PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Too Sexy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Roy
vs
Pelican

171 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

155 cm
23
139 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelican throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelican missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crusty Pelican seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelican looks for the body kick but Roy saw that one coming.
Pelican throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy moves out of range as Pelican strikes.
Roy blocks a head kick by Pelican.
Pelican swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pelican throws a head kick that misses.
Pelican throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelican fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roy on the side of the head.
Roy moves away from the strike by Pelican.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Roy moves out of range as Pelican strikes.
Pelican lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pelican throws a shot from downtown. Roy moves away and avoids it.
Pelican ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.

Roy scores with a takedown into Pelican's guard.
Roy postures up in Pelican's guard and throws a big left but Pelican blocks it.
Pelican avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pelican controls Roy momentarily but Roy frees himself.

Pelican is looking for a triangle but Roy pushes his legs off easily.
Roy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelican works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Pelican has his foot on Roy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roy works his way back into a safe position though.

Pelican has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pelican looks gassed!

Pelican is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roy is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Pelican blocks nicely.
Roy looking to pass the guard.

Pelican is looking for a triangle here but Roy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Roy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pelican knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pelican is trying to get back to half guard.
Roy tries to score with some ground and pound. Pelican controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican tries to bench press Roy off him but Roy keeps the position.
Roy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pelican is trying to get back to his feet.

Roy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Roy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pelican throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pelican.
Pelican throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
Pelican throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pelican cracks Roy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roy moves away from the strike by Pelican.
Pelican waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roy.
Roy blocks a head kick by Pelican.
Roy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelican smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pelican misses with a head kick.
Pelican throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roy moves away from the strike by Pelican.
Pelican misses with a hook. Roy ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crusty Pelican dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Roy slips a jab and a cross from Pelican.
Pelican is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The fighters circling - Pelican throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelican fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelican looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.
Pelican throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Pelican pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pelican throws a push kick but Roy slaps the foot to one side.
Pelican misses the jab.
Pelican throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelican misses with a wild body shot.
Pelican ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Pelican tries a head kick but it misses.
Pelican looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Pelican is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy throws a jab but it's blocked by Pelican.
Pelican looks to land a body kick but Roy moved away.

Roy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roy looking to pass the guard.

Roy drops back looking for a leg! Pelican is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pelican manages to kick Roy off! Roy jumps back into Pelican's guard.

Pelican working for a triangle but Roy defends it easily.

Roy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pelican escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Pelican looking for a guillotine here but Roy defends easily.

Roy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pelican is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pelican has escaped and now he's on top!
Pelican is pushing down on Roy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roy is fighting to maintain full guard but Pelican has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roy is looking for a sweep. Pelican is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pelican is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pelican prevents Roy from improving his position.
Roy gets back to full guard.

Pelican drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roy dives on top into guard.
Roy tries to free his leg and advance position but Pelican is retaining full guard.

Pelican has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Roy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Pelican is looking for a triangle but Roy pushes his legs off easily.

Pelican is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roy defends well.
Pelican doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roy passes Pelican's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pelican trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pelican actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Crusty Pelican will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pelican rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pelican swinging wilding here.
Pelican misses with a straight left.
Roy defending well as Pelican loads up on a big left hand.
Roy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelican.
Roy slips a jab from Pelican.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelican looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.
Pelican misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelican changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelican misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelican.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelican.
Pelican misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roy.
Roy looks for a takedown but Pelican sprawls well.
Pelican misses the jab.
Pelican throws a jab but it's blocked by Roy.
Pelican missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelican looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.

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.
Pelican misses with a wild combination.
Pelican looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Pelican tries a head kick but it misses.
Roy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelican misses with the combination.
Roy swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelican.
Pelican throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Pelican misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pelican misses with a wild combination.
Pelican throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roy slips a jab from Pelican.
Pelican misses with a looping left.
Pelican takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.

Roy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Roy is trying to work for a kimura but Pelican is defending well.
Pelican keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pelican.
Pelican working a defensive guard here.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pelican is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roy is aware though and is defending well.
Crusty Pelican is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Roy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pelican is trying to keep Roy in close.
Pelican looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roy is looking to work some ground and pound but Pelican has wrist control.
Pelican is trying to keep Roy in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rob Roy.
I think Pelican has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crusty Pelican!