PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wuan Robinson
vs
Cotto

188 cm
21
208 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto slips under a jab from Robinson.
Robinson looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
Robinson digs a good hook to Cotto's body.
Cotto avoids a kick to the body.
Robinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cotto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robinson throws a jab when Cotto was well out of range.
Robinson misses with a leg kick.
Cotto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cotto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Cotto's body.
Cotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Cotto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Cotto misses.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Cotto jabs at Robinson's body.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Cotto misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cotto.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Cotto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Cotto misses the target.
Cotto scores with a sloppy right hand. Robinson should have avoided that one.
Robinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cotto should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson connects with a looping right hand.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Cotto.
Robinson misses with a left hand
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cotto's corner calls for a 1-2. Cotto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Cotto.
Cotto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Robinson is looking to wear down Cotto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robinson tries to bum rush Cotto with a series of wild strikes but Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cotto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cotto blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Cotto ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cottos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cotto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto connects with a looping right hand.
Cotto moves out of range as Robinson throws a body kick.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotto scores with a hook to the body. Robinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotto dips to his left and cracks Robinson with an uppercut!
Robinson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cotto.
Cotto keeps the fight on the outside.
Cotto misses the jab.
Cotto checks a leg kick.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Robinson.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Cotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but Cotto is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cotto.
Cotto throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson throws a leg kick
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Robinson is rocked!
Robinson moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Nice shot lands for Cotto.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Robinson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Robinson misses.
Cotto connects with a solid leg kick.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Cotto trying to control the position but instead, Robinson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cotto into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cotto cracks the inside of Robinson's front leg.
Cotto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.

Robinson rushes Cotto and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Cotto.
Cotto prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Cotto can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Cotto as the two fighters clinch.
Cotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Cotto controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Cotto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robinson tries to work over Cotto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.

Cotto manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Cotto.
Cotto lands a body shot.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cotto misses the jab.
Robinson misses with a leg kick
and Cotto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Cotto. Those never looked like landing.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cotto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cotto sizes up Robinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a leg kick.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Robinson. Beautiful body shot.
Cotto moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Cotto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Cotto misses.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Miguel Cotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotto throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotto lands with a right hand.
Cotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotto lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
Cotto misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands an overhand right.
Robinson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson defending well as Cotto loads up on a big left hand.
Cotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Nice uppercut lands for Cotto. That snapped Robinson's head back.
Cotto slips under a jab from Robinson.
Robinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Cotto lands a jab.

Robinson clinches up against the cage.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cotto working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cotto misses with the head strike.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotto.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cotto blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Cotto misses with a body punch.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Cotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Cotto is avoiding it.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Cotto counters with a left to the body.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto cracks Robinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson is looking to counter punch.
Cotto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robinson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cotto takes a step back to recover.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
Robinson throws a big counter combination but Cotto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Cotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto staying out of range there.
Robinson connects with a leg kick. Cotto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cotto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Cotto misses its intended target.
A head kick by Robinson misses
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cotto is looking to score with low kicks.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Cotto throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Robinson moves out of range as Cotto strikes.
Robinson throws a sloppy body shot
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robinson cracks Cotto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Robinson darts in and clinches Cotto up against the cage.
Robinson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cotto lands an uppercut.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Ja Wuan Robinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cotto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Cotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cotto lands a right hand.
Cotto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cotto.
A short right from Cotto.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson gets through Cotto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotto has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
A right hand to the body from Cotto.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Cotto as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cotto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cotto breaks the clinch.
Cotto lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
Cotto defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Ja Wuan Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Cotto.
Robinson misses with a body punch
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson works Cotto's body with a nice hook.
Cotto throws a shot to the body.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cotto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cotto connects with a jab.
Cotto knocks out Robinson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Cotto before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Cotto picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.