PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Franck Robbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildstein's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring It On. JD Wildstein is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Wildstein
vs
Franck Robbery

183 cm
39
155 lbs
42 - 19 - 3

174 cm
37
145 lbs
23 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 19 - 3, fighting out of London, JD Wildstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arjen Franck Robbery!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robbery clinches.
Robbery missing with knees to the body.
Wildstein gets through Robbery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Robbery.
Wildstein misses with a body punch.

Wildstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Wildstein misses
and Robbery counters with a nice body kick.
Robbery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robbery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wildstein. That's going to slow Robbery down.
Robbery defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a wild body kick that Robbery sees coming a mile off.
Wildstein ducks under a wild hook from Robbery.
Wildstein looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Robbery looks to land a body kick but Wildstein moved away.
Robbery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wildstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbery throws a push kick but Wildstein slaps the foot to one side.
JD Wildstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbery lands with an overhand left.
Wildstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery is looking to land body kicks.

Robbery pushes Wildstein up against the cage in a clinch.
Wildstein cracks Robbery with a nice body shot.
Wildstein blocking some punches.
Wildstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wildstein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robbery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robbery takes a shot to the head.
Wildstein misses with the head strike.
Robbery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbery has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wildstein after a bit of a struggle.
Robbery throws a head punch that misses.
Robbery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wildstein takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wildstein stalling in the clinch but Robbery improves position.
Robbery blocking some punches.
Robbery lands a left hand.
Robbery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery misses with the head strike.

Wildstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wildstein manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Robbery on his heels. He'll look to pass Robbery's guard now, I'm sure.
Robbery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robbery throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wildstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robbery wants to pass the guard but Wildstein is keeping the position.
Robbery trying to control but Wildstein is working from the bottom.
Robbery tries to free his leg and advance position but Wildstein is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wildstein trying to control the position.
Robbery wants to control from the top but Wildstein keeps moving.
Robbery's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Robbery looking to sit in guard and control but Wildstein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wildstein is working Robbery over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wildstein preventing the sweep.
Wildstein showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wildstein wants to control from the top but Robbery keeps moving.

Robbery is looking for a triangle but Wildstein pushes his legs off easily.
Wildstein wants to control from the top but Robbery keeps moving.

Robbery working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wildstein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wildstein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Robbery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arjen Franck Robbery will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robbery lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wildstein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wildstein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robbery ducks right into an uppercut from Wildstein.
Robbery blocks the body kick.
Robbery jabs Wildstein right on the nose. Wildstein blinks but takes it well.
Robbery throws a jab when Wildstein was well out of range.
Robbery closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wildstein counters with a leg kick.
Wildstein throws a lazy right hand but Robbery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Wildstein closes the distance and clinches.
Wildstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Wildstein manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Wildstein misses.
Robbery throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wildstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robbery misses with a hook
and Wildstein counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wildstein moves away.
Wildstein moves out of range of the body kick from Robbery.

Wildstein shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wildstein was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Robbery is trying to get back to half guard.
Robbery is not content to let Wildstein control the position.
Wildstein working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robbery is trying to get back to half guard.
JD Wildstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robbery keeps working.
Wildstein working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robbery sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robbery wants to improve his position but Wildstein is controlling well.
Robbery is trying to maintain the position but Wildstein is very close to passing his half guard.
Robbery tries to roll over but Wildstein keeps him under control.
Robbery is positioning himself well to prevent Wildstein advancing to mount.
Wildstein is looking to take a break and control but Robbery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein 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.
Wildstein performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wildstein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robbery does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wildstein sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Robbery is trying to control but can't.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wildstein prevents Robbery from improving his position.

Wildstein moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Robbery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Robbery is looking to reverse the position.
Wildstein looks up at the clock and then as Robbery takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wildstein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Robbery is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wildstein off and has taken his back!
Robbery has good solid back control here.
Wildstein prevents Robbery from getting a body triangle.
Robbery misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JD Wildstein dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Robbery blocks a head kick by Wildstein.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Robbery.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robbery.
A big left from Wildstein misses.
Wildstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wildstein misses with a body shot
and Robbery counters with a straight right hand.
Robbery throws the kick towards the body but Wildstein avoids it.
Robbery misses with a low kick.
Wildstein 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.
Robbery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wildstein tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Wildstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robbery misses with a right hand
and Wildstein counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Robbery walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robbery.
Arjen Franck Robbery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wildstein tries to land a leg kick but Robbery saw it coming and moves away.
Robbery looks to score with a jab to the body but Wildstein is just out of range.
Robbery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robbery takes a swing at Wildstein's ribcage but misses.
Wildstein is looking to slow Robbery down with leg kicks.
Wildstein looks to land a left hand but Robbery moved out of range nicely.
Robbery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wildstein manages to avoid it.
Robbery looks for the body kick but Wildstein saw that one coming.
Wildstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robbery throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wildstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wildstein connects with a right hand. Robbery shakes it off.
Robbery thows a leg kick but Wildstein checks it
and Wildstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wildstein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wildstein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Robbery goes for a double leg but Wildstein avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wildstein continues to drive forward.
Robbery tries to clinch up but Wildstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbery missing with a left hand there. Wildstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robbery throws a right hand that misses
and Wildstein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robbery keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Robbery.
Robbery cracks Wildstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Wildstein does no damage.
Robbery takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robbery bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wildstein's head.
Robbery misses with a hook.
Robbery walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein feints and then cracks Robbery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robbery down.
Wildstein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robbery.
Robbery checks a leg kick.
Wildstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wildstein throws a chopping leg kick but Robbery manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Robbery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robbery throws the kick towards the body but Wildstein avoids it.
A big left from Wildstein misses.
Wildstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robbery shapes to counter with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robbery.
Robbery looks to land a body kick but Wildstein moved away.
Wildstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wildstein lands with a right hand.
Robbery connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wildstein's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbery throws a right hand that misses
and Wildstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wildstein scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Robbery. Those never looked like landing.
Wildstein throws a body punch but Robbery moves out of range.
Robbery connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wildstein's hands.
Robbery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wildstein takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donk. Wildstein catches Robbery right on the button with a cross.
Wildstein misses with a hook
and Robbery counters with a good, hard body kick but Wildstein shrugs it off.
Robbery throws a hook but Wildstein blocks it.
A good leg kick by Robbery.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to JD Wildstein.
I think Wildstein 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... JD Wildstein!
JD Wildstein decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.