PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Robinson
vs
Thompson

194 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Robinson seems content to control.
Robinson prevents Thompson from standing back up.
Robinson working over Thompson with some ground and pound. Thompson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Robinson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thompson sees it coming and defends easily.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Thompson tries to kick Robinson off but Robinson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Robinson controlling the action here.
Robinson uses his free foot to push down on Thompson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thompson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson lands a big elbow.
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Robinson maintains control.
Robinson controlling from the full mount.
Thompson looks winded!
Thompson tries to hold on but Robinson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Robinson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robinson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Nick Robinson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Robinson drives through with a takedown into Thompson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robinson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Nick Robinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robinson in particular looking to stall.
Robinson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thompson defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Robinson seems content to control.
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Robinson controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Robinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Robinson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thompson on his heels. He'll look to pass Thompson's guard now, I'm sure.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Robinson postures up.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
Robinson chips away with some ground and pound.
Robinson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Robinson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Robinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Robinson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Robinson chips away with some ground and pound.
Robinson landing with the ground and pound.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Robinson pushes down on Thompson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Robinson working the head and body with strikes.
Robinson controlling the action here.
Thompson wants to sweep but Robinson has passed to side control!
Thompson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Robinson controlling from mount.
Robinson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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 scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Robinson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Robinson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robinson scoring with strikes but Thompson is staying in there.
Robinson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Robinson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Thompson turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Robinson off and cradles Thompson's limp body as Robinson celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Nick Robinson!
After the fight, Nick Robinson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.