PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bricard (ranked 5070 p4p, 4637 weight class) and Daylight Robbery (ranked 474 p4p, 452 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bricard
vs
Robbery

216 cm
18
278
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
246
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Finnish Elite Extreme Science

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Bricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daylight Robbery!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbery scores with a punch to the head.
Bricard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robbery as he avoids it easily.
Robbery with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robbery digs a good hook to Bricard's body.
Robbery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bricard.
Bricard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robbery tries to avoid it but Bricard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robbery to the ground. Robbery escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bricard ducks under a wild hook from Robbery.
Robbery misses with a two punch combination.
Bricard throws a big counter combination but Robbery scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bricard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robbery scores with a body shot.
Robbery misses with a looping right.
Bricard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robbery is fending him off so far but Bricard persists. Nope, Robbery circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Bricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bricard drops his hands momentarily and Robbery takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bricard fails with the takedown.
A jab lands there for Robbery.
Robbery scores with a hook to the body. Bricard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bricard misses.
Bricard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robbery.
Robbery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbery tries a head kick but it misses.
Bricard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robbery connects with a single shot there.
Bricard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bricard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robbery sprawls well. Robbery wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bricard gets slowly back to his feet.
Robbery defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bricard.
Bricard needs to keep his hands up - Robbery had a free shot at his head there.
Robbery connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbery connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bricard's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Robbery.
Bricard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robbery sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bricard somewhat.
Robbery misses with an uppercut. Bricard saw that one coming.
Bricard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robbery lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daylight Robbery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robbery throws a sloppy head kick and Bricard moves out of range easily.
Bricard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Robbery finds it's way through Bricard's defenses.
A jab from Robbery does it's job there.
A lazy left from Robbery finds it's target.
Bricard is looking to clinch.
Bricard shoots in and drives through. Robbery sprawls well.
Bricard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Robbery feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bricards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bricard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robbery works the jab nicely.
Robbery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bricard manages to avoid it.
Robbery plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Daylight Robbery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbery cracks Bricard with an open hand slap.

Bricard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Robbery looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bricard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bricard has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Robbery is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bricard yanks on the arm and Robbery is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bricard.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Terry Bricard!
Terry Bricard gave a mention to Finnish Elite Extreme Science in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).