PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bahug Lat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Roberts
vs
Lat

189 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bahug Lat!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lat swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Roberts shoots in and bounces Lat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lat trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
Roberts stays in close to Lat's body and controls the position.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
Lat trying to control the position here.
Lat controls Roberts momentarily but Roberts frees himself.
Roberts content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lat is trying to control the position but Roberts postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts controlling from the top position.
Roberts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lat wants to get back to his feet but Roberts drags him back down.
Lat manages to get back to half guard.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lat's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lat tries to roll over but Roberts keeps him under control.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roberts uses his free foot to push down on Lat's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lat.
Roberts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Roberts unloads with some shots from mount but Lat bucks and avoids them well.
Roberts tries to control but Lat wriggling away.
Roberts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lat looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking to control but Lat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roberts tries to control but Lat wriggling away.
Lat tries to hold on but Roberts postures up.
Lat taking shots to the head.
Roberts trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberts looking to finish Lat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roberts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Roberts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lat is working to get back to half guard.
Roberts looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Roberts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roberts connects with a body shot.
Dave Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Roberts has Lat up against the cage in a clinch.
Lat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Roberts gets control of Lat's arms and successfully pulls guard. Roberts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Lat postures up.
Roberts looking for a sweep. Not yet Roberts, not yet.

Roberts has his feet on Lat's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Roberts feints and as Lat raises his hands in defense, Roberts changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lat is controlling Roberts's posture.
Roberts forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberts trying to control from half guard but Lat is working away.
Roberts is really struggling to control Lat but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roberts is thwarting Lat's attempts to control the position.

Roberts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Roberts rushes Lat and presses him up against the cage.

Roberts ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Roberts no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lat trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roberts's guard.
Lat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lat preventing the sweep.
Lat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Lat from controlling successfully.
Lat throws a strike but Roberts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lat stalks Roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roberts's face. Roberts staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lat counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roberts throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberts is trying to keep Lat in close.
Lat stands and throws Roberts's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lat in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Roberts is trying to control Lat's posture but Lat avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Roberts will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lat scores with a three punch combo!

Roberts moves into range and clinches up with Lat.
Lat tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roberts stalling in the clinch.
Lat tries to pull guard but Roberts won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Lat has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Roberts regains guard immediately.
Roberts controlling Lat's posture.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Lat is proving a slippery customer.
Lat looking to sit in guard and control but Roberts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lat has momentary wrist control but Roberts slips an elbow through the middle.

Lat is working an open guard so Roberts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Lat circles away.
Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lat is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Lat circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lat gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roberts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lat looking for a sweep. Not yet Lat, not yet.
Lat trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
Roberts controlling from the top position.
Roberts has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dave Roberts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lat controls Roberts momentarily but Roberts frees himself.
Lat keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Roberts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roberts trying to control but Lat is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dave Roberts.
Lat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roberts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Roberts!