PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Pans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pans
vs
Roberts

188 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Pans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roberts avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pans avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Pans circles away easily

and Pans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pans is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pans passes into half guard.
Pans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts is trying to maintain the position but Pans is very close to passing his half guard.
Pans content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pans lands with a punch from half guard.
Pans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roberts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pans is keen to just control but Roberts is a slippery customer.
Roberts works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Pans from controlling successfully.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Pans controlling him for the moment.
Roberts trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pans advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts is trying to control Pans's posture but Pans avoids it.
Roberts tries to improve position but can't.
Pans grinds an elbow into Roberts's temple.
Roberts looks winded!
Pans in side control lands a decent elbow.
Roberts is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pans connects with a decent elbow.
Pans cracks Roberts with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roberts is trying to control Pans's posture but Pans avoids it.
Pans working the body and head with strikes.
Roberts is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pans connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pans scores with a couple of short elbows.

Roberts is rocked!
Pans working the ground and pound from side control.
Roberts is still in real trouble! Can Pans finish him?
Pans working the ground and pound from side control.
Pans scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Roberts is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Pans can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Pans!