PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gob Darkfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleveland Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darkfist
vs
Robson

190 cm
18
269 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

212 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gob Darkfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleveland Robson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkfist.
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Darkfist.
Robson regains half guard.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Darkfist takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Robson wants to improve his position but Darkfist is controlling well.
Darkfist is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robson is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson trying to hold on to Darkfist's head to control him but Darkfist postures up.
Robson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darkfist. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darkfist is trying to control the action in half guard but Robson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darkfist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robson misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Robson.
Darkfist throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Robson instigates a clinch.
Darkfist wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkfist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkfist takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Gob Darkfist has been cut.
The referee calls for Robson to work.
Robson lands a left hand.
Robson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darkfist is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robson is stalling here.
Robson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darkfist in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Robson.
Robson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robson pushes Darkfist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Robson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Robson.
Robson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darkfist's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robson obliges.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Robson lands an elbow that stopped Darkfist in his tracks for a moment.
Robson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
Robson with a knee to the head.
Robson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robson cracks Darkfist with a nice body shot.
Robson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darkfist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkfist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Robson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Robson moves into range and clinches up with Darkfist.
Robson working Darkfist over with knees to the body.
Robson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robson lands a good knee to the midsection. Darkfist won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson scores with a shot to the side of Darkfist's head.
Robson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robson blocking some punches.
Robson lands a good knee to the midsection. Darkfist won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Robson.
Robson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robson lands an elbow just above Darkfist 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
Robson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darkfist blocks it with crossed arms.
Robson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robson obliges.
Robson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robson tries to clinch but Darkfist is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darkfist throws a jab when Robson was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Robson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkfist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleveland Robson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gob Darkfist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crunch! Robson slams his shin into Darkfist's torso.
Darkfist takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robson throws a head kick that Darkfist semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Robson.
Robson is looking to slow Darkfist down with leg kicks.
Cleveland Robson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darkfist shoots for a double leg takedown but Robson sprawls well. He's pushed Darkfist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

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

Robson moves into range and clinches up with Darkfist.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
Darkfist takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robson crunches a lovely knee into Darkfist's ribcage.
Robson digs a right hand into Darkfist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darkfist's gas tank.
Robson lands a body shot.
Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Robson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Darkfist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darkfist looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robson is working Darkfist over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Robson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Robson lands a shoulder strike.
Darkfist tries to break the clinch but Robson is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Robson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robson.
Robson lands an elbow just above Darkfist 's eye.
Robson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Robson digs a right hand into Darkfist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darkfist's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Robson.
Robson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robson lands an elbow inside.
Robson lands a right hand.
Robson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darkfist backwards.
Cleveland Robson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Robson.
Robson scores with a shoulder strike.
Robson scores with a shot to the side of Darkfist's head.
Robson is leaning against Darkfist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darkfist takes a knee to the side of the body.

Robson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robson slips under a jab from Darkfist.
Robson is looking to land body kicks.
Darkfist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robson scores with a one two! Darkfist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darkfist swats away the attempt to clinch by Robson.
Robson wants to clinch up but Darkfist keeps it at a distance.
Robson tries to clinch up but Darkfist circles away and keeps his distance.
Robson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robson is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkfist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robson wants to clinch up but Darkfist keeps it at a distance.
Robson scores with a three punch combo!
Robson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robson misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Robson misses.
Darkfist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robson sprawls well. Robson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Darkfist gets slowly back to his feet.
Robson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darkfist keeps the fight on the outside.
Darkfist blocks a head kick by Robson.
Robson throws a right and a left that Darkfist avoids nicely.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkfist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darkfist jabbing away but nothing is landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darkfist blocks it with crossed arms.
Robson connects with a knee to the head.
Robson cracks Darkfist with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darkfist.
Robson lands an elbow that stopped Darkfist in his tracks for a moment.
Robson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robson effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Robson.
Robson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Robson.
Robson scores with a knee to the head.
Robson scores with a knee to the head.
Robson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darkfist blocks it with crossed arms.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robson scores with a shoulder strike.
Robson stalling in the clinch but Darkfist improves position.
Robson takes a shot to the head.
Darkfist is looking to control Robson's arms but Robson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darkfist has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleveland Robson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gob Darkfist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Darkfist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Darkfist feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Robson wants to sweep but no luck.
Darkfist tries to free his leg and advance position but Robson is retaining full guard.
Robson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darkfist is one step ahead there.
Robson pulls Darkfist in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkfist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darkfist controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Darkfist has gone for a leg lock! Robson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Darkfist's guard.
Robson throwing strikes but missing.
Darkfist keeping moving, preventing Robson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two 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.
Robson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Darkfist manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Darkfist there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Robson tries to lock up and control but Darkfist gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Darkfist dominating with strikes here.
Robson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cleveland Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkfist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Robson wants to hold on but Darkfist pushes him away.
Darkfist throwing strikes but Robson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Darkfist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robson is not content to let Darkfist control the position.
Darkfist frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

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.
Robson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darkfist looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Darkfist 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.
Robson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Darkfist scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robson?

Darkfist swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Robson is now in Darkfist's guard. A big mistake from Darkfist there, giving up the dominant position!
Gob Darkfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robson landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gob Darkfist showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robson 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleveland Robson!