PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herbie Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Kolohose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Robson
vs
Kolohose

180 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herbie Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Troy Kolohose!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolohose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kolohose throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robson is looking to land body kicks.
Kolohose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kolohose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robson is looking to clinch but Kolohose is avoiding it.

Kolohose shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Robson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Kolohose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kolohose has managed to get both his arms back between Robson's legs - danger averted.
Kolohose wants to control from the top but Robson keeps moving.
Kolohose tries to free his leg and advance position but Robson is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robson kicks Kolohose off and gets to his feet.
Kolohose tries to clinch but Robson moves away

and Robson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kolohose's guard.
Robson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kolohose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robson wants to control from the top but Kolohose keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolohose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robson is breathing heavily.
Kolohose trying to keep a closed guard but Robson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson wants to control from the top but Kolohose keeps moving.
Robson lands a couple of elbows.
Robson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kolohose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolohose dives in and grabs Robson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robson pushes down on Kolohose's head and hops out.

Kolohose changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Robson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Robson tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kolohose thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kolohose controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kolohose has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Robson is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kolohose landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kolohose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kolohose seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Robson is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kolohose connects with a solid leg kick.
Kolohose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolohose looks to land a combination. Robson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kolohose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Kolohose.
Robson blocks a head kick by Kolohose.
A head kick by Kolohose misses

and Robson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kolohose's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson throwing strikes but missing.
Kolohose throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Kolohose has his foot on Robson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robson works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kolohose is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robson defends well.
Robson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kolohose is trying to improve his position.
Kolohose manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robson 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.
Kolohose is looking to control Robson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kolohose avoid being mounted?
Kolohose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Robson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robson lands with a punch from half guard.
Robson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kolohose's head.
Kolohose tries to get to full guard but Robson has control of the leg.
Kolohose trying to control from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kolohose tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robson shoots in but no luck this time.
Kolohose misses with a head kick.
Kolohose scores with a nice right hand.
Kolohose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolohose closes the distance but Robson moves to the side

and Robson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Robson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Robson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolohose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolohose is trying to control the position but Robson postures up.
Kolohose keeping moving, preventing Robson from controlling successfully.
Robson throwing strikes but missing.
Robson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kolohose tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Robson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Robson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Robson tries to pass to full mount but Kolohose defends it.
Kolohose wants to improve his position but Robson is controlling well.
Kolohose pushes Robson off looking to stand but Robson dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson is trying to control. Kolohose wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kolohose trying to control from the bottom.
Robson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herbie Robson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kolohose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Robson moves into the clinch successfully.

Kolohose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kolohose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Robson counters with a one-two to the body.
Robson checks a leg kick.
Kolohose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kolohose sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kolohose.
Robson slips under a jab from Kolohose.

Robson has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kolohose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kolohose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robson thuds a left hand into Kolohose's body.

Kolohose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robson, pushing him back against the cage.
Kolohose displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robson up against the cage.
Kolohose is trying to maintain a safe position but Robson gets an underhook and turns Kolohose into the cage.
Robson has Kolohose pressed against the cage, preventing Kolohose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kolohose.
Kolohose working hard to break the clinch.
Robson tries to score a body lock takedown but Kolohose shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two 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.
Kolohose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Kolohose breaks the clinch.
Herbie Robson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolohose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Kolohose slips under a jab.
Kolohose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robson clinches but Kolohose breaks the clinch
and Kolohose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Troy Kolohose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson moves out of range of the body kick.
Robson thows a body shot but no joy.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kolohose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolohose working away.
Kolohose is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Robson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Robson is not content to let Kolohose control the position.
Robson is trying to improve his position.
Robson pushes Kolohose away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kolohose gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four 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.
Kolohose sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Robson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Herbie Robson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolohose has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kolohose takes Robson's back.
Kolohose has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Robson's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kolohose avoiding Robson 's attempts to control his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Kolohose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kolohose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Kolohose!