PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesus Robbo (ranked 1916 p4p, 16093 weight class) and Scott Columbus (ranked 218 p4p, 559 weight class). Columbus has chosen Blood Of The Kings as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Robbo
vs
Columbus

192 cm
44
210
10 - 1 - 0

200 cm
39
274
37 - 31 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer

TRAP A-LOT

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Robbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Columbus!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus missing with a left hand there. Robbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Columbus scores with a punch to the head.
Columbus staying out of range there.
Columbus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robbo.
Columbus lands a leg kick that knocks Robbo off balance momentarily.
Robbo defending well as Columbus loads up on a big left hand.
Robbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Columbus misses with a body shot
and Robbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Robbo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robbo.
Columbus throws a shot from downtown. Robbo moves away and avoids it.
Robbo checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Robbo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Columbus thows a leg kick but Robbo checks it
and Robbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Columbus throws a right hand that Robbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Robbo also avoids with ease.
Robbo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Columbus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robbo has time to react.

Robbo gets a clinch.
Columbus scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robbos head.
Robbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Columbus.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Columbus blocking some punches.
Robbo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Robbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Columbus takes one to the side of the head.
Columbus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Columbus misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Robbo.
Columbus misses with a straight right.
Robbo throws a sloppy head kick and Columbus moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Columbus checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Columbus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus clobbers Robbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Columbus throws the left hand but Robbo avoids the punch easily.
Robbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robbo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robbo connects with a leg kick.
Robbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Columbus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Robbo.
A right-left combo lands from Columbus.
Columbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Columbus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Columbus misses the body punch
and Robbo counters with a head kick. That will keep Columbus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robbo lands a really nice looking cross but Columbus seems unphased.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
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 Jesus Robbo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Robbo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robbo cracks Columbus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Robbo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Columbus throws a front kick aimed at Robbo's knee but Robbo avoids it well.

Robbo closes the distance and clinches.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Columbus lands an elbow inside.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Robbo.
Columbus lands with a short shot to the head.
Columbus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robbo's defenses.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbo.
Columbus keeps control of Robbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scott Columbus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robbo lands a body punch.
Robbo throws a head punch that misses.
Robbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Robbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Columbus misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus throws a solid leg kick but Robbo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Columbus.
Robbo misses the jab.
Robbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robbo loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Columbus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Robbo counters with a nice uppercut.

Robbo has Columbus up against the ropes in a clinch.

Columbus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Columbus throws a hook but Robbo blocks it.
Robbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robbo throws a body kick that misses.
Columbus lands the left hand.
Robbo needs to keep his hands up - Columbus had a free shot at his head there.
Robbo looks to land a right hand but Columbus moved out of range.
Columbus misses the jab.
Columbus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robbo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robbo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Columbus finds it's way round the side to connect with Robbo's head.
Columbus takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Robbo gets a clinch.
Columbus lands a hook that snaps the head of Robbo backwards.
Robbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Columbus misses with a punch to the body.

Robbo breaks from the clinch.
Robbo cracks a nice hook into Columbus's ribs.
Columbus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robbo lands an overhand right.
Nice body kick from Robbo.
Columbus is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbo cracks a nice hook into Columbus's ribs.
Robbo throws a wild body kick that Columbus sees coming a mile off.
Columbus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Robbo misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Robbo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Columbus throws a jab when Robbo was well out of range.
Columbus blocks a head kick by Robbo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Columbus! But no joy.
Robbo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Scott Columbus has been cut.
A good leg kick by Columbus.
Robbo works the jab nicely.
Robbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Columbus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robbo throws out a powerful jab.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Columbus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robbo thuds his right hand into Columbus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Columbus is just out of range.

Robbo moves into the clinch successfully.

Robbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Robbo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Columbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jesus Robbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbo misses with a hook.
Robbo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Columbus throws a leg kick that misses.
Columbus throws a lazy right hand but Robbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robbo throws an overhand right that lands on Columbus's shoulder, as Columbus tries to avoid the shot.
Robbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Columbus.
Robbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Columbus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Columbus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Columbus can pounce on him.
Columbus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robbo is out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robbo lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbo connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Columbus.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Columbus moves away from the strike by Robbo.
Columbus steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Robbo.
Robbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Columbus's sensitive parts.
Columbus avoids the head kick by Robbo.
Donk. Robbo catches Columbus right on the button with a cross.
Robbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Columbus swings for the body but Robbo moves out of range.
Robbo throws a big counter combination but Columbus scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Columbus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Columbus tries to keep at a distance but Robbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robbo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Robbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Robbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robbo 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Jesus Robbo!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jesus Robbo!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Jesus Robbo!

Jesus Robbo wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Jesus Robbo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.