PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Roberts (ranked 25122 p4p, 487 weight class) and Oliver Winston Jr (ranked 6070 p4p, 381 weight class). Winston Jr has chosen Phenomenal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roberts
vs
Winston Jr

178 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

174 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Winston Jr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston Jr.

Winston Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Winston Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roberts is keeping the position for now.

Winston Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Winston Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Winston Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Roberts's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston Jr trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Winston Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roberts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winston Jr on the ground.
Winston Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Winston Jr throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Winston Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winston Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winston Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Winston Jr postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
Winston Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
Winston Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winston Jr throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Winston Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Winston Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a right hand

and Winston Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Winston Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Roberts looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Roberts looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Roberts!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts prevents Winston Jr from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winston Jr sneaks out the side door and pushes Roberts away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Winston Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Winston Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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. Winston Jr connects with a nice short shot to Roberts's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winston Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Winston Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Winston Jr not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Winston Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Winston Jr gets a double leg takedown into Roberts's guard.
Winston Jr wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Winston Jr stands up over Roberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winston Jr content to stall in guard here.
Winston Jr looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Winston Jr drops back looking for a leg! Roberts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roberts manages to kick Winston Jr off! Winston Jr jumps back into Roberts's guard.
Winston Jr won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roberts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winston Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winston Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Winston Jr looking to score a takedown here. Roberts is defending well but Winston Jr drives through and ends up in Roberts's guard.
Winston Jr passes into half guard.
Winston Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Winston Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winston Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winston Jr content to control rather than advance.
Winston Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winston Jr passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Check out the look on Winston Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Winston Jr just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Winston Jr is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winston Jr controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston Jr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Winston Jr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Roberts has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Winston Jr but great work by Roberts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Winston Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Roberts misses with a left hand

and Winston Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Winston Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Winston Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Winston Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Winston Jr tries to pass to full mount but Roberts defends it.
Winston Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston Jr is pressing down on Roberts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roberts is holding on for now.
Winston Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roberts's head.
Winston Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Winston Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Winston Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Winston Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Oliver Winston Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Winston Jr from controlling successfully.
Winston Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Winston Jr trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston Jr trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Winston Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Winston Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Winston Jr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Roberts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winston Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Winston Jr remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Winston Jr tries for a kimura but Roberts is defending well.
Sam Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Winston Jr is working to tighten his grip on Roberts's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Roberts has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Winston Jr is really squeezing tight and eventually Roberts passes out! Winston Jr breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Oliver Winston Jr!
A very excited looking Oliver Winston Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.