PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Narvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narvais has chosen Eminem as his entrance music. Andy Roberts looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Roberts
vs
Narvais

174 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Narvais!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Narvais scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Narvais lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Narvais connects with a high kick.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Narvais sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roberts has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Narvais as he connects with a hook.
Narvais throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roberts's head.
Andy Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narvais lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Narvais feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvais throws a head kick that Roberts semi-blocks.
Narvais lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Narvais.

Roberts is rocked!

It looks like Andy Roberts has been cut.

Narvais has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Narvais closes the distance and clinches.

Narvais manages to break the clinch.

Narvais pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Narvais is trying to break free.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Roberts. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Narvais breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts wants to clinch
and Narvais counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Narvais clinches with his opponent.

Narvais breaks the clinch.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Narvais to counter with a crisp jab.

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

Narvais gets to his feet - Roberts follows without any prompting.
Narvais is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvais throws a head kick that half lands.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Narvais counters with a nice body shot.
Narvais dips to his left and cracks Roberts with an uppercut!
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Narvais bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberts 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 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narvais scores with a nice body kick.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Narvais lands a two punch combo.
Narvais closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roberts circles away.

Roberts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Narvais manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvais keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Narvais scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Narvais shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Roberts is trying to defend but Narvais finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Roberts is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Narvais is tapping! Great win for Roberts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andy Roberts!