PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Roe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roe comes to the cage accompanied by "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns N' Roses. Jim McBride looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Roe
vs
McBride

196 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Roe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim McBride!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBride turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Roe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Roe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roe lands a heavy elbow.
McBride takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McBride throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Roe lands with some strikes.
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!
Roe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McBride hang on?
McBride looks gassed!
Roe punishing his opponent with strikes.
McBride in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

McBride is rocked!
Roe content just to control the position here.
McBride has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roe trying to control but McBride is having none of it.
McBride in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Roe.
McBride is still in real trouble! Can Roe finish him?
Roe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McBride seems to have recovered his senses.
McBride is looking to get to half guard.
Roe controlling the pace for now.
Roe working McBride over with strikes here.
Roe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McBride hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roe with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roe content just to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roe scoring with strikes but McBride is staying in there.
McBride tries to hold on but Roe pushes him away.
Roe lands a heavy elbow.
McBride is bucking up trying to escape but Roe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roe landing strikes from the mount.
Roe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Roe looking to finish McBride with some ground and pound. This is bad for McBride!
McBride is in a horrible position here. Roe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Roe.
Roe content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride is in a horrible position here. Roe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roe landing strikes from the mount.
Roe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McBride?
Roe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roe trying to control but McBride is having none of it.
Roe cracks McBride with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roe wants to control the pace but McBride is squirming around nicely.
Roe with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBride really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns McBride that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roe working McBride over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roe looking to control but McBride is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roe controlling the position easily from mount.
McBride is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Roe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Roe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Roe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roe with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBride is bucking up trying to escape but Roe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roe landing shots from mount.
Roe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roe with good strikes from the mount here!
Roe landing shots from mount.
Roe wants to control the pace but McBride is squirming around nicely.
Roe lands a big elbow.
Roe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McBride's face.
McBride is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roe unloading with bombs!
McBride tries to hold on but Roe pushes him away.
Roe is landing with some decent strikes but McBride is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roe is landing with some decent strikes but McBride is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roe scoring with strikes but McBride is staying in there.
Roe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyson Roe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roe raining down shots from the mount!
McBride really wants to buck Roe off and get back to his feet.
Roe working the ground and pound effectively.
Roe is landing with some decent strikes but McBride is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roe landing strikes, looking to finish!
McBride is in a horrible position here. Roe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McBride is trying desperately to improve position.
McBride swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Roe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McBride can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Roe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McBride is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roe tries to control but McBride wriggling away.
Roe looking to finish McBride with some ground and pound. This is bad for McBride!
Roe content just to control the position here.
McBride tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Roe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McBride on the ground.
Roe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roe is landing with some decent strikes but McBride is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roe content just to control the position here.
Roe raining down shots from the mount!
McBride is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roe raining down shots from the mount!
Roe landing strikes from the mount.
Roe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roe lands with some strikes.
Roe breaks from McBride's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Roe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

McBride misses with a takedown attempt

so Roe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roe trying to control but McBride is working from the bottom.
Roe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Roe trying to control the position from guard on top but McBride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roe scoring with some ground and pound.
Roe postures up and lands a big shot to McBride's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roe sitting in guard here, content to control.
McBride trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McBride not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roe landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roe lands a couple of elbows.
Roe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roe pushing down on McBride's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Roe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McBride with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McBride looks like he's trying to stand up.
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. Roe connects with a nice short shot to McBride's temple.
Roe is nestled in close to McBride, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roe is trying to control. McBride wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roe lands with a punch from half guard.

Roe stands up and beckons McBride to join him on the feet.

Roe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McBride!
McBride keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBride can do to turn this around?
Roe raining down shots from the mount!
McBride in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McBride tries to lock up and control but Roe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McBride looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roe with shots to the head and body - McBride looks very uncomfortable down there.
McBride is looking to get to half guard.
Roe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Roe wants to control the pace but McBride is squirming around nicely.
Roe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McBride?
Roe scoring with strikes but McBride is staying in there.
McBride is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Roe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McBride is desperately trying to improve his position but Roe has a good base and remains in mount.
Jim McBride has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McBride is working to get back to half guard.
Roe lands a nice shot to the head.
Roe raining down shots from the mount!
Roe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McBride looks a forlorn figure.
Roe with good strikes from the mount here!
Roe lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Roe.
McBride tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson Roe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Roe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roe, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Roe!