PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeph Frazier (ranked 303 p4p, 43 weight class) and Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 440 p4p, 68 weight class). Frazier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Apparently" by J. Cole. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Frazier
vs
Wuan Robinson

184 cm
28
210 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

188 cm
27
208 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeph Frazier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier lands a nice looking body shot.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.

Frazier breaks the clinch.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.
Robinson connects with a right hand. Frazier shakes it off.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Robinson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Zeph Frazier has been cut.
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!
Frazier slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a head kick.
Frazier cracks a nice hook into Robinson's ribs.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Frazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frazier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Frazier.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Frazier is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier scores with a hook.
Frazier throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson moves out of range as Frazier throws a body kick.
Frazier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frazier connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Robinson misses.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
Robinson throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
A nice side step and Robinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robinson throws out a powerful jab.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Frazier throws a leg kick which misses Robinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robinson tries to avoid it.
Robinson scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Robinson.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Frazier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frazier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson thuds a left hand into Frazier's body.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Frazier.
A countering left hand to the body from Robinson misses.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frazier rather than just go for the knockout.
Robinson throws a head kick that Frazier semi-blocks.
Robinson stuns Frazier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson closes the distance but Frazier moves to the side
and Frazier counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.

Robinson instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ja Wuan Robinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Robinson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Frazier as he connects with a hook.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson jabs Frazier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robinson tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.
Robinson lands with a hook. Frazier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier wants to slow Robinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Robinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robinson lands a jab to Frazier's midsection.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Frazier lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Robinson.
A bone on bone clash there as Robinson blocks the leg kick.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Frazier misses with a body shot.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Frazier counters with a good, hard body kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Frazier tries to work over Robinson's front leg with a kick but Robinson checks it.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Robinson blocks a leg kick.
Robinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frazier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick by Frazier misses
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier wants to land a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frazier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robinson moves out of range as Frazier strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Robinson misses.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Frazier's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frazier. Frazier obviously looking to wear him down.
Frazier moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frazier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Frazier with a body shot.
Frazier scores with a body shot.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Frazier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
Robinson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Frazier slips the punch.
Frazier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robinson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Frazier.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Frazier's shoulder, as Frazier tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robinson at a distance.
Frazier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frazier thumps Robinson with a low kick.
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ja Wuan Robinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big head kick from Frazier and Robinson is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Frazier controlling from the top position.
Frazier has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Frazier isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Robinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frazier to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Frazier. Beautiful body shot.
Frazier takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Frazier pushes him off.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Frazier lands a jab to the nose.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson throws a right hand that misses

and Frazier counters with a left and a right that hurts Robinson! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Frazier jumps into full mount!

Robinson is rocked!
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Robinson is still in real trouble! Can Frazier finish him?
Frazier content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Robinson is trying to stand up.
Robinson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Frazier controlling the position easily from mount.
Robinson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

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.
Frazier sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robinson is trying to stand.
Frazier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeph Frazier clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Frazier throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Frazier throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
It seemed like Robinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robinson.
Robinson throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Frazier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Frazier defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Frazier misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier is looking for a counter combo.
Robinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robinson misses with a left hand
and Frazier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier throws a front kick that sends Robinson stumbling back into the cage.
Robinson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frazier cracks Robinson with an open hand slap.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Frazier waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Robinson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Frazier is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Frazier from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier won't allow Robinson to get back to his feet.
Frazier looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frazier swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.

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.
A big right from Frazier misses.
Robinson connects with a nice looking jab.
Frazier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frazier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robinson 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.
Frazier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frazier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Zeph Frazier's cut is getting worse.
Frazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson misses with a hook
and Frazier counters with an outside leg kick.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeph Frazier had his way with Ja Wuan Robinson in that round.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Robinson misses with an uppercut.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
As Frazier backs off Robinson throws a huge counter combo but Frazier manages to avoid it all.
Robinson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier connects with a crisp jab.
Frazier walks into a stiff left hand from Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Robinson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Frazier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Frazier counters with an outside leg kick.
Robinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frazier.
Frazier cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier scoring well with a low kick there.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frazier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robinson scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Frazier ducks down to avoid it.
Frazier throws a lazy head kick

and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.
A short left from Frazier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier tries to circle away but Robinson has him pinned against the cage.

Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frazier.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Frazier lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frazier blocks a head kick by Robinson.
As Robinson backs away, Frazier returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.

Frazier cracks Robinson with a big right hand and Robinson goes down!
Robinson being controlled here, momentarily.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?

Robinson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Frazier off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Frazier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frazier. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Robinson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Frazier swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeph Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frazier 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeph Frazier!
Zeph Frazier retains his light heavyweight title!
Zeph Frazier was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.