PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson's entrance music is Citizen Cope-Let The Drummer Kick. A fine choice. Clayton Robinson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Robinson
vs
Johnson

193 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Masaru Fight Gear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clayton Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson swinging wilding here.
Robinson tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.

It looks like Clayton Robinson has been cut.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Robinson 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.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.

Johnson forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a body kick.
Robinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Robinson scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Clayton Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.

Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robinson trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Robinson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Robinson lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Robinson working Johnson over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Robinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Robinson - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Robinson. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joe Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Robinson tries to clinch

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Robinson's ribcage.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robinson's defenses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Robinson throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Robinson tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson lands the left hand.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Robinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Johnson gets a clinch.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson cracks Robinson with an open hand slap.
Joe Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clayton Robinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson swings away with a body shot that misses

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

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Robinson.
Clayton Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Robinson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Robinson dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Robinson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two 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.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson slips under a jab from Johnson.
Robinson with a nice cross.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Robinson's ribcage.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
Johnson throws a combination. Robinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.

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.
Robinson darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Robinson misses with a double jab

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robinson is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Robinson lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Joe Johnson!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Joe Johnson!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Joe Johnson!

Joe Johnson wins by unanimous decision!