PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Arusaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Robinson
vs
Arusaar

219 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Helsinki, Elvin Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Arusaar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arusaar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to avoid it but Arusaar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robinson to the ground. Robinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arusaar defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Arusaar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arusaar unleashes a big counter combination but Robinson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Arusaar on that attempt.
Arusaar shoots in but no luck this time.
Elvin Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Arusaar.
Robinson cracks the inside of Arusaar's front leg.

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

Robinson breaks from the clinch.

Arusaar tries to sprawl but Robinson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Robinson is trying to control. Arusaar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arusaar tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arusaar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robinson is working away from the top position though.
Arusaar is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Arusaar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.

Robinson breaks from the clinch.

That's two 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.
Arusaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lauri Arusaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arusaar misses with a body shot.
Robinson feinted with a counter takedown.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Arusaar keeps it at a distance.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Arusaar is avoiding it.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Arusaar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Robinson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arusaar pushes Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arusaar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robinson.
Arusaar shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arusaar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Robinson backs off Arusaar throws a huge counter combo but Robinson manages to avoid it all.

Robinson drives through and clinches with Arusaar against the cage.

Robinson breaks the clinch.

Arusaar drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arusaar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robinson but Robinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Arusaar circles away.
Arusaar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to avoid it but Arusaar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robinson to the ground. Robinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Robinson clinches up with Arusaar and pushes him back against the cage.

Arusaar gets control of Robinson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Arusaar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arusaar working a defensive guard but Robinson passes into half guard.
Arusaar looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson wants to control but Arusaar is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvin 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.

Arusaar looks for a takedown but Robinson sprawls well.
Robinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arusaar.

Arusaar gets caught napping as Robinson dives in and scores a takedown. Arusaar manages to retain guard.
Robinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arusaar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arusaar is looking to sweep but instead, Robinson has passed into half guard.
Robinson thows a huge punch but Arusaar dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to control. Arusaar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robinson throwing shots but Arusaar is blocking nicely.
Robinson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Robinson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Elvin Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Arusaar shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Arusaar looks to move away, Robinson throws a big counter combo bu Arusaar just gets out of the way.
Elvin Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Arusaar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arusaar shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Arusaar in a clinch.
Robinson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arusaar up against the cage.
Arusaar is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Arusaar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Robinson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Arusaar can't fight it off and eventually Robinson manages to take the fight to the floor. Arusaar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arusaar trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arusaar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arusaar keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Arusaar is adopting a defensive guard.
Robinson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Arusaar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Arusaar.
Robinson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson has his takedown stuffed
and Arusaar counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvin Robinson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Arusaar forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
Arusaar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arusaar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robinson tries to circle away but Arusaar has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Robinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arusaar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arusaar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Arusaar. Arusaar gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arusaar misses with a head kick.
Arusaar misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Robinson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Arusaar was covering up waiting for the punch and Robinson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Robinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arusaar looking for a sweep. Not yet Arusaar, not yet.
Elvin Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Arusaar.
Robinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arusaar's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Robinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robinson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Arusaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arusaar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
Arusaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arusaar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arusaar circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Arusaar.

Arusaar closes the distance and clinches.
Arusaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elvin Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Arusaar.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Arusaar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson closes the distance but Arusaar moves to the side
and Arusaar counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arusaar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arusaar misses with a series of wild punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Robinson wants the takedown. Arusaar is fighting it off but Robinson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Arusaar's guard against the cage.
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 throws an elbow that misses. Arusaar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Robinson's guard. Nice move by Arusaar!

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arusaar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Robinson is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lauri Arusaar.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvin Robinson!