PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Nacho Libre - Ramses. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: n. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Roberts
vs
Jones

209 cm
21
356 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
294 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramses Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Roberts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramses Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.

Roberts darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Roberts.
Roberts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roberts stalling in the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Roberts presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts lands a left hand.
Roberts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Roberts.
Roberts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands a right hand.
Roberts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
A right hook to the body lands for Roberts.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roberts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roberts displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Roberts lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Roberts - that landed with a thud.
Roberts has Jones pushed against the cage.
Roberts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roberts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roberts pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Roberts has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Roberts pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Roberts dives into Jones's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
Jones looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roberts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roberts sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Roberts defends it.
Jones thows a huge punch but Roberts dodges it nicely.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roberts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramses Roberts dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Roberts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Roberts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones cracks Roberts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Roberts is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roberts's half guard.
Oh Roberts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones throwing shots but Roberts is blocking nicely.
Roberts seems to have got his legs back now.
Roberts is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roberts is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones thuds a left hand into Roberts's body.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roberts managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones wants to control but Roberts is keeping him busy.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roberts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberts keeps working.
Roberts parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roberts to escape.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Roberts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Roberts! Jones senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Roberts out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Jones!