PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Jensen (ranked 5822 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Robinson (ranked 5381 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Jensen
vs
Robinson

187 cm
18
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanner Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jensen tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Jensen holds him up against the cage and eventually Robinson drops back down to his feet.
Jensen wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.

Jensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jensen breaks the clinch.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
Jensen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tanner Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jensen moves into the clinch.
Robinson wants to take the fight to the mat but Jensen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jensen has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jensen breaks the clinch.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
As Robinson tries to get set, Jensen tries to push him back and clinch up but Robinson manages to avoid the attempt.
Jensen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jensen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Robinson.
Jensen misses with a looping right.

Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson trying to stall but Jensen improves his position.

Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Robinson pushes Jensen up against the cage in a clinch.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen cracks Robinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tanner Jensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jensen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jensen sprawls well. Jensen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jensen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Robinson.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jensen is looking for a counter combo.

Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Jensen. Jensen maintains the clinch.
Robinson is trying to push Jensen away but Jensen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jensen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Jensen breaks the clinch.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Jensen.
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!
Jensen looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jensen throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.

Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jensen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jensen fails to land with a series of punches.

Jensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jensen breaks the clinch.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Jensen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jensen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Robinson looks winded!
Robinson fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Jensen manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Jensen as Robinson shoots in.

Robinson has managed to clinch.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Jensen avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.

Jensen manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jensen dodges the punch combination from Robinson.

Jensen has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Jensen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jensen slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Jensen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt

and Jensen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Jensen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robinson throws a combination that misses

and Jensen counters by clinching up.
Robinson is trying to push Jensen away but Jensen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jensen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Jensen breaks the clinch.
Tanner Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jensen tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Jensen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson darts in looking for a takedown but Jensen gets double underhooks and turns Robinson into the cage.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Jensen tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson misses with a takedown

and Jensen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tanner Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson jumps guard but Jensen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Jensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Robinson has Jensen up against the cage in a clinch.

Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jensen sprawls well. Jensen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jensen.
Nice defenses there by Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt - Jensen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Jensen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robinson is trying to drag Jensen to the mat but Jensen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Jensen manages to break the clinch.

Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Jensen. Jensen maintains the clinch.

Jensen breaks the clinch.

Jensen has managed to clinch.

Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt

and Jensen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jensen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jensen misses the jab.
Jensen lands an overhand right.
Jensen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Robinson moves into the clinch successfully.

Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jensen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robinson gets a clinch.
Jensen is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jensen swivels and escapes.
Jensen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Jensen moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jensen.
Robinson tries to break free but Jensen pushes him back against the cage.

Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jensen breaks from the clinch.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Jensen dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Robinson has managed to clinch.

Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson has his takedown stuffed

and Jensen moves into the clinch.
Robinson jumps guard but Jensen stands there with Robinson around his waist. Robinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt

and Jensen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jensen.
Tanner Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Robinson.

Jensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jensen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jensen circles away.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Jensen.

Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jensen breaks the clinch.
Jensen misses with a kick to the body.
Robinson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jensen with a body shot.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt - Jensen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jensen lands with a straight right. Robinson didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
Robinson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jensen defends it nicely.
Jensen lands with a nice combination. Robinson backs away looking to recover.
Jensen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson has his takedown stuffed

and Jensen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jensen throws a nice head kick!
Robinson moves out of range as Jensen throws a body kick.
Robinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jensen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jensen.

Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner Jensen is winning the standup battle so far.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jensen avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.

Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jensen throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in and drives through. Jensen sprawls well.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
Jensen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Robinson.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jensen closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.

Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cain Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner Jensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot by Jensen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jensen 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Jensen!