PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sotiropoulos
vs
Robertson

180 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Sotiropoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Robertson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Robertson with that takedown attempt.
Sotiropoulos tries to clinch up.
Sotiropoulos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robertson.
Chris Sotiropoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Robertson.

Sotiropoulos pushes Robertson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sotiropoulos lands a big knee to the head and Robertson goes down! Sotiropoulos is looking to finish!

Robertson is rocked!

It looks like Robert Robertson has been cut.

Sotiropoulos stands up.
Sotiropoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robertson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sotiropoulos is looking to clinch but Robertson is avoiding it.
Sotiropoulos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robertson.
Robertson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robertson.
Robertson looks gassed!

Sotiropoulos rushes Robertson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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.
Knees to the body from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos taking a breather.
Sotiropoulos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robertson letting Sotiropoulos take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sotiropoulos slows down the pace here.
Sotiropoulos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Sotiropoulos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sotiropoulos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robertson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sotiropoulos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sotiropoulos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos lands a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos lands a nice knee to the body.
Sotiropoulos controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos scores a nice knee to the body.
Sotiropoulos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sotiropoulos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robertson up against the cage.
Sotiropoulos with a knee to the head.
Robertson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sotiropoulos walks away with a smile on his face. Robertson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sotiropoulos wants to clinch.
Robertson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sotiropoulos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertson shoots in for a double leg but Sotiropoulos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robertson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sotiropoulos is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Sotiropoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Robertson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sotiropoulos has a takedown stuffed.
Robertson tries for a takedown but Sotiropoulos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Robertson. No joy for Sotiropoulos on that attempt.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sotiropoulos tries to clinch there but Robertson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotiropoulos doesn't manage to clinch there - Robertson circles away.

Sotiropoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Robertson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos scores with a knee to the head.
Robertson being controlled against the cage.
Chris Sotiropoulos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sotiropoulos lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Robert Robertson's cut even more.
Sotiropoulos lands a nice knee to the body.
Sotiropoulos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robertson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sotiropoulos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Robertson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Sotiropoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotiropoulos landing knees to the head.
Sotiropoulos landing knees to the head.
Sotiropoulos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sotiropoulos landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sotiropoulos tries to score a body lock takedown but Robertson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sotiropoulos working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sotiropoulos landing knees to the head.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Sotiropoulos holds him up against the cage and eventually Robertson drops back down to his feet.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sotiropoulos just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sotiropoulos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sotiropoulos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sotiropoulos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Sotiropoulos.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sotiropoulos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sotiropoulos scores a nice knee to the body.
Sotiropoulos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos misses with a knee to the head.
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Sotiropoulos.
Robertson fails to pull guard.
Sotiropoulos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sotiropoulos crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Sotiropoulos crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Sotiropoulos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sotiropoulos tries a knee to the head but Robertson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Sotiropoulos.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Sotiropoulos holds him up against the cage and eventually Robertson drops back down to his feet.
Sotiropoulos with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos effectively controlling the action here.
Sotiropoulos landing knees to the head.
Sotiropoulos landing knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robertson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sotiropoulos walks away with a smile on his face. Robertson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sotiropoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sotiropoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Sotiropoulos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robertson's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sotiropoulos crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Sotiropoulos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robertson up against the cage.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sotiropoulos smiles and moves away.
Sotiropoulos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sotiropoulos moves into the clinch successfully.
Sotiropoulos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Sotiropoulos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Robertson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Sotiropoulos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sotiropoulos has Robertson pressed against the cage.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sotiropoulos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sotiropoulos looking to throw knees to the head but Robertson is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos scores with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sotiropoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robertson can do to turn this around?
Robertson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotiropoulos lands a knee to the head.

Sotiropoulos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sotiropoulos controlling the action here.
Sotiropoulos wants to stand but Robertson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

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.
Sotiropoulos'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.

Sotiropoulos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Robertson to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sotiropoulos has Robertson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sotiropoulos working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Robertson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sotiropoulos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sotiropoulos.
Robertson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sotiropoulos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sotiropoulos working Robertson over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos is struggling to control the position.
Sotiropoulos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sotiropoulos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sotiropoulos looking to throw knees to the head but Robertson is blocking nicely.
Sotiropoulos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robertson jumps guard but Sotiropoulos stands there with Robertson around his waist. Robertson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chris Sotiropoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Robertson.
Sotiropoulos tries to land a knee to the head but Robertson blocks with his arms.
Robertson jumps guard but Sotiropoulos stands there with Robertson around his waist. Robertson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sotiropoulos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sotiropoulos smiles and moves away.
Chris Sotiropoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sotiropoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robertson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Sotiropoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sotiropoulos 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Sotiropoulos!