PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bratt Nukam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukam's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Duke Nukem Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nukam
vs
Roberts

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bratt Nukam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Roberts!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nukam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nukam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roberts is out of range.

Roberts drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nukam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Roberts works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Nukam dodges it nicely.
Roberts drops an elbow to the side of Nukam's head.
Nukam is breathing heavily.
Roberts throwing shots but Nukam is blocking nicely.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands with a punch from half guard.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nukam defending well though.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nukam defending well though.
Roberts drops an elbow to the side of Nukam's head.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nukam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Roberts pushes Nukam up against the cage in a clinch.
Nukam gets underhooks to prevent Roberts's takedown attempt.
Roberts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roberts can't get the takedown.
Bratt Nukam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Roberts.
Roberts looking for a takedown.
Nukam working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nukam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roberts has Nukam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nukam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Nukam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nukam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bratt Nukam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukam misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Nukam.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Nukam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nukam tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Roberts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roberts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roberts can't get the takedown.

Nukam manages to break the clinch.
Nukam throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.

Roberts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nukam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Nukam dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Nukam dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nukam with a lazy takedown attempt

so Roberts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Roberts dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Roberts scores a takedown into full mount!
Roberts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roberts throwing strikes here but Nukam is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Roberts throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nukam because Roberts loaded up on that one.
Nukam is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Roberts raining down shots from the mount!
Roberts fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nukam blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts unloading with bombs!
Roberts with shots to the head and body - Nukam looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nukam blocking the ground and pound.
Roberts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nukam wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roberts.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nukam wants to hold on but Roberts pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Roberts is landing with some decent strikes but Nukam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roberts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roberts with the ground and pound from mount.
Roberts raining down shots from the mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Roberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Roberts unloads with some shots from mount but Nukam bucks and avoids them well.
Nukam holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts punching from mount but Nukam doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nukam is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nukam holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Roberts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Roberts throws some wild stikes that Nukam manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roberts landing strikes from the mount and Nukam is in trouble!
Roberts punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roberts throws some wild stikes that Nukam manages to avoid easily.
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Nukam wants to control but Roberts is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Roberts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Nukam. No joy for Roberts on that attempt.
Nukam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nukam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nukam won't be happy with that.
Nukam dodges the ground and pound from Roberts.
Roberts tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Johnny Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roberts misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Roberts is working Nukam over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roberts scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Roberts looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nukam is avoiding damage well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nukam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
Nukam shoots and misses

and Roberts counters with a shoot takedown. Nukam fights it but they end up in guard.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts postures up in Nukam's guard and throws a big left but Nukam blocks it.
Nukam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nukam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roberts won't allow Nukam to get back to his feet.
Johnny Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nukam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Nukam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.

Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nukam, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bratt Nukam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Roberts.
Roberts can't get the takedown.
Nukam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts gets underhooks to prevent Nukam's takedown attempt.
Roberts wants a takedown.

Nukam pulls guard.
Roberts controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bratt Nukam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Nukam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roberts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Roberts!