PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blady Kriss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Roberts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Roberts
vs
Kriss

225 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

210 cm
23
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim 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, Blady Kriss!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roberts pushes Kriss up against the cage in a clinch.
Kriss tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the cage.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Roberts moves into the clinch.

Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kriss fails to land the takedown.

Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.

Roberts breaks the clinch.
Kriss dives in and grabs Roberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes down on Kriss's head and hops out.
Roberts delivers a nice body kick.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kriss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kriss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tim Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blady Kriss.
Kriss moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.

Roberts rushes Kriss and presses him up against the cage.
Kriss 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. Kriss gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Roberts lands a big head kick that sends Kriss tumbling to the mat! Roberts takes a step backwards and waves Kriss back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Blady Kriss has been cut.

Roberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kriss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Tim Roberts has been cut.

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

Roberts manages to break the clinch.

Roberts clinches up against the cage.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Kriss shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kriss fails with the takedown
and Roberts counters with a solid body kick.
Tim Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriss looks gassed!
Kriss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kriss there as he acknowledges the shot.

Roberts sends Kriss crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Roberts is motioning to the referee to let Kriss up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Kriss is rocked!

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Kriss is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberts finish him?

Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Roberts thumps Kriss with a low kick.
Kriss seems to have recovered his senses.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Roberts.

Roberts clinches up against the cage.
Kriss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.

Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

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

Roberts manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kriss.
Kriss is trying desperately to land a takedown but Roberts is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kriss.

Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kriss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Roberts manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriss fails with the takedown.

Roberts clinches with his opponent.

Roberts jumps into guard, dragging Kriss to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kriss wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Roberts looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kriss passes Roberts's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kriss thows a huge punch but Roberts dodges it nicely.
Kriss prevents Roberts from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kriss is looking to advance position but Roberts won't allow it.
Roberts is not content to let Kriss control the position.
Kriss looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kriss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Roberts dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kriss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kriss dives in and grabs Roberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes down on Kriss's head and hops out.
Kriss fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Kriss misses.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Kriss shoots in.
Tim Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blady Kriss.

Roberts darts in and clinches Kriss up against the cage.

Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kriss tries to sprawl but Roberts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Roberts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roberts prevents Kriss from standing back up.
Roberts is looking to advance position but Kriss won't allow it.
Kriss gets back to full guard.
Kriss is breathing heavily.
Roberts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roberts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kriss, up you get!
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
Kriss throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Roberts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kriss to the mat! Kriss manages to get full guard.

Roberts gets to his feet. Kriss looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kriss, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kriss fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Kriss shoots in.
Kriss walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roberts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Roberts pulls guard.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Kriss from controlling successfully.
Kriss won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
Roberts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kriss on the ground.
Kriss trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Blady Kriss was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab lands there for Kriss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kriss.
Kriss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roberts defends it nicely.
Roberts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kriss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good leg kick by Roberts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kriss wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Roberts. That snapped Kriss's head back.
Kriss fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
Kriss fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Roberts tenderised Kriss's leg. Kriss is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Roberts gets a clinch.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roberts checks a leg kick.
Tim Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.

Roberts instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Roberts jumps guard and drags Kriss to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriss can do to turn this around?

Kriss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Roberts, up you get!
Blady Kriss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kriss avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Roberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Kriss. Kriss gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Roberts dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kriss gets caught napping as Roberts dives in and scores a takedown. Kriss manages to retain guard.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Kriss won't let him.
Tim Roberts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Kriss keeps moving.
Roberts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kriss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kriss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roberts landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kriss controls Roberts momentarily but Roberts frees himself.
Roberts wants to get up but he can't break Kriss's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts stands and steps away. Kriss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kriss shoots for a double leg takedown but Roberts sprawls well. He's pushed Kriss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kriss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kriss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kriss wants to clinch.

Roberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts breaks the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kriss enables Roberts to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kriss manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kriss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roberts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kriss is proving hard to escape from.
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 Kriss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kriss uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kriss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tim Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blady Kriss.

Roberts moves into the clinch successfully.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Roberts.
Roberts content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Roberts decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Roberts has managed to clinch.
Kriss tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position.

Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kriss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kriss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriss has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Kriss is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kriss is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.

Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kriss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.

Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Kriss.

Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kriss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roberts. That one must have hurt.
Kriss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roberts avoids it really well and circles away.
Blady Kriss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Roberts clinches with his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

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