PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darin Roberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matas Sulinskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roberson
vs
Sulinskas

198 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darin Roberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matas Sulinskas!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sulinskas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roberson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Roberson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roberson is trying to maintain the position but Sulinskas is very close to passing his half guard.

Roberson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roberson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulinskas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Sulinskas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roberson sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulinskas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sulinskas wants to stand but Roberson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sulinskas stops Roberson from getting back to his feet.
Roberson is not content to let Sulinskas control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sulinskas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matas Sulinskas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sulinskas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sulinskas showed some decent athleticism there.

Roberson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sulinskas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberson is trying to control but can't.
Sulinskas controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sulinskas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sulinskas wants to get up but he can't break Roberson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sulinskas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sulinskas landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberson is looking to reverse the position.
Sulinskas lands a few punches from side control.
Sulinskas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sulinskas tries to advance to mount but Roberson denies him.
Sulinskas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberson wants to get back to his feet.
Sulinskas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Roberson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matas Sulinskas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roberson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sulinskas, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Roberson dives in and scores a takedown into Sulinskas's guard.
Roberson wants to control from the top but Sulinskas keeps moving.
Sulinskas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sulinskas is striking off his back. Roberson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulinskas is concentrating on defense, preventing Roberson from advancing position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sulinskas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sulinskas has Roberson pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberson is stalling in the full guard.
Roberson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulinskas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sulinskas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sulinskas pulls Roberson in close to prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sulinskas wants to stand and escape but Roberson is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sulinskas throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Roberson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roberson is keen to just control but Sulinskas is a slippery customer.
Matas Sulinskas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sulinskas keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Roberson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sulinskas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Sulinskas looking for submissions off his back.
Sulinskas wants to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sulinskas can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberson controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sulinskas is trying to stand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Roberson throws a lazy body kick

and Sulinskas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roberson!
Roberson controls the position for a moment.
Sulinskas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberson keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sulinskas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roberson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roberson struggling a bit here.
Sulinskas tries to advance to mount but Roberson denies him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberson is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darin Roberson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Sulinskas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sulinskas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darin Roberson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sulinskas has closed the distance and engaged Roberson in a clinch.
Sulinskas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roberson to keep the fight standing.
Sulinskas missing with knees to the body.
Roberson is trying to break the clinch but Sulinskas has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sulinskas breaks the clinch.
Sulinskas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roberson counters with a three punch combo that has Sulinskas backing up. Sulinskas nods at Roberson to acknowledge the strikes.
Darin Roberson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matas Sulinskas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulinskas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sulinskas misses with a takedown attempt - Roberson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sulinskas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Roberson scores with a takedown into Sulinskas's guard.
Roberson trying to control but Sulinskas is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberson won't allow Sulinskas to sweep him here.
Roberson trying to control but Sulinskas is working from the bottom.
Roberson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Roberson postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sulinskas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roberson tries to break the clinch but Sulinskas is controlling the position.
Sulinskas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sulinskas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Roberson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sulinskas jumps guard but Roberson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sulinskas swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roberson blocks a body shot from Sulinskas.
Sulinskas wants a takedown but no success here.
Sulinskas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberson walks away with a smile on his face. Sulinskas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sulinskas.
Sulinskas goes for a double leg but Roberson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Roberson continues to drive forward.

Sulinskas tries to sprawl but Roberson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberson controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darin Roberson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roberson 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darin Roberson!
In defeat, Matas Sulinskas stepped up to the mic, saying 'HE FUCKING CHEATED'.