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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Ryan Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Ryan Roberts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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258 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Ryan Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thompson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roberts checks a leg kick.
Roberts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
It looks like Benny Thompson has been cut.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roberts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Roberts throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Roberts misses.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Whack! Roberts lands a heavy head kick that drops Thompson. The ref tackles Roberts to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Thompson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Joey Ryan Roberts!
Joey Ryan Roberts was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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