PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artisan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kano Jacoby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kano Jacoby enters the cage!

Robinson
vs
Jacoby

191 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artisan Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kano Jacoby!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacoby swinging wilding here.
Robinson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jacoby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacoby is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.

Jacoby moves into the clinch.

Jacoby jumps guard.
Robinson stops Jacoby from standing up.
Jacoby looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacoby, not yet.
Jacoby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robinson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacoby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.
Jacoby wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson has a closed guard, preventing Jacoby from standing up.
Jacoby trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Jacoby postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Jacoby from controlling successfully.

Jacoby decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Robinson, up you get!
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jacoby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacoby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robinson is fending him off so far but Jacoby persists. Nope, Robinson circles away and we're back to standing.
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?
Jacoby throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Jacoby drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Jacoby is trying to drag Robinson to the mat but Robinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Artisan Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kano Jacoby.
Jacoby landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacoby dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Robinson prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jacoby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jacoby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacoby lands with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Jacoby shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacoby defends it well.
Jacoby slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jacoby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jacoby wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Robinson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacoby wants to get back to his feet.

Robinson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jacoby tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to mount his opponent but Jacoby defends it.
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Jacoby is working away.

Robinson is trying to work for a kimura but Jacoby is defending well.
Robinson is trying to control. Jacoby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jacoby wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Jacoby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kano Jacoby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jacoby misses with a takedown attempt

and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Jacoby is trying to improve his position.
Robinson advances nicely into full mount.
Jacoby throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jacoby is trying desperately to improve position.

Robinson looking to secure an arm triangle but Jacoby defends it well.
Jacoby is looking to improve his position but Robinson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jacoby wants to hold on but Robinson pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson is stalling here but it's allowed Jacoby to get half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to mount his opponent but Jacoby defends it.
Robinson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robinson is keen to just control but Jacoby is a slippery customer.
Jacoby trying to hold on to Robinson's head to control him but Robinson postures up.

Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacoby defends it well.
Robinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jacoby manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jacoby wants to get back to his feet but Robinson passes into half guard.
Robinson controlling the pace.

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.
Jacoby is looking to improve his position.
Robinson is trying to control. Jacoby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robinson is thwarting Jacoby's attempts to control the position.

Jacoby kicks off Robinson and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacoby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacoby misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson misses with a body shot
and Jacoby counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacoby gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jacoby wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
Jacoby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Robinson is controlling him.
Jacoby wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.

Robinson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jacoby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Robinson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jacoby tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Artisan Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robinson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jacoby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robinson.
Robinson won't allow Jacoby to get back to his feet.
Artisan Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson pushes down on Jacoby's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jacoby won't allow Robinson to pass to mount.
Jacoby looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jacoby trying to hold on to Robinson's head to control him but Robinson postures up.
Jacoby has a hand on Robinson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Robinson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jacoby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artisan Robinson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jacoby misses with a double jab.

Robinson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jacoby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jacoby would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Robinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacoby manages to get himself to full guard.

Robinson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Robinson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacoby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robinson defends well.
Robinson is pushing down on Jacoby's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jacoby is fighting to maintain full guard but Robinson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jacoby is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacoby is looking to escape.

Robinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Robinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jacoby knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Robinson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jacoby is just riding it out for now. Robinson eventually gives up the hold.
Robinson wants to free his trapped foot but Jacoby is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jacoby gets back to full guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Jacoby keeps moving.
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Jacoby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacoby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jacoby distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacoby.
Robinson has a closed guard, preventing Jacoby from standing up.

Jacoby stands up and waves to Robinson to follow him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacoby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kano Jacoby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Robinson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jacoby tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
Jacoby is looking to control Robinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jacoby avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson stops Jacoby from getting back to his feet.
Robinson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jacoby!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Artisan Robinson.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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