PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bard has chosen It's Catching Up (NoMeansNo) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Robinson
vs
Bard

180 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leen Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mini Bard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard thumps Robinson with a low kick.
Robinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bard pinned against the cage. Bard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt - Bard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leen Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson throws a jab when Bard was well out of range.
Bard avoids the head kick by Robinson.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Bard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Robinson will feel that in the morning.
Bard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson throws a right hand that Bard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bard also avoids with ease.
Bard misses with a wild combination.

Robinson tries to keep at a distance but Bard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robinson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bard lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bard misses with a knee strike.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bard stalling in the clinch.
Bard missing with knees to the body.
Bard trying to stall but Robinson improves his position.
Bard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robinson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson wants a takedown.
Bard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bard connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Leen Robinson has been cut.
Bard connects with a knee to the head.
Bard lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Bard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bard breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bard.
Leen Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bard throws a head kick that half lands.
Bard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Bard.
Bard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard misses with a head kick.
Bard connects with a solid leg kick.
Robinson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Bard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Bard is working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson frees his head quite easily.
Bard wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bard avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.

Bard is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Robinson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard breaks from Robinson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bard looking to ground and pound but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bard.
Bard throwing strikes here but Robinson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Robinson tries to lock up and control but Bard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bard wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.

That's four 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.

Bard working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is in no mood to give up.
Robinson is in a horrible position here. Bard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Bard looking for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is having none of it.

Bard looking for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bard. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mini Bard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leen Robinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Robinson throws a body kick the misses
and Bard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robinson's knee momentarily.
Bard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson shoots and misses
and Bard counters with a two punch combo.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bard counters with a big head kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
Bard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Bard drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bard.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bard tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Bard with a knee to the head.
Bard tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Bard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bard landing knees to the head.
Bard misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robinson as Bard tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Bard tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Bard.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bard.
Bard tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Robinson - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bard.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson darts in trying to clinch
and Bard counters with a head kick.
Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leen Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson throws a body punch but Bard moves out of range.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bard counters with a big head kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
Bard is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.
Mini Bard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bard lands a high kick!
Bard defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

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.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Bard's shoulder, as Bard tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bard connects with a high kick.

Bard instigates a clinch.
Robinson avoiding damage as Bard throws knees to the body.
Bard landing knees to the head.
Bard misses with a knee strike.

Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Bard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Bard clinches up against the cage.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bard lands a head kick!

Robinson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bard's guard.
Bard tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Bard pushes Robinson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bard was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Robinson shoots and misses
and Bard counters with a nice leg kick.

Robinson tries to keep at a distance but Bard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bard lands a knee to the head.
Bard crunches a lovely knee into Robinson's ribcage.
Bard blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Bard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robinson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson avoiding damage as Bard throws knees to the body.
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bard lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bard tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Bard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robinson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson avoiding damage as Bard throws knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bard tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Bard misses with an elbow strike.
Bard lands a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bard scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robinson lands a body punch.

Bard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Bard circles away easily
and Bard counters with a leg kick.
Bard lands a head kick!
Good exchange - Bard coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mini Bard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leen Robinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Robinson fails with the takedown.

Bard scores a takedown into full mount!

Bard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Robinson is surviving well by controlling Bard's body position as best he can.
Bard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bard wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Robinson prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bard prevents Robinson from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bard fails to advance to Robinson's back.
Bard avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.
Robinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bard trying to control but Robinson is having none of it.
Bard punching from mount but Robinson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bard throws some wild stikes that Robinson manages to avoid easily.
Robinson has given up his back here.

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.
Robinson trying to control the action but Bard just sinks the hooks in.

Bard has got one arm under Robinson's chin. This could be trouble... Robinson trying to control the other hand but Bard gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Robinson has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mini Bard!