PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CJ Robinson (ranked 1884 p4p, 252 weight class) and Anton Shibaev (ranked 1446 p4p, 205 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Robinson
vs
Shibaev

190 cm
26
211 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
30
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, CJ Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Shibaev!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibaev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Shibaev should have avoided that one.
Shibaev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Shibaev looks to land a right hand but Robinson moved out of range.
Robinson slips a jab from Shibaev.
Shibaev moves out of range as Robinson throws a body kick.
Shibaev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A good leg kick by Robinson.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Shibaev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shibaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shibaev's head.
Shibaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibaev throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaev takes one on the button.
Shibaev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robinson.
Shibaev cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Robinson's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shibaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robinson counters with a nice body shot.
Robinson slips a straight right by Shibaev.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson scores with a head kick.
Shibaev misses with a hook
and Shibaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Robinson lands.
Shibaev tries for a takedown but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
CJ Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Shibaev.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shibaev. Shibaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shibaev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Robinson.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Shibaev moves out of range easily.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
CJ Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Robinson does it's job there.
Shibaev misses with a hook
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson slips a straight right by Shibaev.
Shibaev shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Shibaev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson throwing a counter right hand but Shibaev manages to avoid it.
Shibaev lands with a cross.
Robinson pushes Shibaev away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Robinson.
Shibaev misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Shibaev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shibaev misses with a hook
and Robinson counters with a nice body kick.
Robinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anton Shibaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shibaev.
Shibaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Robinson counters with a head kick.
Robinson feints and then cracks Shibaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shibaev down.
Shibaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shibaev looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Robinson does it's job there.

Shibaev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Robinson's half guard.

Robinson has one foot on Shibaev's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shibaev throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Shibaev moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Robinson.
A big left from Shibaev misses.
Shibaev throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Robinson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shibaev.
Robinson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Shibaev's ribs.
Shibaev 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shibaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Robinson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shibaev throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Shibaev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shibaev misses with an uppercut.
CJ Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Shibaev takes one on the button.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
Shibaev scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Shibaev.
Robinson is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Shibaev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shibaev misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibaev blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Shibaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shibaev shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Shibaev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shibaev misses the jab.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Shibaev.
Shibaev throws a hook to the side of Robinson's head but Robinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shibaev scores with a nice head shot.
Shibaev misses with a straight right.
Robinson lands a leg kick that knocks Shibaev off balance momentarily.
Shibaev moves out of range of the body kick from Robinson.
Shibaev with the counter takedown but Robinson avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shibaev misses the target.
Shibaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev has his takedown stuffed
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
CJ Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Shibaev.
Robinson keeps Shibaev at a distance using the push kick.
Shibaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Robinson counters with a nice body kick.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shibaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shibaev is just out of range.
Shibaev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Shibaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shibaev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Robinson.
Shibaev throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Shibaev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Robinson kicks Shibaev off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Robinson.
Shibaev checks a leg kick.
Robinson staying out of range there.
It looked like Robinson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shibaev.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shibaev.
As Shibaev backs away, Robinson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shibaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Shibaev misses with a left hand
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Shibaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shibaev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shibaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Shibaev fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Anton Shibaev has been cut.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shibaev misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shibaev throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shibaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Robinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Robinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Shibaev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Robinson looks to land a body kick but Shibaev moved away.
Shibaev 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Shibaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson tries to bum rush Shibaev with a series of wild strikes but Shibaev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shibaev.
A telegraphed right hand from Shibaev misses the target.
Shibaev moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shibaev! But no joy.
Shibaev misses with a left hand
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Shibaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shibaev can do to turn this around?
Shibaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Shibaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson throws a counter high kick but Shibaev was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson connects with the punch.
Robinson staying out of range there.
Robinson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shibaev just manages to avoid it.
Shibaev throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shibaev throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Robinson tenderised Shibaev's leg. Shibaev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shibaev manages to avoid it.
Shibaev misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robinson feints and then cracks Shibaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shibaev down.
Robinson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shibaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Shibaev throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
CJ Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shibaev throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Robinson jabs Shibaev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robinson.
Shibaev blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Robinson keeps Shibaev at a distance using the push kick.
Robinson throws a good cross that connects.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Robinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shibaev throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Robinson.
Anton Shibaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shibaev avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Shibaev feints the counter takedown.
Shibaev misses with a jab to the body
and Robinson counters with a good, hard body kick but Shibaev shrugs it off.
Robinson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shibaev throws a hook to the side of Robinson's head but Robinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shibaev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shibaev.
Robinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shibaev.
Shibaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Robinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shibaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shibaev shoots in but no luck this time.
Shibaev cracks Robinson with an open hand slap.
Robinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Shibaev looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson moves out of range as Shibaev strikes.
Robinson is looking to counter punch.
Robinson scores with a nice strike.
Robinson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shibaevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shibaev walks into a straight right hand from Robinson.
Shibaev misses with a right hand
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Robinson slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Robinson!