PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez comes to the ring accompanied by Rock Hood by Shinobi Ninja. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Almanez
vs
Roberts

190 cm
30
190 lbs
21 - 20 - 1

180 cm
30
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Almanez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Almanez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Almanez fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Jd Almanez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts dives in and grabs Almanez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almanez pushes down on Roberts's head and hops out.
Almanez tries a head kick but it misses.
Almanez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almanez lands a head shot.
Roberts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Almanez counters with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
Almanez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Almanez.
Almanez lands a jab to the nose.
Almanez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almanez's waist but Almanez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Almanez misses the jab.
Almanez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts.
Roberts defending well as Almanez loads up on a big left hand.
Roberts is trying desperately to land a takedown but Almanez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roberts.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roberts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Almanez swivels and escapes.
Almanez throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Almanez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Almanez looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.

Roberts gets caught napping as Almanez dives in and scores a takedown. Roberts manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Almanez wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.

Almanez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Almanez slips nicely into half guard.

Almanez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roberts is just riding it out for now. Almanez eventually gives up the hold.
Almanez prevents Roberts from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Roberts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Almanez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Almanez from controlling successfully.
Almanez passes Roberts's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Almanez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez wants to advance to full mount but Roberts doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Roberts pushes Almanez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Almanez misses with a double jab
and Roberts counters with a nice body shot.
Almanez lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almanez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roberts under the eye.
Almanez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Almanez is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almanez swings widly with a right hand
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Almanez connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jd Almanez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Roberts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roberts tries to move to mount but Almanez blocks the move with his legs.
Roberts slows the pace down.
Almanez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Almanez trying to remain calm as Roberts controls from the top position.
Roberts wants to control for a moment but Almanez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Almanez pushes Roberts off looking to stand but Roberts dives back in and keeps control.

Almanez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almanez is looking to control Roberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Almanez avoid being mounted?
Almanez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez trying to hold on to Roberts's head to control him but Roberts postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Almanez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roberts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Almanez's guard.
Roberts is looking to stall here but Almanez recovers full guard.
Roberts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Almanez looking to control.
Almanez keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Almanez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Roberts was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Almanez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Almanez tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almanez lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Almanez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Jd Almanez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Almanez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Almanez scores with a hook.

Roberts bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez is trying to get back to half guard.
Almanez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Almanez wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy.
Roberts with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Almanez is refusing to be controlled, as Roberts sits in half guard.
Roberts prevents Almanez from improving his position.
Roberts is looking to advance position but Almanez won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roberts works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez tries to bench press Roberts off him but Roberts keeps the position.
Roberts passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Almanez!
Almanez has given up his back. Will we see Roberts going for some submissions?
Almanez is trying to break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Will Roberts go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Roberts has good solid back control here.
Will Roberts go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jake Roberts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Almanez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Almanez lands a nice shot that snaps Roberts's head back.
Almanez throws a right hand that misses
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almanez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Almanez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almanez throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Roberts moves forwards but Almanez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almanez as he avoids it easily.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Almanez circles away.
Roberts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almanez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Almanez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jd Almanez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Almanez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Almanez misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
Jd Almanez is winning the standup battle so far.
Almanez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almanez lands a lovely overhand right.
Almanez cracks Roberts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almanez.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Almanez.
Almanez lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almanez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roberts.

Roberts is rocked!
Almanez lands the left hand.
Almanez dives in and grabs Roberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes down on Almanez's head and hops out.
Almanez throws a right hand that misses

and Roberts counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Almanez!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts controls the position.
Jake Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roberts trying to control the position but Almanez is working away.
Roberts tries to advance to mount but Almanez denies him.
Roberts works to advance to full mount. Almanez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Roberts tries to control but Almanez wriggling away.
Roberts is trying to take his opponent's back.
Almanez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Roberts trying to control from half guard but Almanez is working away.
Almanez gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Almanez keeps moving.
Almanez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almanez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Almanez keeps moving.
Roberts postures up.
Almanez looking for a sweep. Not yet Almanez, not yet.
Almanez keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Roberts hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Almanez scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almanez's waist but Almanez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Almanez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Almanez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Almanez finds it's way through Roberts's defenses.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Almanez throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Almanez lands with a kick to the temple. Roberts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almanez throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.

Almanez tries to sprawl but Roberts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Almanez wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jd Almanez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Almanez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jd Almanez!
Jd Almanez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.