PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ellert Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadiusz Wilk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roberts
vs
Wilk

180 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
178 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellert Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Arkadiusz Wilk!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Arkadiusz Wilk has been cut.
Roberts connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilk tries for a takedown but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
Wilk tries to clinch but Roberts moves away

and Roberts counters by clinching up.
Wilk taking a breather.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roberts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilk's efforts to push away.
Wilk jumps guard but Roberts stands there with Wilk around his waist. Wilk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ellert Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkadiusz Wilk.

Wilk wants the takedown. Roberts is fighting it off but Wilk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Roberts's guard against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts pushes Wilk off and gets back to his feet.

Roberts lands a left and a right that sends Wilk crashing to the canvas! Roberts dives into mount looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roberts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Roberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Roberts looking to ground and pound but Wilk is blocking nicely.
Roberts landing strikes, looking to finish!

That has opened up Arkadiusz Wilk's cut even more.
Roberts with the ground and pound from mount.

The cut above Arkadiusz Wilk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!

Roberts with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wilk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roberts.
Wilk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roberts raining down shots from the mount!

Arkadiusz Wilk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arkadiusz Wilk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ellert Roberts!