PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach comes to the cage accompanied by The Simpsons Theme Song. Bartholomew Roach is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Roach
vs
Renato

191 cm
24
213 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
211 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Renato counter with a right hand.
Renato tries to score with a low kick but Roach moves his leg out of the way.
Roach blocks a low kick nicely.
Renato throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Roach.
Roach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Renato on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Renato.
Roach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Renato wants to land a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Renato wants to slow Roach down by chopping away at his legs.
Renato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roach scores with a jab. Renato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Renato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Roach.
Roach misses with a straight right.
Renato scores with a punch to the head.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Roach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Renato thuds a left hand into Roach's body.
Renato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roach is looking to clinch but Renato is avoiding it.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Renato misses its intended target.
Roach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
Roach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roach looks for the body kick but Renato saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato throws a leg kick
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roach tries to work over Renato's front leg with a kick but Renato checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roach's hands.
Roach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roach throws a sloppy head kick and Renato moves out of range easily.
Roach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renato. Renato obviously looking to wear him down.
Roach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Roach.
Roach lands with a cross.
Roach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
Roach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renato.
Renato defending well as Roach loads up on a big left hand.
Renato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Renato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Roach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Renato lands a left and a right that send Roach crashing to the mat, dazed. Renato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Roach is rocked!
Renato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Roach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Renato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roach circles away quickly and effectively.
Renato avoids a kick to the body.
Roach seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
Renato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renato.
Renato scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Renato.
A head kick by Renato misses
and Roach counters with a straight right hand.
Renato moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Renato, as that shot connected.
Renato swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Renato finds it's way round the side to connect with Roach's head.
Roach lands a jab.
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roach misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roach was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
Renato swings widly with a right hand
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Renato misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renato.
Roach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Renato throws a leg kick
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renato misses with a right hand
and Roach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renato takes one on the button.
Renato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Renato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Renato lands a big head kick that sends Roach tumbling to the mat! Renato takes a step backwards and waves Roach back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Renato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Renato will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Roach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Renato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roach's head.
Renato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roach throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roach scores with a hook to the body. Renato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Roach throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Roach.
Renato throws a low kick, looking for Roach's leg but Roach calmly moves out of range.
Roach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Renato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Renato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roach. That did some damage!
Roach scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Roach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Renato's hands.
Roach tries to clinch but Renato moves out of range.
Roach throws a low kick but Renato moves out of range easily.
Roach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Renato loads up on a big right hand but Roach slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Renato. Roach shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Roach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Renato avoids the head kick by Roach.
Renato is looking to chop away at Roach's legs.
Renato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roach.
Roach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Renato throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Roach counter with a right hand.
Roach throws a low kick, looking for Renato's leg but Renato calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Renato blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato avoids the body shot from Roach.
Nice straight punches there by Renato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Renato.
Renato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roach. Roach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Renato moves out of range as Roach throws a body kick.
Renato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Renato can pounce on him.
Roach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Renato connects with a right hand. Roach shakes it off.
Renato scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Roach blocks the low kick.
Roach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Renato.
Roach misses with a body kick.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Roach misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renato wants to land a leg kick but Roach is out of range.

