PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mclovin Onatop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Robison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robison has chosen Black Heart Queen - Gallows as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Onatop
vs
Robison

172 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mclovin Onatop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Robison!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robison works over Onatop's head and body with a nice combination.
Robison is looking to chop away at Onatop's legs.

Robison moves into range and clinches up with Onatop.
Onatop working aggressively here.
Robison working hard to break the clinch.

Robison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onatop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul Robison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robison throws a head kick that misses
letting Onatop counter with a right hand.
Onatop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robison.
Onatop throws a shot from downtown. Robison moves away and avoids it.
Onatop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onatop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robison.
Mclovin Onatop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Onatop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robison throws a sloppy head kick and Onatop moves out of range easily.
Onatop throws a hook but Robison blocks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Onatop loads up on a big right hand but Robison slips the punch.
Robison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Onatop was well out of range. Poor timing from Robison.
Robison slips a jab and a cross from Onatop.
Robison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Robison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Onatop's efforts to push away.
Onatop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robison walks away with a smile on his face. Onatop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Onatop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Robison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Onatop, pushing him back against the cage.
Onatop jumps guard but Robison stands there with Onatop around his waist. Onatop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robison keeps control of Onatop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onatop wants to break free but Robison has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onatop can't break the clinch.
Robison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Onatop wants to get back to striking at distance but Robison won't allow it.
Onatop is trying to force a seperation but Robison has the dominant position.
Onatop prevents Robison from breaking the clinch.

Robison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Onatop's head.
Robison throws a leg kick
and Onatop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Onatop misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Onatop.
Robison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Robison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robison throws a series of punches but Onatop moves out of range.
Robison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onatop.
Robison cracks Onatop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Robison will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Onatop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robison closes the distance and clinches up with Onatop, looking for a takedown. Robison pushes Onatop against the cage but Onatop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Onatop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robison blocks a low kick nicely.
Onatop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robison counters with a one-two to the body.

Robison darts in and clinches Onatop up against the cage.

Onatop breaks the clinch.
Onatop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robison connects with a right hand. Onatop shakes it off.
Onatop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Onatop throws an off balance right hand
and Robison counters with a stiff right hand.
Onatop throws a jab when Robison was well out of range.

Robison clinches up against the cage.

Onatop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robison avoids the body shot from Onatop.
Robison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Onatop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onatop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Robison instigates a clinch.
Onatop is trying to break free.
Onatop is looking to break free of the clinch but Robison has double underhooks.

Robison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robison throws a right and a left that Onatop avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Onatop. No joy for Robison on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Onatop. Those never looked like landing.
Onatop misses with a right hand
and Robison counters with a left to the body.
Robison cracks Onatop with a good jab.
Robison looks to land a combination but Onatop avoids it well.

Onatop tries to keep at a distance but Robison has taken the fight into the clinch.

Onatop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robison throws a right hand that Onatop ducks under and follows up with a left that Onatop also avoids with ease.
Mclovin Onatop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onatop scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onatop throws a one two combo.
Robison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Onatop back to the cage. Robison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice leg kick lands there from Onatop.
Robison throws a lazy head kick
and Onatop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robison moves away from the strike by Onatop.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robison tries to close the distance and clinch but Onatop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mclovin Onatop will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Onatop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Onatop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robison. Robison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Onatop misses with a hook
and Robison counters with a three punch combo that has Onatop backing up. Onatop nods at Robison to acknowledge the strikes.
Robison scores with a one two! Onatop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Robison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Onatop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Onatop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Onatop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Onatop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Onatop circles away quickly and effectively.
Robison slips a jab from Onatop.
Onatop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Onatop swivels and escapes.
Robison moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onatop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Onatop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robison shoots in but Onatop avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Robison closes the distance and clinches.
Onatop has had enough of the clinch but Robison keeps him there for the moment.

Onatop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Onatop misses with a combination
and Robison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onatop throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Robison.
Onatop misses with a left hand

and Robison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Onatop is trying to force a seperation but Robison has the dominant position.
Onatop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Onatop manages to break the clinch.
Onatop dodges the punch combination from Robison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onatop misses with a straight left.
Onatop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robison connects with a body shot.
Onatop catches Robison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robison misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mclovin Onatop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Onatop 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mclovin Onatop!