PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sultan Conture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes into the arena with Killing In The Name Of - By Rage Against The Machine blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Roberts
vs
Conture

196 cm
23
275 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
275 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sultan Conture!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conture misses with a kick to the body
and Roberts counters with a low kick, right behind Conture 's knee.
Conture misses with the body kick
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Sultan Conture has been cut.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conture manages to avoid it.
Roberts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a body shot
and Conture counters with a body kick.
Roberts throws a leg kick
and Conture counters with a body kick that stops Roberts in his tracks momentarily.
Conture throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roberts works Conture's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts moves out of range as Conture strikes.
Conture misses with a kick to the body
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conture misses with a double jab
and Roberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Conture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conture scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses
and Conture counters with a good, hard body kick but Roberts shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick by Conture misses
and Roberts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sultan Conture 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 misses with a shot to the body
and Conture counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sultan Conture's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Conture lands with a kick to the ribs.
Conture throws a sloppy head kick
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
Conture throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roberts swings widly with a right hand
and Conture counters with a nice uppercut.
Conture walks into a straight right hand from Roberts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Conture is just out of range.
Roberts is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Conture throws the kick towards the body but Roberts avoids it.
Conture misses with a kick to the body
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to score with low kicks.
Roberts clobbers Conture with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Conture takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That has opened up Sultan Conture's cut even more.
Conture throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Conture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Conture throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Conture
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conture chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conture takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roberts misses with a body punch
letting Conture counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Roberts lands a left and a right that send Conture crashing to the mat, dazed. Roberts thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Roberts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sultan Conture's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Roberts checks a low kick from Conture.
Jonny Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Conture tries to land a body kick
and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Sultan Conture's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses
and Conture counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Roberts is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conture looks for the body kick but Roberts saw that one coming.
Roberts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Conture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conture swings widly with a right hand
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conture looks to throw a body kick
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Conture circles away.
Roberts throws a leg kick
and Conture counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Conture throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to clinch but Conture moves out of range.
Jonny Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Conture.
Conture throws a body kick the misses

and Roberts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Conture tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Conture is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Conture fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Conture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conture tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
Roberts lands a right hand.
Conture wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberts walks away with a smile on his face. Conture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Conture misses with the body kick
and Roberts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conture thinking.
Conture misses with a kick to the body
and Conture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sultan Conture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roberts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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