Renato cracks Roach with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Renato has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Roach to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato throws a push kick but Roach slaps the foot to one side.
Roach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Renato - that will leave a mark!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Renato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Renato throws out a loose jab but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Renato to score with a decent uppercut.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws a wild body kick that Roach sees coming a mile off.
Roach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Renato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roach scrambles back to his feet.
Renato lands a glancing blow to the side of Roach's head.
Roach throws a push kick but Renato slaps the foot to one side.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
Renato fakes the leg kick and cracks Roach in the body.
Roach checks the leg kick.
Roach blocks the body kick.
Roach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Renatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Renato lands a leg kick that knocks Roach off balance momentarily.
Roach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Renato counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renato takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Renato tries to move into range but Roach moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roach checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Renato throws the left hand but Roach avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roach works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roach.
A big right from Renato misses.
Renato looks to throw the jab but Roach is out of range.
Renato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roach with a hook.
Good work by Renato as he checks the leg kick.
Roach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roach misses with a double jab.
Renato avoids the body shot from Roach.
Roach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach throws a body kick that misses.
Renato misses with a lunging right hand
and Roach counters with a body kick.
Roach moves forwards but Renato connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Roach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiago Renato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roach misses with an uppercut
and Renato counters with a straight right hand.
Roach cracks a nice hook into Renato's ribs.
Roach throws out a loose jab but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Roach misses its intended target.
Roach throws a combination. Renato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roach throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Renato missing with a left hand there. Roach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato throws a solid leg kick but Roach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Renato.
Renato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roach misses with an uppercut
and Renato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Renato misses with a kick to the body.
Roach misses with a leg kick
and Renato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renato lunges at Roach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roach's hand.
Roach takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato lands a nice shot to the body.
Roach tries to clinch but Renato is having none of it.
Renato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
Renato throws a shot from downtown. Roach moves away and avoids it.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Roach throws a low kick but it's checked well by Renato.
Roach misses with a hook. Renato ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Renato cracks Roach with a good jab.
Renato is looking to slow Roach down with leg kicks.
Renato lands a right hook to the body.
Renato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roach lands an overhand right.
Renato connects with a body shot.
Roach thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Renato does it's job there.
That kick from Renato tenderised Roach's leg. Roach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Renato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Renato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roach. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato lands with a hook. Roach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Renato misses with a kick to the body.
Roach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renato.
Nice body kick there by Renato.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
Renato thows a body kick. Roach tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Renato looks to land a body kick but Roach moved away.
Roach with a hook.
Roach looks to land a left hand but Renato moved out of range nicely.
Renato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Renato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Roach blocks the leg kick.
Renato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Renato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Roach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Renato.
Renato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renato throws a leg kick
and Roach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Renato throws a hook to the side of Roach's head but Roach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Renato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach looks for the body kick but Renato saw that one coming.
Renato misses the shot to the body.

Roach moves into range and clinches up with Renato.
Renato swings wildly with an uppercut but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roach lands with a light punch inside.
Roach working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Renato lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Renato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Renato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Renato lands with a right to the head.
Renato pushes Roach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roach will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Renato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Renato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Renato fails to land.
Renato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Renato blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Roach fails to land.
Roach pushes off an throws an elbow but Renato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Renato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renato connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach throws a leg kick but Renato sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Renato.
Roach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roach throws a sloppy head kick and Renato moves out of range easily.
Renato lands the left hand.
Roach misses with an uppercut. Renato saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renato.
Roach digs a good hook to Renato's body.
Renato just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Renato as he checks the leg kick.
Roach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roach thows a leg kick but Renato checks it
and Renato counters with a leg kick.
Renato lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws a nice looking combination but Roach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Renato under the eye.
Roach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Renato's head backwards.
Roach blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Renato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roach doesn't seem phased though.
Renato misses the jab.
Renato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Roach there.
Roach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renato. Renato obviously looking to wear him down.
Renato scores with a hook.
Renato throws a right hand that Roach ducks under and follows up with a left that Roach also avoids with ease.
Roach looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roach connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Roach misses.
Renato slips a straight right by Roach.
Roach tests Renato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Renato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Roach misses its intended target.
Renato throws a leg kick but Roach moved away.
Roach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renato moves away from the strike by Roach.
Renato checks the leg kick.
A jab from Renato misses.
Renato scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A low kick from Renato is predictable there
and Roach counters with a nice body shot.
Roach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roach ducks right into an uppercut from Renato.
Renato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Roach is predictable there
and Roach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Renato throws a big shot that misses.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roach throws out the jab.
Renato lands a body shot.
Roach thows a leg kick but Renato checks it
and Renato finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Roach misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach misses with a kick to the body
and Renato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roach on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roach wants to land a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Roach.
Roach takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.

Renato cracks Roach with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Roach looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Renato finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Renato! Roach is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Renato!
Tiago Renato is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Tiago Renato thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.