PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Kenobi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Robertson
vs
Kenobi

196 cm
18
263 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
259 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kenobi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eugene Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robertson stalks Kenobi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kenobi's face. Kenobi staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Ben Kenobi has been cut.
Robertson is looking to clinch but Kenobi is avoiding it.
Kenobi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Kenobi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robertson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kenobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenobi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Kenobi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robertson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kenobi avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
Kenobi misses with a hook. Robertson ducked under it nicely.
Kenobi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kenobi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robertson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenobi's hands.
Robertson throws a one two combo.
Nice shot lands for Robertson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson moves in looking to clinch but Kenobi pushes him off.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenobi moves away.
Robertson misses with a left hand
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Kenobi misses.
Robertson swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Robertson misses the body punch
letting Kenobi counter with a right hand.

It looks like Eugene Robertson has been cut.
Robertson looks to land a combination but Kenobi avoids it well.
Robertson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kenobi ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson slips a jab from Kenobi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a looping left.
Robertson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robertson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robertson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robertson slips under a jab.
Robertson lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kenobi counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson looks to land a combination but Kenobi avoids it well.
Robertson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenobi! But no joy.
Robertson lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson looks to land a combination but Kenobi avoids it well.
Robertson lands a two punch combo.
Robertson avoids the head kick by Kenobi.
Kenobi slips a jab and a cross from Robertson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenobi! But no joy.
Robertson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kenobi to score with a decent uppercut.
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Robertson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Robertson slips a straight right by Kenobi.
Kenobi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robertson swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
Robertson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson tries to bum rush Kenobi with a series of wild strikes but Kenobi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robertson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenobi can do to turn this around?
Kenobi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenobi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Robertson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenobi.
Robertson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Robertson throws a right hand that Kenobi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenobi also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Kenobi misses.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Kenobi moves out of range.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Kenobi moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenobi! But no joy.
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kenobi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenobi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kenobi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Kenobi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Kenobi misses.
Robertson lands a slapping body shot.
Robertson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kenobi thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robertson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kenobi should have avoided that one.
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kenobi counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robertson moves out of range as Kenobi strikes.
Robertson throws a combination that misses
enabling Kenobi to counter with a crisp jab.
Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Robertson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robertson misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Kenobi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robertson throws a right and a left that Kenobi avoids nicely.
Robertson loads up on a big right hand but Kenobi slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Kenobi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenobi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robertson counters with a nice body shot.
Robertson slips a jab and a cross from Kenobi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Kenobi misses with an uppercut
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenobi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robertson throws a shot to the body.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robertson with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Robertson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Robertson misses
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robertson scores with the left hand. Kenobi knows he should have avoided that one.
Robertson throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenobi! But no joy.
Kenobi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
Kenobi connects with a body shot that sends Robertson's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Robertson. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eugene Robertson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robertson connects with a single shot there.
Kenobi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robertson avoids the head kick by Kenobi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Robertson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kenobi blocks a jab.
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Kenobi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kenobi throws a shot from downtown. Robertson moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Kenobi.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Ben Kenobi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Robertson misses
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robertson moves in looking to clinch but Kenobi pushes him off.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Kenobi avoids them all with ease.
Kenobi throws out a counter right but Robertson avoids it with no problem.
Robertson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robertson throws a right and a left that Kenobi avoids nicely.
Kenobi throws a counter combo.
Robertson jabs Kenobi right on the nose. Kenobi blinks but takes it well.
Kenobi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robertson counters with a nice body shot.
Robertson lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robertson misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Kenobi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Robertson tries to clinch up but Kenobi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kenobi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Robertson misses its intended target.
Robertson tests Kenobi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robertson throws a shot to the body.
Robertson throws a right and a left that Kenobi avoids nicely.
Kenobi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Robertson.
Robertson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenobi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robertson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robertson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice combination there by Robertson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson scores with a hook.
Robertson moves away from the strike by Kenobi.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Decent striking displayed by Robertson there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Robertson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robertson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Robertson!