PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Verne Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Chase is better than the Catch by Motorhead as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Verne Robinson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rogan
vs
Robinson

182 cm
23
202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Verne Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan pushes Robinson away with a front kick.
Rogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Rogan throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson shoots for a takedown but Rogan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've been told by Rogan's head coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center - Evil Evolution that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Robinson lands with a right hand.
Rogan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Rogan.
Rogan thuds a left hand into Robinson's body.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Rogan.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogan.

Robinson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rogan!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rogan is not content to let Robinson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan struggling a bit here.
Rogan is not content to let Robinson control the position.
A lull in the action here as Robinson stalls from top position.
Robinson trying to control the position but Rogan is working away.

Robinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rogan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson tries for a kimura but Rogan is defending well.

Robinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Rogan is defending well.
Rogan is looking to reverse the position.

Robinson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Robinson has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogan is looking to escape.
Rogan is desperately trying to improve his position but Robinson has a good base and remains in mount.
Robinson wants to control but Rogan has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rogan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Robinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Robinson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rogan tries to reverse the position but Robinson maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Robinson fails to move to back control.
Robinson looking to control but Rogan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson wants to take Rogan's back but he can't do it this time.
Robinson lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Verne Robinson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogan tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Rogan's ribs.
Robinson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson takes a swing at Rogan's ribcage but misses.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Rogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robinson.
Rogan tries to land a leg kick but Robinson saw it coming and moves away.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Rogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rogan connects with a jab.

Rogan tries to sprawl but Robinson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rogan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robinson is working away from the top position though.
Robinson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rogan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Robinson is working for a kimura but Rogan is defending it quite comfortably.
Rogan is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Robinson moves into full mount! Rogan won't be happy about that!
Rogan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Robinson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson prevents Rogan from getting the reversal.
Robinson is trying to take his opponent's back.
Robinson is trying to control here but Rogan has managed to regain half guard.
Robinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rogan defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Robinson seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to pass to full mount but Rogan defends it.
Robinson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rogan!
Robinson avoids the attempt from Rogan to control.
Rogan is trying desperately to improve position.
Robinson content just to control the position here.
Robinson tries to control but Rogan wriggling away.
We've been informed that Robinson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson controlling the pace for now.

Robinson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rogan has worked his arm free - good work by Rogan!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogan is looking to regain half guard here but Robinson keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Robinson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Robinson prefers to stall for the moment though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Robinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Rogan is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogan wants to get back to his feet but Robinson drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Verne Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Verne Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Robinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rogan circles away.
Robinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robinson looks for a takedown but Rogan sprawls well.
Rogan misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Rogan tries to clinch up.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael Rogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Verne Robinson.
Rogan lands with a slapping head kick.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan scores with a nice body kick.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt - Rogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogan manages to avoid it.
Rogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robinson.
Michael Rogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogan works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
Rogan misses with a body shot.
Rogan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rogan.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson checks a low kick from Rogan.
Michael Rogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Rogan.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogan moves away.
Rogan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogan avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Rogan tries a low kick but Robinson avoids it.
Rogan tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Rogan misses its intended target.
Rogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Robinson is looking to advance position but Rogan won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogan's head.
Rogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
Rogan is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Rogan is looking to improve his position.

Robinson is trying to work for a kimura but Rogan is defending well.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Rogan is defending well.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to pass to full mount but Rogan defends it.
Verne Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rogan tries to get to full guard but Robinson has control of the leg.
Verne Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robinson in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogan missing with punches from the bottom.
Robinson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Verne Robinson.
I've got Robinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Verne Robinson!
Verne Robinson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I expect a win and that's what I got. I would like to thank the promoter for the match. lastly, I would like to tell my opponent to get a new job. You are nothing but a pompous arse that will never be able to match someone like me. You have no business in my cage - I suggest you stay out of it.'.