PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Roberts (ranked 1517 p4p, 198 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 1278 p4p, 180 weight class). Roberts's entrance music is Break Stuff. A fine choice. Anti Half Assed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Roberts's chin.

Roberts
vs
Half Assed

181 cm
38
178 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

179 cm
24
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Half Assed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Half Assed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Half Assed does it's job there.

It looks like Max Roberts has been cut.
Roberts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Half Assed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Half Assed avoids it well and moves away.
Half Assed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Half Assed.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberts counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Half Assed does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Half Assed tries to counter it with a takedown but Roberts pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Half Assed lands with a good body shot.
Half Assed missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Half Assed to score with a decent uppercut.
Half Assed throws a shot to the body.
Half Assed slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Roberts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Half Assed cracks Roberts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Half Assed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Half Assed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Half Assed throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Roberts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Half Assed manages to circle out of the way.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Half Assed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Half Assed.
Half Assed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Half Assed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roberts had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Half Assed throws out the jab.
Half Assed lands with a good body shot.
Half Assed misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roberts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
Anti Half Assed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half Assed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
It looked like Roberts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Half Assed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Half Assed swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Half Assed looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.

Roberts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Half Assed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts trying to control the position but Half Assed is working away.
Half Assed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anti Half Assed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Roberts's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Half Assed looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Half Assed throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Half Assed misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Half Assed avoids it well and moves away.
Roberts is looking to wear down Half Assed with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Half Assed prevents a body shot from Roberts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Half Assed prevents it.
Half Assed tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Half Assed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Half Assed back against the cage.
Half Assed gets underhooks to prevent Roberts's takedown attempt.

Roberts pulls Half Assed into guard.
Half Assed stays in close to Roberts's body and controls the position.
Half Assed tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.

Roberts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Half Assed from controlling successfully.
Roberts controls Half Assed momentarily but Half Assed frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Half Assed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roberts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Half Assed has managed to get both his arms back between Roberts's legs - danger averted.
Half Assed wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Half Assed controlling him for the moment.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Roberts tries to counter with a takedown but Half Assed is quick to defend against it.
Half Assed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Half Assed throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Half Assed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed lands a slapping body shot.
Half Assed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Half Assed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Half Assed finds it's way through Roberts's defenses.

Roberts looking to score a takedown here. Half Assed is defending well but Roberts drives through and ends up in Half Assed's guard.
Half Assed is trying to control the position but Roberts postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Half Assed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Half Assed is trying to control the position but Roberts postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Half Assed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts distracts Half Assed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Half Assed keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Half Assed has his foot on Roberts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roberts works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max Roberts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Roberts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Half Assed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roberts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Half Assed jabs Roberts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Half Assed throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed misses with a looping left.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Half Assed avoids it well and moves away.
Roberts lands with a good body shot.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Half Assed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Half Assed misses with a straight right.
Anti Half Assed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Half Assed throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Half Assed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Half Assed misses.
Half Assed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roberts shoots in but Half Assed avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts is looking to counter punch.
Half Assed scores with a decent looking hook.
Half Assed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts tries to counter with a takedown but Half Assed is quick to defend against it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Half Assed. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Roberts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with a body shot.
Roberts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Half Assed lands with a nice combination. Roberts backs away looking to recover.
Half Assed lands a right hook to the body.
Half Assed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Half Assed swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Half Assed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Half Assed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
Roberts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Half Assed, which made it look bad.
Half Assed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Half Assed persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Roberts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses the jab.
Half Assed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roberts under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Half Assed throws an off balance right hand
and Roberts counters with a nice body shot.

Roberts shoots in and bounces Half Assed off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Half Assed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Half Assed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anti Half Assed!
Max Roberts spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a much better fighter than what you seen here, TRUST ME, ill be better next time.'.