PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarod Bressler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarod Bressler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elvin Roberts's chin.

Roberts
vs
Bressler

156 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

176 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elvin Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarod Bressler!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bressler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roberts really is a fat lump.
Roberts is not content to let Bressler control the position.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. Bressler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts gets back to full guard.
Bressler wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Bressler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roberts is controlling Bressler's posture.
Roberts's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bressler's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bressler is trying to hold Roberts in close to prevent damage but Roberts has managed to pass into half guard.
Roberts throwing shots but Bressler is blocking nicely.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bressler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bressler.

Bressler uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bressler shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense.
Roberts was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Bressler circles away.

Roberts tries to keep at a distance but Bressler has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Bressler won't allow it.
Bressler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bressler tries to pull guard but Roberts holds him up against the cage and eventually Bressler drops back down to his feet.

Bressler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bressler swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roberts gets the takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Roberts.
Bressler is looking for a sweep.
Bressler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roberts taking some punishment here, with Bressler in his half guard.
Bressler wants to pass the guard but Roberts is defending well.
Roberts flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bressler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roberts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Roberts looking for a sweep. Not yet Roberts, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bressler trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Bressler postures up.
Bressler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bressler looking to pass the guard.
Roberts controlling Bressler's posture.
Bressler landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bressler wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarod Bressler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bressler throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Jarod Bressler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bressler circles away.
Bressler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roberts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bressler somewhat.
Roberts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Bressler.

Bressler closes the distance and clinches.
Bressler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Bressler effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bressler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is pressed up against the cage. Bressler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roberts down to the mat. Roberts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Bressler.

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bressler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roberts to keep the fight standing.
Elvin Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarod Bressler.
Bressler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roberts to keep the fight standing.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bressler misses with a takedown attempt - Roberts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bressler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Bressler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roberts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bressler somewhat.
Roberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bressler tries for a takedown but Roberts circles away easily
and Roberts counters with a good, hard body kick but Bressler shrugs it off.
Bressler is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bressler shoots and misses
and Roberts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bressler moves into the clinch.
Bressler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roberts smiles and moves away.
Bressler has his takedown stuffed
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Roberts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bressler manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bressler wants to get back to his feet but Roberts passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roberts with the ground and pound but Bressler uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Roberts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roberts is working Bressler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Bressler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bressler has momentary wrist control but Roberts slips an elbow through the middle.
Roberts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvin Roberts dominated that second round.
That's time! Roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bressler throws a head kick that misses

and Roberts counters by clinching up.
Bressler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bressler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roberts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bressler.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Bressler.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bressler.
Roberts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts slaps away a takedown attempt from Bressler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elvin Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarod Bressler.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Bressler pushes him off.
Bressler tests Roberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roberts blocks the body kick.

Bressler closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts avoiding damage.

Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bressler pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Bressler fails to pull guard.

Bressler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

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

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bressler or perhaps it was just good defense by Roberts, which made it look bad.
Roberts is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roberts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Bressler has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Roberts is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bressler.
Bressler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bressler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bressler's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bressler is looking for a sweep. Roberts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roberts looks to land a strike but Bressler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Roberts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roberts wants to stand but Bressler is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Roberts stands up and waves to Bressler to follow him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts moves out of range of the body kick from Bressler.
Roberts stuffs the takedown.
Roberts thinks about countering with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elvin Roberts.
I think Roberts 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!