PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes the Pain. Roberts has chosen Biggie Smalls - Kick In The Door as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Houston
vs
Roberts

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Speed Junkie Supplements Q160-158-155 (90%Laundry)
Project Mayhem

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roberts moves into the clinch.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Roberts.
Houston wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Houston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Houston avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Houston is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houston tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houston avoids it.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roberts working Houston over with knees to the body.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Houston avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roberts obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roberts connects with a knee to the head.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Houston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Houston's ribcage.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Roberts lands a nice knee to the body.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
Roberts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Houston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Houston takes an elbow to the temple.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts lands a good knee to the midsection. Houston won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston misses with a body punch.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Houston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Houston is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Roberts.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Houston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Houston.
Houston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houston avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Houston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roberts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Houston managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Houston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Houston is trying to break free.
Houston has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Houston in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houston avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Houston's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Houston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Houston swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Houston misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Houston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Roberts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Houston misses with the combination.
Houston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Houston keeps it at a distance.
Roberts wants to clinch
and Houston counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.
Houston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.

Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Roberts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Houston.
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roberts finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Houston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Houston is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roberts tries to clinch but Houston moves out of range.
Houston keeps the fight on the outside.
Houston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Houston throws a sloppy body shot
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
Houston misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Houston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Houston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Houston pushes him off.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.

Houston tries to keep at a distance but Roberts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roberts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Houston is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Roberts lands a nice elbow.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roberts working Houston over with knees to the body.
Roberts scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts working Houston over with knees to the body.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Roberts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roberts lands a nice knee to the body.
Houston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Houston is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Houston avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Houston dodges an elbow strike from Roberts.
Houston has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Roberts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Houston's efforts to push away.
Roberts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Houston tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Houston back against the cage.
Josh Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Houston tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houston avoids it.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houston avoids it.
Houston working hard to break the clinch.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Houston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Houston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Houston is trying to break free.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Houston.
Houston blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Houston digs a right hand into Roberts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roberts's gas tank.
Roberts lands an elbow inside.
Houston avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Roberts keeps control of Houston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houston.
Houston is trying to push Roberts away but Roberts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Houston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Houston tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houston takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Houston lands a head shot.
Houston throws a series of punches but Roberts moves out of range.
Houston throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.

Roberts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Houston, pushing him back against the cage.
Roberts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roberts with a knee to the head.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Roberts landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Houston lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts connects with a knee to the head.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Houston breaks the clinch.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Houston.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Houston circles away.
Houston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roberts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Houston misses with a double jab.
Houston throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.

Roberts clinches up with Houston and pushes him back against the cage.
Houston is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a nice knee to the body.
Houston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roberts is keeping busy.
Roberts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Houston takes an elbow to the forehead.

Houston manages to break the clinch.
Houston is looking to wear down Roberts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Houston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Houston looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Roberts is looking to clinch.

Roberts closes the distance and pushes Houston back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
Houston tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position.
Roberts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houston's face.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Houston's ribcage.
Houston managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Houston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Houston.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Houston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Houston's ribcage.

Houston breaks the clinch.
Houston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Houston misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Houston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mike Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Houston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Houston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roberts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Houston's knee momentarily.
Mike Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Houston.
Roberts tries to clinch but Houston moves away
and Houston counters with a straight right hand.
Mike Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houston misses with a jab to the body
and Roberts counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roberts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Roberts!
An intense looking Josh Roberts took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks to my fans for their support tonight, my team and of course thankyou God for giving me the strength to be the baddest guy in this weight division!'.