PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sanchez
vs
Robinson

187 cm
25
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexis Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
And Robinson tries to counter it with a takedown but Sanchez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Sanchez jabs Robinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Robinson thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Robinson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanchez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.

Sanchez throws Robinson to one side and escapes!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.

Robinson clinches with his opponent.
Robinson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanchez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson can't get the takedown.
Alexis Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Robinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Robinson has him pinned against the cage.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Robinson wants a takedown.
Robinson looks winded!
Robinson keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez wants to break free but Robinson has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robinson jumps guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Robinson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Robinson tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Robinson dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Robinson's head and hops out.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson thinks about the counter body kick.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Robinson unleashes a big counter combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson with the counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Robinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alexis Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robinson.
Sanchez stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Robinson unleashes a big counter combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Robinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Robinson dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alexis Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Robinson.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson throws a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robinson back to the cage. Sanchez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Robinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Robinson has eaten all the pies!
Robinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez punishes Robinson's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Robinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Alexis Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Robinson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Sanchez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Robinson's head back.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanchez defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Sanchez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alexis Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Robinson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Robinson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Robinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez tests Robinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Robinson eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Robinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson throws a counter combo.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Robinson's ribs.
Robinson shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Robinson.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robinson at a distance.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alexis Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanchez defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Sanchez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Robinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jack Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexis Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexis Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexis Sanchez!