PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and australian fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Citizen Cope-Let The Drummer Kick. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Robinson
vs
fighter

193 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clayton Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, australian fighter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fighter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robinson is fending him off so far but fighter persists. Nope, Robinson circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
fighter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danga de danga de dang - Robinson scores with a four punch combination!
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
fighter is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
fighter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clayton Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of australian fighter.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by fighter or perhaps it was just good defense by Robinson which made him look bad.
fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
fighter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some bone on bone action there as fighter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Robinson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Robinson lands in his opponent's guard.
fighter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson prevents fighter from getting back to his feet.
Robinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
fighter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Robinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for fighter on the ground.

Robinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
fighter shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
fighter avoids a kick to the body.
fighter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
fighter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two 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.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Robinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from fighter.
fighter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
fighter tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
fighter tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Clayton Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
fighter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and fighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
fighter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
fighter looks to land a combination. Robinson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
fighter thows a body kick. Robinson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
fighter misses with a takedown attempt
and Robinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
fighter dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
fighter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
fighter lands a high kick!

fighter moves into the clinch.
fighter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

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

That's four 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 swats away the attempt to clinch by fighter.
fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick by Robinson misses
and fighter counters with a head kick.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson misses the body punch
and fighter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jab by Robinson.

Robinson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Robinson trying to control the pace.
fighter trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Robinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Robinson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and fighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
fighter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
fighter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robinson misses with the body kick
and fighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
fighter fails with the takedown

and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Robinson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
fighter wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
fighter trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
fighter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
fighter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Robinson controlling the pace for now.
fighter can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Robinson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Robinson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down fighter for as long as he can get away with.
fighter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
fighter is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Clayton Robinson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but fighter moved out of range nicely.
fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but fighter paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and fighter counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
fighter scores with a push kick.
fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
fighter moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and fighter counters with a big head kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
Robinson works over fighter's head and body with a nice combination.
fighter lands with a slapping head kick.
fighter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from fighter.
fighter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clayton Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of australian fighter.
A head kick by Robinson misses
and fighter counters with a head kick. That will keep Robinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and fighter counters with a head kick.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and fighter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Robinson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but fighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
fighter connects with a high kick.
Robinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
fighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
fighter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and fighter counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and fighter counters with a series of strikes. Robinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Robinson is looking to wear down fighter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and fighter counters with a nice body kick.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and fighter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson throws a series of punches but fighter moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a hook but fighter avoids it easily.
fighter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but fighter circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Robinson.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
fighter works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
Robinson throws a right hand that fighter ducks under and follows up with a left that fighter also avoids with ease.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
fighter is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
fighter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
Clayton Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of australian fighter.
fighter wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two 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.
fighter has his takedown stuffed
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and fighter counters with a nice body kick.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and fighter counters with a head kick.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from fighter. fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and fighter counters with a body kick that stops Robinson in his tracks momentarily.
Robinson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
fighter throws a nice head kick!
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
fighter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
fighter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
fighter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Robinson's head.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have fighter backpedaling.
Robinson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Robinson!

Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Robinson controlling from mount.
fighter is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson controlling from the full mount.
Clayton Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
fighter tries to hold on but Robinson postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robinson, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

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