PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jeff Roberts enters the cage!

Barnes
vs
Roberts

175 cm
25
140 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

182 cm
30
154 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Roberts's head back.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes cracks Roberts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Jeff Roberts has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uriah Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Roberts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes, which made it look bad.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes tries to clinch

and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barnes won't be happy with that.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Roberts is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Roberts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Roberts is chipping away with strikes.
Roberts grinds an elbow into Barnes's temple.
Roberts cracks Barnes with a big elbow.
Roberts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barnes to see if he's OK.
Roberts wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Roberts wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barnes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Roberts is controlling him well.
Roberts cracks Barnes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roberts connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barnes some visible discomfort.
Roberts trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Roberts lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barnes tries to escape but Roberts is in control.
Roberts in side control lands a decent elbow.
Roberts looks up at the clock and then as Barnes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roberts smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Roberts lands some shots froms side control.

Barnes is rocked!
Roberts controls the position from side control.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roberts trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Roberts in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Barnes looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Roberts turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Roberts!
Jeff Roberts seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.