PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambo Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Rock the Casbah. Robinson has chosen DJ Dee Kline - I don't smoke da reefa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hardy
vs
Robinson

180 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
23
172 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Hardy stalks Robinson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robinson's face. Robinson staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Sambo Robinson has been cut.
Hardy stalks Robinson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robinson's face. Robinson staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hardy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robinson.
Robinson lands a couple of digs.
Robinson thows a big elbow that misses.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hardy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hardy has escaped and now he's on top!

Robinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Robinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
Hardy trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.

Hardy stands up and waves to Robinson to follow him.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hardy looks to land a combination. Robinson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That has opened up Sambo Robinson's cut even more.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Hardy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardy.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.

Robinson scores with a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Hardy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hardy tries to get out of the position.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Robinsonis looking to pass into half guard but Hardy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hardy is in guard.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Robinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
Robinson looks gassed!
Hardy trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Hardy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Hardy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambo Robinson.
Robinson defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.

Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Hardy has his feet on Robinson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Robinson has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Sambo Robinson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardy swivels and escapes.
Hardy lands with a cross.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hardy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hardy misses with the combination.

Hardy clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy can't break the clinch.
Sambo Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy can't break the clinch.
Hardy tries to break free but Robinson pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Paul Hardy!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Paul Hardy!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Paul Hardy!

Paul Hardy wins by unanimous decision!