PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CJ Robinson (ranked 1126 p4p, 2368 weight class) and Alexander Gustafson (ranked 158 p4p, 320 weight class). Alexander Gustafson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alexander Gustafson enters the cage!

Robinson
vs
Gustafson

190 cm
28
211
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
33
226
23 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Core Combat

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson digs a good body shot into Gustafson's ribs.
Alexander Gustafson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustafson misses the target.
Gustafson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
CJ Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gustafson.
Robinson misses with a body kick.
Gustafson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gustafson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson thuds his right hand into Gustafson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustafson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Robinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.
Gustafson looks for a takedown but Robinson sprawls well.
Gustafson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gustafson scores with the left hand. Robinson knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from Gustafson misses
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustafson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to avoid it but Gustafson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robinson to the ground. Robinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Robinson misses the target.
Gustafson tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with a nice leg kick.
Robinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gustafson's head.
Gustafson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Gustafson dives in and grabs Robinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes down on Gustafson's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gustafson misses
and Robinson counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafson misses with a looping right.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Gustafson's body.
Gustafson shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Gustafson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson moves out of range as Gustafson strikes.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson is looking to wear down Gustafson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Robinson moves into the clinch.

Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Gustafson misses with a two punch combination.
Gustafson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Gustafson on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick from Gustafson.
Gustafson throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gustafson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustafson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gustafson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson with the inside leg kick.
Robinson scores with a nice strike.
Gustafson throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Gustafson blocks the body kick.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Gustafson on that attempt.
Gustafson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafson.
Robinson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a nice looking body kick.
Gustafson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustafson wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson slips a straight right by Gustafson.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gustafson on the side of the head.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gustafson throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gustafson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gustafson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gustafson off to one side.
Robinson throws a counter high kick but Gustafson was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gustafson tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gustafson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robinson is fending him off so far but Gustafson persists. Nope, Robinson circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustafson throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gustafson.
Robinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robinson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson lands with a kick to the temple. Gustafson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gustafson scores with a hook to the body. Robinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robinson.
Robinson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gustafson stops Robinson from standing up.

Robinson kicks Gustafson off and gets to his feet.
Gustafson misses with a body shot
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustafson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gustafson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gustafson blocks a head kick by Robinson.
CJ Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson throws a leg kick which misses Gustafson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gustafson tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Gustafson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robinson defends well and Gustafson ends up having to push Robinson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
CJ Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gustafson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robinson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gustafson tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
As Gustafson backs away, Robinson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good shot there by Robinson.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafson manages to avoid it.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Gustafson's ribs.

Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
CJ Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustafson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robinson counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson misses with a wild body shot.
Gustafson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gustafson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gustafson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robinson but Robinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robinson tried to counter with a leg kick but Gustafson avoided it.
Gustafson is breathing heavily.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gustafson. Gustafson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gustafson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson catches Gustafson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Gustafson.
Robinson lands with a slapping head kick.
Gustafson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robinson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gustafson scores with a jab. Robinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustafson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gustafson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustafson moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away
and Robinson counters with a head kick.

Gustafson is rocked!
Robinson lands with a nice body kick.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gustafson is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Gustafson misses with a wild body shot.
As Gustafson backs away, Robinson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gustafson is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Robinson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gustafson misses with a takedown
and Robinson counters with a leg kick.
Gustafson seems to have recovered his senses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robinson, as that shot connected.
No luck for Gustafson with that takedown attempt.
Gustafson looks to throw a body kick
and Robinson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gustafson really felt that one!
Gustafson doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Gustafson fails with a takedown attempt.
CJ Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gustafson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gustafson's head.
Gustafson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robinson sprawls well. Robinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gustafson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustafson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Robinson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gustafson.
Robinson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Robinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gustafson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexander Gustafson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
CJ Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gustafson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson throws a head kick but Gustafson moves out of range.
Gustafson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gustafson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick from Robinson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson with the inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Robinson.
Gustafson wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a big head kick but Gustafson shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Robinson.
Gustafson shoots and misses
and Robinson counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustafson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gustafson walks into a left hand.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafson manages to avoid it.
Gustafson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gustafson lands the left hand.

Robinson has Gustafson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gustafson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustafson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gustafson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Gustafson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafson moves out of range easily.
Robinson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Gustafson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gustafson thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Robinson!