PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babsie Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Paneda
vs
Roberts

179 cm
30
207 lbs
7 - 19 - 0

168 cm
30
205 lbs
9 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Babsie Paneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paneda circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses

and Paneda moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Paneda.

Paneda successfully pulls guard.
Paneda is trying to keep Roberts in close.
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
Paneda wants to sweep here but Roberts controlling him for the moment.
Roberts controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Paneda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Paneda has his feet on Roberts's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Babsie Paneda has been cut.
Roberts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paneda.
Paneda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Paneda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Paneda trying to control the pace.
Roberts wants to improve his position but Paneda is controlling well.
Roberts holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Paneda controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paneda tries to stand and escape but Roberts is controlling the position.
Paneda sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Paneda is trying to work for a kimura but Roberts is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roberts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paneda prevents Roberts from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paneda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.
Roberts misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Paneda stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Roberts to get to his feet.
Roberts misses with a body punch

so Paneda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roberts looks gassed!
Roberts wants to sweep here but Paneda controlling him for the moment.
Paneda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Paneda stays in close to Roberts's body and controls the position.
Paneda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roberts is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking to control.
Paneda wants to stand but Roberts is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paneda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Babsie Paneda just wasn't active enough.

Paneda takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paneda walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Babsie Paneda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Babsie Paneda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paneda manages to avoid it.
Roberts misses with a body kick.
Paneda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roberts finds it's way round the side to connect with Paneda's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roberts.
Roberts throws a front kick that sends Paneda stumbling back into the cage.
Roberts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts looks for the body kick but Paneda saw that one coming.

Paneda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paneda controlling the pace for now.
Roberts regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts tries to get to full guard but Paneda has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paneda trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Paneda not doing much here.
Roberts wants to control but Paneda is keeping busy.
Roberts missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to hold on to Paneda's head to control him but Paneda postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paneda is looking to clinch.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paneda fails to land the takedown.
Roberts looks to land a combination. Paneda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Paneda gets a clinch.
Roberts trying to control the position but instead, Paneda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roberts into the cage.

Paneda breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paneda works over Roberts's head and body with a nice combination.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paneda.

Roberts gets caught flat footed, as Paneda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roberts looking to control.

Paneda decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Roberts, up you get!
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paneda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roberts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paneda doesn't seem bothered though.

Paneda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Paneda from controlling successfully.
Roberts looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is adopting a defensive guard.
Paneda wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Babsie Paneda just wasn't active enough.

Paneda has managed to clinch.

Paneda manages to break the clinch.
Roberts scores with a one two! Paneda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Paneda fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roberts sprawls well initially but Paneda persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paneda prevents Roberts from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jake Roberts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Babsie Paneda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick by Roberts misses

and Paneda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roberts gets back to full guard.
Roberts doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Paneda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paneda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Babsie Paneda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Paneda scores with a head kick. Roberts tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Babsie Paneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paneda throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Paneda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Roberts tries to keep at a distance but Paneda has taken the fight into the clinch.

Paneda gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Paneda stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paneda.
Roberts trying to control here.

Paneda stands up out of the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paneda shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jake Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paneda blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Roberts gets caught flat footed, as Paneda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roberts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Paneda isn't so interested in that idea.
Paneda trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Roberts pulls Paneda in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Paneda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Paneda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paneda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roberts manages to work his way to half guard, despite Paneda's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paneda controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paneda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Babsie Paneda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paneda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Babsie Paneda!