PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ellis Schooley (ranked 7044 p4p, 589 weight class) and Roy Roach (ranked 4174 p4p, 423 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schooley
vs
Roach

195 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellis Schooley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Roach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schooley throws a hook to the side of Roach's head but Roach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Roach closes the distance and clinches.
Schooley misses with a punch to the body.
Roach cracks Schooley with a nice body shot.
Roach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schooley backwards.
Schooley tries to score a body lock takedown but Roach shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schooley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schooleys head.
A right hook to the body lands for Roach.
Roach has Schooley pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roach slows down the pace here.
Schooley throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach avoiding damage.
Roach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schooley misses with a body punch.
Schooley throws a head punch that misses.
Roach is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schooley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roach is leaning against Schooley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Roach.
Schooley misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Roach.
Schooley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Roach.
Schooley is breathing heavily.
Roach pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roach is pushing Schooley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Roach taking a breather.
Roach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roach blocks a body shot from Schooley.
Roach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roach holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schooley working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roach.

Schooley is rocked!
Schooley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Schooley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roach will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schooley up against the cage.
Schooley seems to have got his legs back now.
Schooley is trying to drag Roach to the mat but Roach just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach controlling the action here for a moment.
Schooley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roach prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ellis Schooley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roach.
Roach holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Roach.
Roach dodges an elbow strike from Schooley.
Nice body punch from Roach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schooley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roach pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Roach avoiding damage.
Roach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schooley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good body shot from Roach.
Roach lands a shot to the body.
Roach digs a right hand underneath Schooley's ribcage. Schooley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Roach throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Roach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schooley backwards.
Roach stalling against the cage.
Schooley tries for a takedown. No joy.
A left hand lands to the body for Roach.
Roach works on Schooley's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Roach lands a hook that snaps the head of Schooley backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schooley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roach.
Schooley misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Roach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roach.
Roach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roach's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roach.
Roach lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Roach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Schooley feints and then cracks Roach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roach down.
Schooley misses the jab.

Roach instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schooley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roach's brow.
Roach displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schooley up against the cage.
Schooley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roach pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roach works on Schooley's body with a couple of short punches.
Roach stalling the fight.
Roach lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Roach on the inside.
Schooley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Roach.
A bit of stalling here from Roach.
Roach lands a shot to the body.
Schooley being controlled against the cage.
Roach lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach stalling in the clinch.
Roach lands with a short shot to the head.
Roach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roach stalling.
Roach dips a shoulder and cracks Schooley with a mighty uppercut! Schooley falls back against the cage and Roach unloads with a barrage of strikes! Schooley is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Roach screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Roach!
A less than humble Roy Roach misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.