PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr maroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maroon comes to the ring accompanied by yes. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

maroon
vs
Robertson

198 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr maroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from maroon misses.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but maroon moved out of range nicely.
Robertson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
maroon tries to clinch but Robertson moves out of range.
Robertson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robertson misses with a low kick as maroon jumps back.
maroon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
Robertson looks to land a combination but maroon avoids it well.
Robertson lands a jab-cross combination.
maroon moves out of range of the leg kick from Robertson.
maroon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robertson wants to clinch.
A punch combination from maroon misses.
Robertson misses with a double jab.
maroon misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon throws the left hand but Robertson avoids the punch easily.
maroon stuffs the takedown.
maroon thuds his right hand into Robertson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robertson throws a jab when maroon was well out of range.
maroon looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
maroon scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson slips under a jab.
maroon tries to clinch there but Robertson circles away.
Robertson misses with a double jab

and maroon counters with a crisp one two that drops Robertson! maroon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Robertson to his feet! Robertson is in big trouble!

Robertson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

maroon has taken the fight to the clinch.
maroon is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Robertson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

maroon has picked Robertson up - he's going for a ride! maroon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
maroon is looking to advance position but Robertson won't allow it.
maroon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robertson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maroon drops an elbow to the side of Robertson's head.
maroon is looking to advance position but Robertson won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Robertson blocking the ground and pound attempt from maroon.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
maroon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
maroon wants to free his trapped foot but Robertson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
maroon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
maroon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maroon is looking to advance position but Robertson won't allow it.
maroon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
maroon works his way into side control.
maroon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

maroon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
maroon working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maroon working the head with strikes.
Robertson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
maroon working the head with strikes.
maroon working the ground and pound.
Robertson tries to improve position but can't.
maroon advances nicely into full mount.
maroon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Robertson looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
maroon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
maroon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Robertson hang on?
maroon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr maroon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts maroon, as that shot connected.
mr maroon is winning the standup battle so far.
Robertson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robertson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and maroon counters with a right hand to the body.
Robertson misses with a combination

and maroon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Robertson stops a takedown attempt from maroon.
maroon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robertson is looking to break free of the clinch but maroon has double underhooks.
maroon is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

maroon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
maroon throws a combination. Robertson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
maroon lands a nice hook to Robertson's body. Robertson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

maroon feints and as Robertson raises his hands in defense, maroon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as maroon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
maroon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon stands and throws Robertson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robertson is not content to let maroon control the position.
maroon working away.
maroon is chipping away with strikes.
maroon advances to mount.
maroon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
maroon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
maroon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robertson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maroon lands a nice shot to the head.
maroon lands a big elbow.
maroon with shots to the head and body - Robertson looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
maroon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
maroon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robertson is looking to escape.
maroon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Robertson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
maroon lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, maroon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
maroon cracks Robertson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
maroon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maroon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
maroon with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! maroon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
maroon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Robertson is trying desperately to improve position.
maroon scoring with strikes but Robertson is staying in there.
maroon with shots to the head and body - Robertson looks very uncomfortable down there.
maroon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
maroon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
maroon working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Robertson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

maroon looking to secure an arm triangle but Robertson defends it well.
maroon lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, maroon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
mr maroon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
maroon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
maroon looking to finish Robertson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Robertson!
maroon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
maroon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
maroon scoring with strikes but Robertson is staying in there.
maroon avoids the attempt from Robertson to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr maroon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

maroon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robertson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robertson looks to score with a jab to the body but maroon is just out of range.
maroon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robertson falls off balance throwing a combination

and maroon counters with a takedown into side control.
maroon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Robertson wants to control but maroon postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robertson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
maroon working away.

maroon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson taking a bit of punishment here - maroon scoring with strikes.
Robertson tries to bench press maroon off him but maroon keeps the position.
Robertson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
maroon lands an elbow.
maroon working the head with strikes.
maroon looks up at the clock and then as Robertson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, maroon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
maroon scores with a couple of short elbows.
maroon lands an elbow.
maroon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maroon working the body and head with strikes.
maroon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Robertson is trying to get back to half guard.
maroon scores with punches from side control.
Robertson tries to escape but maroon is in control.
maroon working the head and body with strikes.
maroon working the body and head with strikes.
Robertson is not content to let maroon control the position.
maroon cracks Robertson with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maroon advances nicely into full mount.
maroon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robertson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
maroon punishing his opponent with strikes.
maroon looking to control but Robertson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
maroon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Robertson looks a forlorn figure.

maroon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Robertson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Robertson is in a horrible position here. maroon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maroon trying to control but Robertson is having none of it.

maroon has hold of Robertson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Robertson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bruce Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mr maroon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
maroon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maroon with shots to the head and body - Robertson looks very uncomfortable down there.
maroon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robertson is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr maroon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well maroon 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for mr maroon!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for mr maroon!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for mr maroon!

mr maroon wins by unanimous decision!