PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hero's choice of entrance music: Shipping up To Boston. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Roberts
vs
Hero

194 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
274 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Roberts!
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, Chris Hero!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hero looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Roberts throws a jab when Hero was well out of range.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Hero is just out of range.

Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roberts lands strikes from half guard.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hero's head.
Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hero's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roberts connects with a nice short shot to Hero's temple.
Roberts slows the pace down in half guard.
Roberts lands strikes from half guard.
Hero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roberts is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hero has hold of Roberts's hands but Roberts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roberts prevents Hero from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roberts content to control rather than advance.
Hero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roberts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hero is trying to stand.
Roberts is tying to control. Hero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roberts trying to control the pace.

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

Roberts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hero is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roberts is controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roberts lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts stands up out of the half guard.

Hero gets caught flat footed, as Roberts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hero wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hero is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roberts is controlling him.
Hero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roberts is pushing down on Hero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hero is fighting to maintain full guard but Roberts has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hero pushes Roberts off looking to stand but Roberts dives back in and keeps control.
Roberts lands strikes from half guard.
Roberts lands strikes from half guard.
Hero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts tries to stand and escape but Hero is controlling the position.
Hero pushes Roberts off looking to stand but Roberts dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hero lands with a straight right. Roberts didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Hero throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Roberts counters with a takedown into side control.
Hero wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roberts wants to control but Hero is keeping him busy.
Hero wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts working the ground and pound.
Hero tries to escape but Roberts is in control.
Hero is not content to let Roberts control the position.
Hero tries to escape but Roberts is in control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roberts keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Roberts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roberts winds up and cracks Hero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roberts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!

Roberts stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero is pressed up against the cage. Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hero down to the mat. Hero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Roberts counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hero's guard now.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Hero is keeping the position.
Roberts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Hero has wrist control.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Hero blocks nicely.
Hero wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Hero keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Hero circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Roberts dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Roberts gets a takedown into half guard.
Roberts trying to control from half guard but Hero is working away.
Roberts is taking a breather. Hero says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Hero manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hero wants to break the clinch but can't.

Roberts lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hero's head.
Roberts working the head and body with strikes.
Roberts lands strikes from half guard.
Roberts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hero is trying to stand back up but Roberts is controlling him
Roberts thows a huge punch but Hero dodges it nicely.
Roberts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Roberts landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Hero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roberts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hero can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Roberts looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roberts cracks Hero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roberts content just to control the position here.
Roberts lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Hero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Roberts controlling from the full mount.
Roberts landing punches.
Roberts wants to control the pace but Hero is squirming around nicely.
Hero wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Hero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Hero is rocked!
George Roberts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts looking to finish Hero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hero!
Hero is still in real trouble! Can Roberts finish him?
Roberts wants to stand but Hero is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roberts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hero is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Roberts landing shots from mount.
Roberts landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hero is in a horrible position here. Roberts smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hero tries to buck Roberts off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Roberts.
Hero really wants to buck Roberts off and get back to his feet.
Roberts looking to finish Hero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hero!
Hero trying desperately to get to his feet.
Roberts looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Roberts with good strikes from the mount here!
Roberts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hero can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hero tries to buck Roberts off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Roberts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hero really wants to buck Roberts off and get back to his feet.
Hero is squirming around, avoiding Roberts's attempts to control the action.
Hero wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roberts lands a heavy elbow.
Roberts controlling from the full mount.
Roberts fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts controlling his opponent.
Roberts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hero?
Roberts working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the head.
Hero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roberts with a couple of short strikes.
Hero is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Roberts lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hero hang on?
Hero tries to buck Roberts off but he can't manage it.
Roberts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Roberts with a couple of short strikes.
Roberts cracks Hero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roberts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hero is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Hero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hero is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Roberts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hero wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Roberts closes the distance and clinches up with Hero, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes Hero against the cage but Hero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hero stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Hero does no damage.

Roberts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roberts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hero kicks Roberts off and gets back to his feet.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Hero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roberts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Hero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Roberts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Roberts tries to free his leg and advance position but Hero is retaining full guard.
Roberts working some strikes from top position.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Hero is keeping the position.
Hero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roberts is controlling him.
Hero has momentary wrist control but Roberts slips an elbow through the middle.
Roberts postures up in Hero's guard and throws a big left but Hero blocks it.
Roberts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Roberts stands up from Hero's guard - Roberts perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hero swivels and escapes.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Hero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hero falls off balance throwing a combination

and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts connects with a couple of short punches.
Hero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.
Roberts prevents Hero from getting back to his feet.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts passes Hero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hero is trying to stand up here but Roberts is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hero tries a head kick but it misses.

Roberts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hero to the mat! Hero manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hero is keeping the position for now.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts scoring with some ground and pound.
Roberts prevents Hero from getting back to his feet.
Roberts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roberts trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roberts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hero is looking to stand up but Roberts isn't so interested in that idea.
Hero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hero wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Hero blocks nicely.
Hero keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Roberts drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roberts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Hero has his feet on Roberts's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roberts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25

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