PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J M Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punk has chosen Cult of Personality by Living Colour as his entrance music. J M Punk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robinson
vs
M Punk

170 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
218 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J M Punk!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson clinches.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Robinson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Punk ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.

Robinson instigates a clinch.
Robinson just leaning against Punk, taking a breather.
Robinson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Punk slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a hook. Punk ducked under it nicely.
Robinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Robinson moves into the clinch.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson clobbers Punk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Punk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Punk counters with a left and a right that stings Robinson.
Punk needs to keep his hands up - Robinson had a free shot at his head there.
Robinson looks to land a combination. Punk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Punk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robinson connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Punk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.

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

Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Punk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Punk's hands.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punk.
Chris Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Punk counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Oooooh!!! Robinson has knocked Punk down with a huge combo! Robinson steps away and waves a wobbly Punk back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson drops Punk with a beautiful combination! Punk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Robinson is looking for the KO!

Punk is rocked!
Chris Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punk avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Punk misses with a wild body shot.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Punk 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Robinson cracks Punk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Robinson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Punk to stand back up!
Punk is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?

Robinson drops Punk with a nice combination! Robinson dives into Punk's guard, looking to finish!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Punk is retaining full guard.
Punk seems to have recovered his senses.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Punk keeps moving.
Robinson is standing up over Punk. Punk looks to escape but Robinson dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Robinson controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Robinson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Punk looks calm but he's in trouble here. Robinson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Punk is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Robinson lets go of the hold and Punk can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Robinson!