PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jakobo omka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jakobo omka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

omka
vs
Roberts

189 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, jakobo omka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - omka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
omka looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
omka slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
omka fails with the takedown

and Roberts counters with a takedown into side control.
Roberts lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear omka down.
Roberts landing strikes.
omka tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
omka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roberts lands a nice forearm strike.
Roberts scoring with punches from side control.
omka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts working the head with strikes.
Roberts trying to control the action but omka is working from the bottom.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
omka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts controls the position from side control.
omka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roberts landing a few strikes.
omka is not content to let Roberts control the position.
omka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
omka is looking for a sweep.
Roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with omka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
omka struggling a bit here.
Roberts connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused omka some visible discomfort.
Roberts working the body and head with strikes.
Roberts landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
omka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roberts landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Roberts lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear omka down.
omka tries to bench press Roberts off him but Roberts keeps the position.
omka is trying to get back to his feet.
Roberts working the ground and pound from side control.
omka tries to bench press Roberts off him but Roberts keeps the position.
Roberts lands an elbow.
omka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
omka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
omka staying out of range there.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and omka counters by clinching up.
jakobo omka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Roberts.
Roberts prevents a takedown attempt there.
omka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Roberts prevents it.
omka is pressed up against the cage. Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag omka down to the mat. omka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Roberts throws a left and a right that both miss

and omka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts trying to control the position.

omka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
omka won't allow Roberts to sweep him here.

omka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
omka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

omka drops back looking for a leg! Roberts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roberts manages to kick omka off! omka jumps back into Roberts's guard.
omka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roberts's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Roberts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roberts throws a hook but omka blocks it.
omka defending well as Roberts loads up on a big left hand.
Roberts misses with a takedown

and omka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
omka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
omka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roberts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing omka from controlling successfully.
Roberts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in omka's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts forces his way into half guard.

omka looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
omka manages to get to full guard.
Roberts is working omka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

omka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roberts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Roberts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but omka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts tries to stand but omka is controlling from the bottom.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but omka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roberts wants to control from the top but omka keeps moving.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as omka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
omka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roberts.

omka scores with a takedown into Roberts's guard.

omka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and omka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roberts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
omka thows a big elbow that misses.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
omka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roberts keeping full guard, as omka tries to pass.
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roberts tries to bum rush omka with a series of wild strikes but omka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from omka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jakobo omka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Roberts misses with a double jab

so omka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roberts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roberts with shots to the head and body - omka looks very uncomfortable down there.
omka is trying to escape the mount.
Roberts looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roberts with shots to the head and body - omka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts dominating with strikes here.
Roberts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Roberts breaks from omka's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
omka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
omka flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
omka is trying desperately to improve position.
omka is working hard here to advance position.
omka is squirming around, avoiding Roberts's attempts to control the action.
Jay Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
omka is looking to get to half guard.
Roberts landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roberts working omka over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Roberts.
Roberts working the ground and pound effectively.
omka is in all sorts of trouble here.

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.
A nice elbow there by Roberts.
omka flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
omka wants to hold on but Roberts pushes him away.
Roberts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as omka is looking to escape.
Roberts scoring with strikes but omka is staying in there.
omka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
omka is in a horrible position here. Roberts smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
omka sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
omka regains full guard. Nicely done.
omka keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
omka is trying to keep Roberts in close.
omka has momentary wrist control but Roberts slips an elbow through the middle.
Roberts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but omka blocks nicely.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Roberts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roberts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
omka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roberts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roberts cracks omka with a solid left hand.

Roberts got a little sloppy there for a moment and omka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roberts has managed to get both his arms back between omka's legs - danger averted.
omka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

omka is working for a submission of some sort.
omka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Roberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. omka is working away from the top position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
jakobo omka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well omka 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jakobo omka!