PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rimsky Carl (ranked 2069 p4p, 1896 weight class) and Iron Robbin (ranked 284 p4p, 263 weight class). Iron Robbin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carl
vs
Robbin

181 cm
25
169
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
172
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rimsky Carl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iron Robbin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carl throws a poor cross that misses
and Robbin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carl tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robbin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robbin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carl moves to clinch but Robbin breaks away
and Robbin counters with a nice uppercut.
Rimsky Carl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbin defending well as Carl loads up on a big left hand.
Carl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbin was well out of range. Poor timing from Carl.
Carl misses with a jab to the body
and Robbin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carl swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robbin.
Carl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbin.
As Carl backs off Robbin throws a huge counter combo but Carl manages to avoid it all.
Carl definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robbin counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carl tries to clinch but Robbin is having none of it.
Robbin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robbin under the eye.
Carl slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robbin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carl lands the left hand.
Carl moves in looking to clinch but Robbin pushes him off.
Robbin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carl loads up on a big right hand but Robbin slips the punch.
Robbin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carl tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robbin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carl misses with a looping right.
Robbin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Robbin gets tackled into the cage by Carl. Carl maintains the clinch.
Carl misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carl pushes Robbin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robbin has a couple of punches blocked by Carl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carl struggles to land a body shot inside as Robbin controls his hands.
Carl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robbin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robbin blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carl.
Carl throws a head punch that misses.
Carl struggles to land a body shot inside as Robbin controls his hands.
Robbin gets through Carl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carl misses with the head strike.
Carl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carl misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbin.
Carl working aggressively here.
Robbin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robbin lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carl tries to work over Robbin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carl lands a nice uppercut.
Carl blocks a body shot from Robbin.
Carl misses with the head strike.
Carl throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Carl.
Carl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Robbin.
Robbin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robbin.
A head punch on the inside from Robbin fails to land.
Carl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbin misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carl.
Robbin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robbin.
A short left from Carl.
Robbin misses with a punch to the body.
Robbin blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Carl fails to land.
Carl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robbin backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carl has a couple of punches blocked by Robbin.
Carl swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Robbin fails to land.
A short right from Robbin on the inside.
Robbin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carl throws a head punch that misses.
Robbin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robbin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rimsky Carl will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Robbin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carl scores with a jab to the body.
Carl misses with a looping left.
Robbin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carl misses with a left hand
and Carl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carl misses the jab.
Robbin misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Carl misses its intended target.
It seemed like Robbin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iron Robbin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Carl clinches with his opponent.
Carl misses with some punches.
Carl lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Robbin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rimsky Carl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carl misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carl.
Robbin blocking some punches.
Carl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Carl on the inside.
Carl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carl working aggressively here.
Robbin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robbin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carl.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carl misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carl misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbin tries to throw a body punch but Carl avoids it by throwing Robbin back against the cage.
Carl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robbin backwards.
Robbin throws a punch but it's blocked by Carl.
Robbin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carl tries a body shot but Robbin blocks it.
Carl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carl throws a head punch that misses.
Robbin blocks a body shot from Carl.
Robbin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carl misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robbin.
Robbin working aggressively here.
Robbin tries to throw a body punch but Carl avoids it by throwing Robbin back against the cage.
Carl misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robbin.
Carl can't find room to land a body shot as Robbin controls the action.
Carl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robbin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl can't find room to land a body shot as Robbin controls the action.
Carl throws a head punch that misses.
Robbin lands a shoulder strike.

Robbin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carl tries to clinch up.
Carl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carl throws the left hand but Robbin avoids the punch easily.
Robbin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carl misses with an uppercut. Robbin saw that one coming.
It seemed like Robbin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robbin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Robbin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl throws a lazy uppercut
and Robbin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robbin can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carl misses with a hook to the body
and Robbin counters with a nice body shot.
Robbin lands a lovely overhand right.

Carl is rocked!
Carl's corner calls for a 1-2. Carl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Carl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Carl closes the distance and clinches.
Carl seems to have got his legs back now.
Carl misses with a punch on the inside.
Robbin tries to work over Carl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carl misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl has a couple of punches blocked by Robbin.
Carl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robbin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbin.
Carl misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Robbin.
Carl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robbin backwards.
Robbin works on Carl's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rimsky Carl dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carl throws a big shot that misses.
Robbin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carl missing with a left hand there. Robbin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carl throws a body punch but Robbin moves out of range.
Carl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robbin! But no joy.

Robbin drops Carl with a beautiful combination! Carl stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Robbin is looking for the KO!
Carl misses with a body shot.
Carl cracks Robbin with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carl with a nice cross.

Robbin is rocked!
Carl throws a pinpoint strike between Robbin's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Robbin crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Carl scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rimsky Carl!
Rimsky Carl is the new welterweight champion!
Rimsky Carl took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Prosper Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.