PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rubiao Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Macarenco
vs
Roberts

159 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
24
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubiao Macarenco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macarenco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Macarenco avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Donk. Roberts catches Macarenco right on the button with a cross.
Roberts lands a nice hook to Macarenco's body. Macarenco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macarenco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts throws a series of strikes that have Macarenco backpedaling.
Roberts stuns Macarenco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macarenco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roberts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macarenco manages to avoid it.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Macarenco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts scores with a hook to the body. Macarenco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jake Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macarenco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts stalks Macarenco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Macarenco's face. Macarenco staggers backwards, shaken.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Macarenco is just out of range.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macarenco manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a jab-cross combination.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts swings for the body but Macarenco moves out of range.
Macarenco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberts swings for the body but Macarenco moves out of range.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roberts as he avoids it easily.
Macarenco shoots in but Roberts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubiao Macarenco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macarenco was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Macarenco is just out of range.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts throws a body punch but Macarenco moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Macarenco takes one on the button.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macarenco moves away.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jake Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberts throws a right hand that Macarenco ducks under and follows up with a left that Macarenco also avoids with ease.
Roberts throws a body punch but Macarenco moves out of range.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Macarenco avoids nicely.
Macarenco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Macarenco takes one to the chin there.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts takes a swing at Macarenco's ribcage but misses.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
Rubiao Macarenco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts swinging wildly here.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Macarenco avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
Roberts takes a swing at Macarenco's ribcage but misses.
Roberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macarenco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Macarenco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Macarenco moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Macarenco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macarenco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roberts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco can't get the takedown.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
A punch combination from Roberts misses.
Macarenco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roberts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Macarenco somewhat.
Macarenco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roberts's waist but Roberts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macarenco off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macarenco, pushing him back against the cage.

Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts stuffs the takedown.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Macarenco is just out of range.
Roberts takes a swing at Macarenco's ribcage but misses.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Macarenco does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Roberts.
Roberts throws a body punch but Macarenco moves out of range.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Macarenco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to bum rush Macarenco with a series of wild strikes but Macarenco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Macarenco moves out of range easily.
Roberts throws a body punch but Macarenco moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Macarenco moves out of range.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Macarenco avoids nicely.
Macarenco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macarenco thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubiao Macarenco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macarenco shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a body punch but Macarenco moves out of range.
Macarenco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roberts sprawls well. Roberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Macarenco gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macarenco.
Roberts throws a body punch but Macarenco moves out of range.
Rubiao Macarenco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roberts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jake Roberts!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jake Roberts!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jake Roberts!

Jake Roberts wins by unanimous decision!