PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hollis Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hollis Roberts has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Roberts
vs
Bowie

182 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hollis Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bowie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts misses with a hook.
Bowie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bowie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Bowie.
Bowie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Roberts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bowie.
Roberts with a hook.
Bowie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Roberts - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowie tries to work over Roberts's front leg with a kick but Roberts checks it.
Bowie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowie throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Bowie slips the punch.
Roberts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bowie momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie scores with a punch to the head.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bowie just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollis Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowie misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts lands a lovely overhand right.
Roberts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bowie doesn't seem bothered though.
Bowie dodges the punch combination from Roberts.
Roberts looks to land a right hand but Bowie moved out of range.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowie throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Bowie looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts misses with a hook
and Bowie counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bowie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roberts throws a shot to the body.
Bowie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roberts on the side of the head.
Bowie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roberts throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Roberts. Beautiful body shot.
Bowie throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roberts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roberts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Roberts throws out a powerful jab.
Jab from Roberts.
Bowie just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollis Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bowie misses.
Bowie tried to score with a low kick but Roberts checks it.
Bowie misses with a low kick.
Bowie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowie.
Roberts throws the left hand but Bowie avoids the punch easily.
Bowie misses with a right hand
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts punishes Bowie's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberts throws a looping overhand right but Bowie ducks down to avoid it.
Bowie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bowie misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberts counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roberts lands a body shot.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts misses with a shot to the body
and Bowie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Bowie does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 missing with a left hand there. Bowie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bowie walks into a jab.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Bowie slips the punch.
Bowie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
Bowie throws a leg kick
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Bowie avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Bowie takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Roberts throws a right hand that misses
and Bowie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Roberts really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hollis Roberts dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Roberts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowie looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Bowie misses.
Bowie staying out of range there.
Bowie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts throws out a powerful jab.
Bowie looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bowie looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts lands a right hook to the body.
Bowie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowie connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowie.
Roberts throws a jab when Bowie was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roberts works the jab nicely.
Bowie throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bowie.
Bowie misses with a leg kick
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bowie walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowie misses with a body shot.
Bowie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Bowie is avoiding it.

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roberts slows down the pace here.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
Roberts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bowies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bowie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bowie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Bowie scores with a body shot.
Bowie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Bowie takes one to the side of the head.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowie.
Bowie throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Bowie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowie manages to avoid it.
Bowie 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.
Bowie throws a leg kick
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowie moves away.
Bowie misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Bowie misses.
Bowie misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberts counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roberts.
Bowie throws a leg kick that misses.
Bowie ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts thuds his right hand into Bowie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bowie ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Bowie throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Roberts takes a swing at Bowie's ribcage but misses.
Bowie cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roberts.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roberts digs a good body shot into Bowie's ribs.
Bowie is breathing heavily.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roberts lands a right hook to the body.
Roberts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowie.
Roberts connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts digs a good body shot into Bowie's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Bowie.
Hollis Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hollis Roberts dominated that second round.
That's time! Roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bowie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
A jab from Bowie misses.
Bowie misses with a hook.
Roberts throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Bowie misses.
Roberts swings for the body but Bowie moves out of range.
Roberts dips to his left and cracks Bowie with an uppercut!
Bowie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roberts lands a jab to the nose.

Bowie is rocked!
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Roberts.
Roberts lands with a right hand.
Bowie is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberts finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bowie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts works Bowie's body with a nice hook.
Bowie seems to have recovered his senses.
Bowie scores with a leg kick.
Bowie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts.
Bowie avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Bowie has his takedown stuffed
and Roberts counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowie throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Roberts throws a one two combo.
Bowie misses with a low kick.
Bowie throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Roberts lands a big uppercut and Bowie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bowie looks OK. Roberts waves Bowie back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowie throws out a leg kick but Roberts moves out of range and Bowie only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Roberts gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hollis Roberts!
During a confident post fight interview, Hollis Roberts thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.