PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bingisser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Such a Tragedy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Washington
vs
Bingisser

186 cm
22
189 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Bingisser!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington tries to work over Bingisser's front leg with a kick but Bingisser checks it.
Bingisser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Washington misses.
Bingisser shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washington pinned against the cage. Washington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Washington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Bingisser.
Bingisser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bingisser connects with a right hand. Washington shakes it off.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Bingisser drops Washington with a beautiful combination! Washington stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bingisser is looking for the KO!

Washington is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Washington.

Bingisser shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bingisser was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oh Washington is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bingisser is working for a guillotine from mount but Washington frees his head quite easily.
Washington seems to have got his legs back now.
Bingisser pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
Bingisser scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Washington wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Washington is breathing heavily.

Bingisser has hold of Washington's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Washington manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Washington is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bingisser punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bingisser postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Washington looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bingisser lands a big elbow.
Washington is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser dominating with strikes here.
Bingisser landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Bingisser connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Bingisser connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bingisser with the ground and pound from mount.
Washington takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bingisser wants to control the pace but Washington is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Washington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bingisser can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Washington is looking to escape.
Bingisser landing strikes, looking to finish!
Washington is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Washington taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser trying to control but Washington is having none of it.

Bingisser working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Washington wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bingisser breaks from Washington's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bingisser wants to control the pace but Washington is squirming around nicely.

Bingisser is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Washington can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that Washington really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bingisser trying to control but Washington is having none of it.
Bingisser is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bingisser punishing his opponent with strikes.
Washington is trying to stand up.

Bingisser is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Washington has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Washington defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bingisser.
Bingisser looking to control but Washington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bingisser dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bingisser gets a clinch.
Bingisser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bingisser is trying to force a seperation but Washington has the dominant position.

Bingisser drags the fight down to the ground.
Washington wanted to stand there but Bingisser had control of the position.
Bingisser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Washington wants to stand and escape but instead Bingisser has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bingisser wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bingisser lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bingisser slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is trying to stand.

Bingisser stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Washington to get to his feet.
Washington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bingisser.

Bingisser clinches up with Washington and pushes him back against the cage.

Bingisser manages to break the clinch.
Bingisser shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense.
Bingisser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington throws a body kick that misses.
Bingisser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Bingisser moves out of range easily.
Bingisser shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Washington sprawls well. Washington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bingisser gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Washington avoids the head kick by Bingisser.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Bingisser misses with a two punch combination.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
Bingisser tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.

Bingisser closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Washington looks like he's trying to stand up.

Bingisser stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Washington to get to his feet.
Bingisser tries to clinch up.
Bingisser fails with a takedown attempt.
Tony Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Bingisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tony Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bingisser throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
Bingisser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Washington. No joy for Bingisser on that attempt.

Bingisser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bingisser has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bingisser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Washington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bingisser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bingisser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bingisser tries to pull guard but Washington won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Bingisser's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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.
Bingisser has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Bingisser.
Bingisser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bingisser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington wants to get back to striking at distance but Bingisser won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Bingisser.
Washington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bingisser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bingisser lands with a cross.
Robert Bingisser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Bingisser moves out of range easily.
Bingisser shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Washington defends it nicely.
Washington avoids the head kick by Bingisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bingisser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Washington throws a head kick that misses.
Washington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bingisser is out of range and Washington settles back down.
Bingisser tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Bingisser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Washington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bingisser is out of range and Washington settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bingisser checks a leg kick.
Bingisser tries to clinch up.
Bingisser throws a nice looking combination but Washington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robert Bingisser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bingisser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bingisser blocks a head kick by Washington.
Bingisser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Washington wants to land a leg kick but Bingisser is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Washington.
Bingisser lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
Bingisser throws a combination. Washington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Bingisser bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Washington wants to get back to his feet but Bingisser drags him back down.
Bingisser working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Washington takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bingisser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Washington is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bingisser sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Bingisser.
Bingisser connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Washington is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bingisser looking to control but Washington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bingisser lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bingisser controlling from mount.
Washington wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Washington squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Washington is squirming around, avoiding Bingisser's attempts to control the action.
Washington wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bingisser landing strikes from the mount and Washington is in trouble!
Robert Bingisser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bingisser takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bingisser controlling the pace for now.
Washington squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Washington trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bingisser controlling from the full mount.

Washington bucks Bingisser off and manages to get back to his feet!
Washington avoids the head kick by Bingisser.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bingisser tries to bum rush Washington with a series of wild strikes but Washington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bingisser checks a leg kick.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tony Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washington throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Bingisser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bingisser has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Bingisser!