PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taken Ya Down (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.

Robertson
vs
Ya Down

185 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 Montreal, Bryan Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taken Ya Down!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Ya Down looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Robertson!
Robertson is in a horrible position here. Ya Down smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Robertson wants to control but Ya Down is having none of it.
Ya Down landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ya Down lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Robertson taking shots to the head.
Ya Down lands a big shot there that rocks Robertson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ya Down with good strikes from the mount here!
Ya Down controlling the position easily from mount.
Ya Down prevents Robertson from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson is working hard here to advance position.
Ya Down lands with some strikes.
Ya Down fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Robertson is in a horrible position here. Ya Down smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Robertson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ya Down on the ground.
Ya Down is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robertson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Robertson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Robertson tries to hold on but Ya Down postures up.
Ya Down lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ya Down putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Robertson regains half guard.
Ya Down keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Robertson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ya Down blocks the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson keeping hold of Ya Down's head, controlling as best he can.
Robertson wants to control but Ya Down is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Robertson tries to get to full guard but Ya Down has control of the leg.
Ya Down looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down trying to control from half guard but Robertson is working away.
Nice strikes from Ya Down there.
Robertson missing with punches from the bottom.
Ya Down throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robertson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ya Down.
Ya Down keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ya Down missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ya Down takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Robertson is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ya Down lands a nice short elbow.
Ya Down has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ya Down in particular looking to stall.
Robertson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Robertson wants to control but Ya Down is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ya Down throwing shots but Robertson is blocking nicely.
Robertson has hold of Ya Down's hands but Ya Down slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ya Down is keen to just control but Robertson is a slippery customer.
Ya Down winds up and cracks Robertson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ya Down shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robertson as he avoids it easily.
Robertson misses with a takedown

and Ya Down counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Robertson's guard now.
Ya Down trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Ya Down scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Robertson controls Ya Down momentarily but Ya Down frees himself.
Ya Down tries to free his leg and advance position but Robertson is retaining full guard.
Ya Down postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson wants to stand and escape but Ya Down is having none of it.

Robertson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ya Down is aware though and is defending well.
Ya Down scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ya Down's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Robertson controls Ya Down momentarily but Ya Down frees himself.
Robertson wants to stand and escape but Ya Down is having none of it.
Ya Down content to stall in guard here.
Ya Down with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robertson controls Ya Down momentarily but Ya Down frees himself.
Ya Down stopping the sweep attempt from Robertson.
Ya Down controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ya Down throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robertson throws a solid leg kick but Ya Down takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robertson.
Robertson wants to clinch

and Ya Down counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ya Down stalling.
Ya Down drops an elbow to the side of Robertson's head.
Ya Down wants to control but Robertson is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tries to get to full guard but Ya Down has control of the leg.
Robertson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robertson taking some punishment here, with Ya Down in his half guard.
Ya Down trying to control from half guard but Robertson is working away.
Ya Down stalling away here and it's allowed Robertson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ya Down is one step ahead there.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Ya Down from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ya Down showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ya Down lands a couple of elbows.
Ya Down postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robertson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robertson, not yet.
Robertson keeping full guard, as Ya Down tries to pass.
Ya Down wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Ya Down is breathing heavily.
Robertson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taken Ya Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Robertson tries to clinch but Ya Down moves away

and Ya Down counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Robertson can't keep his opponent in guard - Ya Down advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ya Down thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robertson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Robertson is looking to control Ya Down's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Robertson avoid being mounted?
Robertson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ya Down looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ya Down with the ground and pound but Robertson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ya Down sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ya Down postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ya Down is controlling him.
Ya Down is stalling in the full guard.
Ya Down with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ya Down has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ya Down won't allow Robertson to sweep him here.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Ya Down from controlling successfully.
Ya Down wants to pass the guard but Robertson is keeping the position.
Taken Ya Down has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ya Down accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ya Down is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robertson trying to control the position.
Ya Down lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ya Down loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ya Down is standing up over Robertson. Robertson looks to escape but Ya Down dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robertson is trying to buck Ya Down off.
The referee asks Ya Down politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ya Down prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down landing a few strikes.
Ya Down tries to score with some ground and pound. Robertson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Robertson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ya Down wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ya Down is looking to take a break and control but Robertson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ya Down takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Robertson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ya Down is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ya Down trying to control the position but Robertson is working away.
Ya Down is staying tight to Robertson's torso, preventing him from escaping.

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

and Ya Down counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ya Down accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robertson wants to stand and escape but Ya Down is having none of it.
Ya Down trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Robertson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryan Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taken Ya Down is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ya Down wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taken Ya Down comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ya Down 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taken Ya Down!