PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Ghostface Killah - The Champ as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Robinson
vs
Alves

185 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Q158 -$20 bucks
Q158 -$20 bucks

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 London, Ricky Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolando Alves!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves looks for a takedown but Robinson sprawls well.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
A nice combination there by Alves.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves counters with a three punch combo that has Robinson backing up. Robinson nods at Alves to acknowledge the strikes.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
Robinson defending against the ground and pound.
Alves trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Alves scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Robinson to see if he's OK.
Alves trying to control the position but Robinson is working away.
Robinson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alves is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Alves drags him back down.

Alves stands up and beckons Robinson to his feet.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Alves looks gassed!
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson throws a combination that misses

and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling the position.

Robinson pushes Alves off and gets back to his feet.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Robinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alves slips a straight right by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ricky Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alves backs up against the cage.
Robinson thuds his right hand into Alves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Alves misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Alves backpedaling.
Alves wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Alves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Robinson avoids it really well and circles away.
Ricky Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Alves.
Robinson tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robinson backs up against the cage.
A big left from Alves misses.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robinson momentarily.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolando Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson swinging wildly here.

Alves closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Robinson is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in half guard, Alves seems content to control.
Robinson is trying to stand.

Alves stands up and beckons Robinson to join him on the feet.

Alves closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Alves won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson dips to his left and cracks Alves with an uppercut!
Alves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with a one-two to the body.

Alves closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Alves getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.

Alves decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Robinson.

Alves gets the takedown into side control.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Alves drags him back down.

Alves stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Robinson will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Robinson misses with a combination

and Alves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robinson's guard.
Robinson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alves is controlling him.
Rolando Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.

Alves stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Robinson tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alves momentarily.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Alves counters by moving into the clinch.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson misses with a double jab

and Alves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Robinson tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Robinson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
Robinson prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Ricky Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson misses with a double jab

and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.

Robinson pushes Alves off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a series of strikes that have Robinson backpedaling.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson misses with a combination

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Robinson kicks Alves off and gets to his feet.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves counters with a three punch combo that has Robinson backing up. Robinson nods at Alves to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
Robinson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Alves trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson is trying to buck Alves off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Robinson prevents Alves from getting a body triangle.
Ricky Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolando Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolando Alves!