PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Roberts
vs
York

200 cm
18
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Dark Storm Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus York!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - York circles away.
Roberts misses with the combination.
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on York. That did some damage!
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around York's waist but York gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
York keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from York.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Roberts with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
York misses the shot to the body.

York gets a takedown into half guard.

York looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
York missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts wants to control but York is keeping busy and won't allow it.
York sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

York is looking for a kimura here.

Roberts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. York is working away from the top position though.
York keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
York working over Roberts with some ground and pound. Roberts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
York not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for York on the ground.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
York looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
York lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roberts punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is refusing to be controlled, as York sits in half guard.
York frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
York pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
York landing strikes, looking to finish!
York has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roberts's face.
Roberts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Roberts has left one of his arms exposed and York doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Roberts screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus York!