PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Aggot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Aggot
vs
Roberts

170 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

215 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Aggot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts is looking to clinch but Aggot is avoiding it.
Roberts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Aggot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roberts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aggot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roberts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aggot's efforts to push away.

Aggot breaks from the clinch.
Roberts swings for the body but Aggot moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Aggot.

Aggot has Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Aggot tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Aggot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aggot is trying to force a seperation but Roberts has the dominant position.
Roberts is trying to push Aggot away but Aggot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aggot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Aggot blocks it.
Aggot tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Aggot counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Aggot stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
Aggot misses with a looping right.

Aggot has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Roberts has Aggot pressed against the cage, preventing Aggot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aggot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roberts prevents Aggot from breaking the clinch.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aggot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Franklin Aggot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aggot circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aggot drives through and clinches with Roberts against the cage.
Roberts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Aggot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Aggot.
Aggot swinging wildly here.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Aggot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Aggot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roberts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roberts advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aggot manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aggot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Roberts with that takedown attempt.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aggot avoids it really well and circles away.

Roberts tries to sprawl but Aggot drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aggot wants to stand up but Roberts manages to regain full guard.
Aggot wanted to stand there but Roberts had control of the position.

Aggot stands up from Roberts's guard - Aggot perhaps looking for a knockout.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aggot counters with a two punch combo.
Roberts looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Aggot.

Aggot shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roberts napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Aggot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Aggot pushes him off.
A big right from Roberts misses.

Roberts rushes Aggot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Aggot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Aggot rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Roberts fails to pull guard.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch but Aggot keeps him there for the moment.

Aggot breaks the clinch.
Roberts throws an overhand right that lands on Aggot's shoulder, as Aggot tries to avoid the shot.

Aggot rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Roberts fails to pull guard.
Roberts fails to pull guard.
Franklin Aggot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aggot wants to break the clinch but can't.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Aggot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roberts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aggot is trying to stand up here but Roberts is controlling him well.

Roberts is looking for a kimura but Aggot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roberts to get the leverage.
Roberts trying to control from half guard but Aggot is working away.
Aggot trying to control but Roberts postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Aggot misses with a wild combination.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aggot circles away.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Aggot looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aggot tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to kick Aggot off but Aggot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Roberts wants to control but Aggot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roberts is trying to stand up here but Aggot is controlling him well.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Aggot wants to get back to his feet.

Aggot decides to return to a standing position.

Aggot shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roberts napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Aggot stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Roberts looks to clinch

so Aggot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aggot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Roberts is working an open guard so Aggot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Aggot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aggot throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Roberts tries to clinch up

and Aggot counters with a shoot takedown. Roberts fights it but they end up in guard.

Aggot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aggot misses with a double jab.
Franklin Aggot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Aggot rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aggot scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Aggot dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aggot is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Aggot circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Aggot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Aggot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Aggot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Aggot gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Aggot misses with a series of wild punches.

Aggot drives through with a takedown into Roberts's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aggot wants to stand but Roberts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Aggot stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roberts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aggot counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franklin Aggot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Aggot 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.
Aggot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aggot has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roberts is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aggot wants to get up but he can't break Roberts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aggot wanted to stand there but Roberts had control of the position.
Aggot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Aggot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roberts's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aggot wanted to stand there but Roberts had control of the position.
Aggot trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Aggot stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aggot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roberts's guard.

Roberts wriggles free and stands up.
Franklin Aggot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.

Roberts gets caught napping as Aggot dives in and scores a takedown. Roberts manages to retain guard.

Aggot gets to his feet. Roberts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roberts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aggot swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aggot throws a leg kick but Roberts moved away.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch

and Aggot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts trying to control from the bottom.
Aggot wants to stand up but Roberts has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Aggot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aggot 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Aggot!