PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thierry Tevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Roberts
vs
Tevez

173 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thierry Tevez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tevez throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tevez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Tevez.
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts thumps Tevez with a low kick.
Tevez throws a head kick that misses.
Bartholomew Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts connects with a high kick.
Roberts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tevez.
Roberts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tevez's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
Tevez looks gassed!
Tevez misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roberts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roberts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tevez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tevez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Roberts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tevez takes a step back to recover.
Roberts feints and then cracks Tevez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tevez down.
Tevez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands a head kick!
Tevez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
Tevez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tevez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tevez's sensitive parts.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tevez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Tevez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roberts thuds his shin into the meat of Tevez's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Roberts lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts throws a lazy head kick
and Tevez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roberts is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tevez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tevez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tevez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roberts connects with a high kick.
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tevez's calf.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts feints and then cracks Tevez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tevez down.
Tevez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tevez's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
Tevez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Tevez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Roberts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tevez misses with a low kick.
Roberts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tevez takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tevez.
Tevez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tevez's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Tevez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roberts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roberts - that will leave a mark!
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tevez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roberts. Tevez shrugs it off though.
Roberts lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tevez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roberts.
Roberts thows a body kick. Tevez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tevez's sensitive parts.
Roberts lands a head kick. Tevez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tevez misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Roberts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts connects with a high kick.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Tevez.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roberts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tevez. That did some damage!
Tevez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roberts. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Tevez down.
Roberts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tevez avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Roberts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts connects with a high kick.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Tevez moves out of range easily.
Tevez throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roberts - that will leave a mark!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roberts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tevez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomew Roberts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Bartholomew Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roberts. Tevez shrugs it off though.
Roberts throws a nice head kick!
Tevez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Roberts throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts lands a head kick. Tevez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tevez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roberts. Tevez shrugs it off though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tevez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Roberts has got the better of the exchanges.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts lands a head kick!
Roberts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tevez will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Roberts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands a head kick!
Tevez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tevez.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tevez's sensitive parts.
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roberts scores with a head kick.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts throws a head kick that Tevez semi-blocks.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tevez's head.
Tevez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tevez's calf.
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tevez. That did some damage!
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tevez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tevez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tevez can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts scores with a spinning back kick!
Tevez connects with a high kick.
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Tevez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roberts.
Tevez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roberts.
Tevez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tevez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tevez. That did some damage!
Roberts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Tevez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fakes the leg kick and cracks Tevez in the body.
Tevez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tevez throws a sloppy head kick
and Roberts counters with a thumping low kick.
Tevez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Roberts lands a head kick!
Tevez tries a head kick but it misses.
Tevez throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roberts!
Roberts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tevez misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tevez is predictable there
and Roberts counters with a body kick that stops Tevez in his tracks momentarily.
Tevez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tevez.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Tevez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Tevez's front leg but catches the back leg as Tevez tries to avoid it.
Tevez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roberts pushes Tevez away with a front kick.
Roberts scores with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Roberts slams his shin into Tevez's torso.
Tevez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tevez if he has to take too many more of those.
Roberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts throws a head kick that Tevez semi-blocks.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Tevez moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomew Roberts dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tevez throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tevez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
Roberts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid body kick from Roberts.
Tevez throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roberts is looking to slow Tevez down with leg kicks.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Roberts scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Tevez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tevez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tevez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roberts - the referee stops the clock and Tevez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roberts. Tevez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tevez throws a head kick that misses
and Roberts counters with a body kick that stops Tevez in his tracks momentarily.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tevez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts lands with a nice body kick.
Roberts scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts feints and then cracks Tevez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tevez down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Roberts lands a head kick. Tevez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tevez.
Roberts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roberts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Roberts.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tevez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tevez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roberts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tevez's knee momentarily.
Roberts throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roberts scores with a push kick.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Roberts throws a head kick but Tevez moves out of range.
Roberts cracks the inside of Tevez's front leg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roberts. Tevez shrugs it off though.
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Roberts thows a body kick. Tevez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roberts delivers a nice body kick.
Roberts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tevez takes a step back to recover.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tevez's sensitive parts.
Tevez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roberts feints and then cracks Tevez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tevez down.
Bartholomew Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a push kick.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tevez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roberts. That one must have hurt.
Roberts thumps Tevez with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Roberts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tevez will feel that in the morning.
Tevez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Tevez down.
A head kick by Tevez misses
and Roberts counters with a low kick, right behind Tevez 's knee.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roberts!
Tevez wants to slow Roberts down by chopping away at his legs.
Tevez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tevez's sensitive parts.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Tevez.
Roberts thumps Tevez with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roberts.
Roberts scores with a kick to the body.
Roberts thows a body kick. Tevez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts scores with a leg kick.
Tevez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Roberts connects with a high kick.
Roberts lands a front kick.
Tevez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tevez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
Tevez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roberts keeps Tevez at a distance using the push kick.
Thierry Tevez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tevez throws a sloppy head kick
and Roberts counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomew Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roberts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Bartholomew Roberts!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Bartholomew Roberts!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Bartholomew Roberts!

Bartholomew Roberts wins by unanimous decision!