberts back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patterson.
Patterson tries a body shot but Roberts blocks it.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Roberts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Roberts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Patterson.
Roberts throws a punch but it's blocked by Patterson.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
Roberts can't find room to land a body shot as Patterson controls the action.
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patterson lands a shoulder strike.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roberts definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
Patterson lands with a light punch inside.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Patterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Patterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patterson lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Ray Roberts has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow.
Patterson presses Roberts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts tries to work over Patterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Patterson.
Patterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with a body punch.
Patterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Patterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Patterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson lands with a left to the head.

Roberts is rocked!
Patterson has Roberts pressed against the cage. He pushes Roberts back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Patterson throws a beautiful elbow that sends Roberts crashing to the floor! Patterson piles on the pressure with more strikes! Roberts is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Patterson! Floyd Patterson retains his heavyweight title!
Floyd Patterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ray Roberts spoke after the fight, saying 'I want a rematch!'.