PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Nasaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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!

Nasaret
vs
Robben

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Nasaret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Robben!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robben closes the distance and clinches up with Nasaret, looking for a takedown. Robben pushes Nasaret against the cage but Nasaret circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nasaret shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robben but Robben pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robben fails with the takedown.
Jesus Nasaret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Robben scores with a takedown into Nasaret's guard.

Nasaret isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Robben stacks Nasaret on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Robben!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasaret is not content to let Robben control the position.
Nasaret is looking for a sweep.
Robben tries to advance to mount but Nasaret denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Robben are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Robben misses with the ground and pound.
Nasaret tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Robben wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Nasaret's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Nasaret darts in and clinches Robben up against the cage.
Nasaret goes for a takedown in the clinch but Robben prevents it.
Robben crunches a lovely knee into Nasaret's ribcage.
Nasaret wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Nasaret.

Robben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robben tries to clinch up.
Nasaret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasaret ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robben looks gassed!

Nasaret moves into range and clinches up with Robben.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasaret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nasaret managing to block the knees to the body from Robben.
Knees to the body from Robben.
Nasaret lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nasaret wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robben wants a takedown but no success here.
Jesus Nasaret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Robben.
Nasaret scores with a shot to the side of Robben's head.

Nasaret escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nasaret goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Sven Robben has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nasaret throws a nice looking combination but Robben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nasaret scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nasaret fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Robben dodges the punch combination from Nasaret.
A shot to de liver by Nasaret. Beautiful body shot.
Nasaret listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Nasaret moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robben drags the fight down to the ground.
Nasaret works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Nasaret decides to stand and escape the position.
Nice sprawl there from Nasaret as Robben shoots in.
Robben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nasaret swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nasaret tries a head kick but it misses.
Robben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasaret scores with a hook.
Robben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nasaret counters with a two punch combo.
Robben shoots for a takedown but Nasaret saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab by Nasaret.
Nasaret takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robben tries to bum rush Nasaret with a series of wild strikes but Nasaret uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Robben shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Robben was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Robben prevents Nasaret from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasaret is bucking up trying to escape but Robben cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Robben throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nasaret is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasaret is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Nasaret dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Robben's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nasaret cracks Robben with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nasaret swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Nasaret lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robben doesn't seem phased though.
Nasaret shoots in and drives through. Robben sprawls well.
Nasaret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robben moves away.
Robben misses with a takedown attempt - Nasaret sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Robben scores with a jab to the head.
Robben with a poor takedown

and Nasaret counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Robben is looking to control Nasaret's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Robben avoid being mounted?
Nasaret not throwing his punches with enough precision 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. Nasaret connects with a nice short shot to Robben's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robben wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robben trying to hold on to Nasaret's head to control him but Nasaret postures up.
Robben wants to get back to full guard but Nasaret has passed into side control.
A nice elbow there by Nasaret.
Nasaret with shots to the head and body - Robben looks very uncomfortable down there.
Robben tries to hold on but Nasaret postures up.

Nasaret is going olschool here, as he tries to force Robben to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Robben shrugs it off.
Robben is trying to escape the mount.

That's two 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.
Nasaret lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nasaret fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nasaret scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robben?
Robben sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nasaret throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nasaret sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robben defending well though.
Nasaret misses with a head shot. Robben uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robben keeping full guard, as Nasaret tries to pass.
Nasaret has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robben keeping moving, preventing Nasaret from controlling successfully.

Nasaret stands up and waves to Robben to follow him.
Robben shoots in but no luck this time.
Jesus Nasaret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Robben.
Robben shoots for a double leg takedown but Nasaret sprawls well. He's pushed Robben's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four 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.
Nasaret darts in trying to clinch
and Robben counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nasaret gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robben counters with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robben.
Nasaret throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robben shoots in and drives through. Nasaret sprawls well.
Robben avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nasaret gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robben wants to control from the top but Nasaret keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Nasaret dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sven Robben's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nasaret keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nasaret fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Nasaret as Robben shoots in.
Robben takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Nasaret does no damage.
Nasaret tests Robben's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nasaret throws a series of punches but Robben avoids them all with ease.
Nasaret throws a wild body kick that Robben sees coming a mile off.
Nasaret scores with a hook.
Nasaret throws a hook but Robben avoids it easily.

Robben darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Nasaret kicks Robben off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robben shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nasaret pinned against the cage. Nasaret gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jesus Nasaret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Robben.

Nasaret gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Nasaret pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nasaret swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jesus Nasaret is winning the standup battle so far.
Robben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nasaret counters with a one-two to the body.
Robben shoots in for a double leg but Nasaret sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nasaret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nasaret jabs at Robben's body.
A head kick misses from Robben.
Robben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nasaret.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nasaret lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robben circles away quickly and effectively.
Nasaret misses with a series of wild punches.
Robben avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Robben pushes Nasaret up against the cage in a clinch.
Robben tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nasaret just stands there and leans against the cage.

Nasaret escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nasaret scores with a punch to the head.

Nasaret tries to keep at a distance but Robben has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nasaret can't break the clinch.
Robben tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nasaret just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nasaret is trying to break the clinch but Robben has him pressed against the cage.
Nasaret tries for a takedown but Robben manages to get underhooks.

Nasaret pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nasaret tries to close the distance and clinch but Robben swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robben shoots in for a double leg but Nasaret sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nasaret fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nasaret stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Nasaret.

Robben looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nasaret!
Nasaret is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Robben goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nasaret is on top in guard.
Robben utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Robben looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nasaret gets to his feet. Robben looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Robben tries to move into range but Nasaret moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Robben fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nasaret, pushing him back against the cage.
Nasaret is looking to break free of the clinch but Robben has double underhooks.
Nasaret gets underhooks to prevent Robben's takedown attempt.
Nasaret is looking to break free of the clinch but Robben has double underhooks.
Nasaret can't break the clinch.
Nasaret is trying to break free.
Robben lands a nice knee to the body.
Nasaret is trying to break the clinch but Robben has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasaret on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robben unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nasaret lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nasaret wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sven Robben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Nasaret is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Nasaret breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Nasaret showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nasaret, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Nasaret!