PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qfc Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Robinson
vs
Guy

168 cm
20
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Qfc Guy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into Guy's guard.
Robinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard.

Robinson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Guy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Guy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Guy!
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guy advances nicely into full mount.
Guy fails to take his opponent's back.
Robinson is trying to escape the mount.
Guy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Guy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Guy goes for an armbar but Robinson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is in no mood to give up.
Guy landing strikes, looking to finish!

Guy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Robinson has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Guy get's back to his feet.
Guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Robinson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guy keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robinson passes Guy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Guy is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Robinson is trying to work for a kimura but Guy is defending well.

Robinson seems to be working for a kimura but Guy defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Guy defends it well.
Robinson wants to advance to full mount but Guy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Guy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Robinson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Robinson has Guy in his guard.

Robinson working for a triangle but Guy defends it easily.
Guy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guy forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Qfc Guy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Robinson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guy wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Guy moves to take his opponent's back.
Qfc Guy has got the better of the ground game so far.

Guy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Guy struggling to land strikes to the head as Robinson covers up.
Robinson is trying to break free.

Guy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Guy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Robinson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Guy tightening his grip on Robinson, looking for the choke.
Guy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Robinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Guy takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Robinson just trying to survive but Guy is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Robinson fending off the submission attempt from Guy.

Robinson showing good submission defense here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Guy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Robinson is now in Guy's guard. A big mistake from Guy there, giving up the dominant position!
Guy keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy unloads with some shots from mount but Robinson bucks and avoids them well.
Robinson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Robinson is looking to improve his position but Guy isn't that keen on the idea.
Robinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guy punching from mount but Robinson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Robinson is wriggling around trying to escape.

Guy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Robinson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Robinson is in all sorts of trouble here.

Guy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Robinson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Robinson!
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qfc Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Guy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robinson is trying to defend but Guy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Guy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guy is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Guy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guy.

Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guy uses his free foot to push down on Robinson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy looking to finish with strikes here!
Robinson is desperately trying to improve his position but Guy has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Guy working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is in no mood to give up.
Robinson is desperately trying to improve his position but Guy has a good base and remains in mount.

Guy stands up from mount. Strange move.

Robinson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Robinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Robinson swings around for an armbar but Guy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Robinson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
Guy wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.

Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Guy defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guy is looking to advance position but Robinson won't allow it.
Guy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guy is pressing down on Robinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robinson is holding on for now.
Guy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Robinson is looking to improve his position.
Guy passes to full mount!
Robinson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Guy has taken his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is keeping busy.
Guy is trying to stick to Robinson's back but Robinson is turning into Guy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Guy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Robinson.
Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.

Guy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

And that's the end of the fight!
Qfc Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qfc Guy!