PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roby Weeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atep Of Indonesia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roby Weeks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weeks
vs
Of Indonesia

178 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Fast

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roby Weeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atep Of Indonesia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Weeks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Weeks prevents Of Indonesia from standing back up.
Weeks thows a huge punch but Of Indonesia dodges it nicely.

Of Indonesia is defending against the submission attempts here by Weeks.
Weeks works his way into full mount!
Weeks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Of Indonesia because Weeks loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Weeks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weeks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Weeks controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Weeks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Weeks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Weeks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Of Indonesia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weeks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weeks looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Of Indonesia because Weeks loaded up on that one.

Weeks stands up from mount. Strange move.
Atep Of Indonesia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weeks moves in looking to clinch but Of Indonesia pushes him off.

Weeks scores a takedown into full mount!
Of Indonesia looks gassed!
Weeks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Weeks controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Weeks controlling his opponent.
Weeks lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roby Weeks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Of Indonesia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Of Indonesia tries to clinch up.
Of Indonesia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weeks looks for a takedown but Of Indonesia sprawls well.
Weeks fails with the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Weeks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roby Weeks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Indonesia looks to land a combination. Weeks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Of Indonesia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Of Indonesia lands with a kick to the ribs.

Of Indonesia clinches.
Of Indonesia can't break the clinch.

Of Indonesia breaks from the clinch.
Atep Of Indonesia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of Indonesia throws a one two combo.
Of Indonesia tries to clinch up but Weeks circles away and keeps his distance.
Of Indonesia closes the distance looking to clinch

and Weeks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weeks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Indonesia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Of Indonesia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Of Indonesia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Of Indonesia takes an elbow to the temple.
Of Indonesia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Of Indonesia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weeks looking for a takedown.
Of Indonesia tries a knee to the head but Weeks blocks it.
Of Indonesia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Weeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Weeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Indonesia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Of Indonesia as Weeks shoots in.
Left hook, right uppercut from Of Indonesia.
Of Indonesia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weeks shoots in and drives through. Of Indonesia sprawls well.
Of Indonesia throws a combination. Weeks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Weeks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Weeks advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weeks has control of Of Indonesia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Of Indonesia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weeks lands with some strikes.
Weeks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Weeks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weeks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Of Indonesia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Weeks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Of Indonesia because Weeks loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roby Weeks dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Weeks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Of Indonesia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Of Indonesia manages to break the clinch.

Weeks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Weeks decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Indonesia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weeks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Of Indonesia counters with a left and a right that stings Weeks.
Weeks fails with the takedown.

Weeks gets the takedown into side control.
Of Indonesia taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Of Indonesia wants to get back to his feet.
Weeks tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Indonesia wants to get back to his feet but Weeks drags him back down.
Weeks tries to score with some ground and pound. Of Indonesia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Roby Weeks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weeks trying to control the position but Of Indonesia is working away.
Weeks advances nicely into full mount.
Weeks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Weeks controlling the pace for now.
Weeks raining down shots from the mount!

Weeks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Of Indonesia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Weeks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Atep Of Indonesia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks happy to just control the position for now.

Weeks decides to stand up, so the ref orders Of Indonesia to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weeks fails to land the takedown.
Weeks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Of Indonesia.
Of Indonesia moves in looking to clinch but Weeks pushes him off.
Of Indonesia throws a front kick that sends Weeks stumbling back into the cage.
Weeks doesn't manage to clinch there - Of Indonesia circles away.

Weeks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Weeks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Weeks wants to control the pace but Of Indonesia is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roby Weeks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weeks, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roby Weeks!