PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Givi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ara Givi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Givi
vs
Robertson

225 cm
27
300 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

PayDay Fightwear

Top Dogs
The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ara Givi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Givi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robertson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Givi looks for a takedown but Robertson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ara Givi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Givi darts in and clinches Robertson up against the cage.
Givi avoids a wild elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Robertson.

It looks like Ara Givi has been cut.
Givi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robertson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robertson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Robertson breaks the clinch.
Givi is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Robertson tenderised Givi's leg. Givi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robertson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters circling a little - Robertson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Givi looks for a takedown but Robertson sprawls well.
Robertson is looking for the big counter here.
Givi is breathing heavily.

Robertson lands a big head kick that sends Givi tumbling to the mat! Robertson takes a step backwards and waves Givi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robertson's waist but Robertson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Givi off to one side.

Givi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Robertson's half guard.
Robertson keeping hold of Givi's head, controlling as best he can.
Robertson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Robertson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Givi preventing the sweep.
Givi trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.

Givi has gone for a leg lock! Robertson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Givi's guard.

Robertson wants to control from the top but Givi keeps moving.
Robertson looking to pass the guard.
Robertson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Givi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Givi keeps moving.
Givi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Givi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Givi is pulling down on Robertson's head to control his posture.
Givi wants to sweep here but Robertson controlling him for the moment.

Givi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robertson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Givi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Givi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Robertson has picked Givi up and slammed him! Givi can't keep hold of the triangle and Robertson manages to pass to side control!
Robertson wants to stand but Givi has his arm trapped.
Givi wants to control but Robertson postures up.
Robertson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Givi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Givi.
Robertson feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Robertson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ara Givi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Robertson slaps away a takedown attempt from Givi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Givi shoots in and drives through. Robertson sprawls well.
Robertson scoring well with a low kick there.
Givi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robertson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Givi with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ara Givi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Givi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robertson misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Givi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robertson throws a big counter head kick but Givi avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robertson scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Robertson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Givi shoots for a takedown but Robertson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robert Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robertson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ara Givi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Robertson.
Givi avoids the head kick by Robertson.
Robert Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robertson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robertson scores with a nice head shot.
Givi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robertson counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Givi! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Robertson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Robertson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Robert Robertson thanked Top Dogs for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).