PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marvin Vettori (ranked 1393 p4p, 2014 weight class) and Marty Robbins (ranked 201 p4p, 313 weight class). Vettori comes to the ring accompanied by Police On My Back- The Rocketz. The crowd seem to be enjoying Robbins's choice of entrance music: Marty Robbins - Big Iron. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Vettori
vs
Robbins

183 cm
38
177
33 - 14 - 1

186 cm
38
196
48 - 18 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Vettori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robbins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vettori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vettori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Robbins pushes him off.
Robbins lands a two punch combo.
Vettori slips a straight right by Robbins.
Vettori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Robbins is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.

Vettori clinches up with Robbins and pushes him back against the ropes.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori tries to work over Robbins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Robbins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
Vettori lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robbins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
Robbins swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Vettori.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
Robbins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robbins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Vettori.
Vettori landing knees to the body.
Robbins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robbins looks winded!
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vettori lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori digs a right hand into Robbins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robbins's gas tank.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robbins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbins.
Robbins prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Robbins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbins throws a head punch that misses.
Robbins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Robbins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Robbins breaks from the clinch.
Robbins throws out a loose jab but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Robbins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robbins manages to circle out of the way.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori throws a lazy right hand but Robbins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Vettori coming out on top.
Vettori misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.
Vettori connects with a leg kick.

Robbins pushes Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Robbins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vettori avoids a wild elbow strike from Robbins.
A short uppercut from Vettori.
Robbins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robbins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vettori scores a nice knee to the body.
Vettori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robbins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.

Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins moves forwards but Vettori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Robbins pushes him off.
Robbins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robbins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
Vettori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Robbins misses.
Robbins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vettori scores with a hook to the body. Robbins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robbins misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Robbins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robbins stalks Vettori and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vettori's face. Vettori staggers backwards, shaken.
Vettori misses with the combination.
Robbins throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robbins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Robbins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Vettori blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Robbins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robbins throws a body kick that misses
and Vettori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robbins fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marty Robbins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vettori moves into the clinch.
Vettori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robbins or not.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Vettori misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Robbins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori gets through Robbins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vettori obliges.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori tries to break the clinch but Robbins is controlling the position.
Robbins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vettori.
Vettori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robbins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins lands a body punch.
Robbins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vettori works on Robbins's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Robbins controls the action.
Robbins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Vettori scores a nice knee to the body.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Robbins avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.
Vettori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vettori.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robbins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori blocks the elbow strike.
Vettori working Robbins over with knees to the body.
Robbins is breathing heavily.
Robbins throws an elbow but it misses.
Vettori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robbins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Nice body punch from Vettori - that landed with a thud.
Vettori is working Robbins over against the ropes.
Robbins takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Vettori.
Robbins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marvin Vettori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vettori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbins is defending well for now.

Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Robbins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vettori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robbins throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Robbins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vettori counters with a two punch combo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vettori here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vettori connects with a single shot there.
Vettori lands a leg kick that knocks Robbins off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Vettori.
Robbins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Robbins's defenses.
Vettori misses with a hook. Robbins ducked under it nicely.
Robbins was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vettori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robbins can do to turn this around?
Robbins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Robbins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vettori scores with a body shot.
Robbins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vettori.
An inside leg kick lands from Vettori.
Vettori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robbins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robbins is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Robbins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Robbins just manages to avoid it.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Vettori lands a jab to Robbins's midsection.
Robbins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robbins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vettori connects with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori moves out of range of the leg kick from Robbins.
Vettori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robbins throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Robbins's head back.
Robbins missing with a left hand there. Vettori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori connects with a nice looking jab.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Vettori as he connects with a hook.
Robbins's corner calls for a 1-2. Robbins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Robbins walks into a straight right hand from Vettori.
Robbins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vettori has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robbins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vettori can pounce on him.
Robbins misses with a hook.
Vettori lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
That's time! Vettori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robbins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robbins.
Vettori with the inside leg kick.
Robbins thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Vettori throws a leg kick
and Robbins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vettori is looking to slow Robbins down with leg kicks.
Vettori is looking to score with low kicks.
Robbins throws a low kick, looking for Vettori's leg but Vettori calmly moves out of range.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robbins circles away from the clinch attempt.

Robbins closes the distance and clinches.
Robbins blocks an uppercut.
Vettori works on Robbins's body with a couple of short punches.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Vettori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vettori blocking some punches.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Robbins back against the ropes.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori scores with a shot to the side of Robbins's head.
Vettori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robbins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robbins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vettori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robbins's efforts to push away.
A short right from Vettori on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
Vettori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Vettori.
Vettori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Robbins swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori lands with a left to the head.
Robbins misses with an elbow over the top.
Vettori scores with a shot to the side of Robbins's head.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vettori's defenses.
Robbins has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori pushes Robbins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Robbins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori lunges at Robbins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robbins's hand.
A low kick lands for Vettori.
Robbins thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Robbins.
Vettori scores with a hook.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins slips under a jab from Vettori.
Robbins is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vettori lands with a hook. Robbins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Robbins rushes Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Vettori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Robbins misses its intended target.
Vettori throws a quick counter kick to the body but Robbins avoids it.
Vettori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robbins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vettori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robbins scrambles back to his feet.
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vettori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vettori jabs Robbins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Vettori slips a straight right by Robbins.
Vettori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vettori's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Vettori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robbins is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins scores with a punch to the head.
Vettori scores with a jab.
Vettori slips under a jab from Robbins.
Vettori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robbins to score with a decent uppercut.

Vettori closes the distance and clinches.
Vettori works on Robbins's body with a couple of short punches.
Robbins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vettori can't find room to land a body shot as Robbins controls the action.
Vettori pushes Robbins back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Robbins misses with an elbow over the top.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.
Robbins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Robbins back against the ropes.
Vettori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robbins.
Robbins pushes off an throws an elbow but Vettori leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
Nice body punch from Robbins - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jab, jab by Vettori - just one landing.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Robbins.

Robbins clinches up with Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes.
Robbins lands a nice elbow.
Robbins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robbins blocks a body shot from Vettori.
Robbins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vettori with a knee to the head.

It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Robbins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vettori avoids a wild elbow strike from Robbins.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Robbins lands a damaging elbow.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robbins lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbins misses with a body punch.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robbins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbins lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vettori.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Vettori manages to break the clinch.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbins was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Vettori scores with a sloppy right hand. Robbins should have avoided that one.
Robbins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robbins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robbins misses the shot to the body.
Robbins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Robbins avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robbins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robbins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robbins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vettori works Robbins's body with a nice hook.
Robbins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vettori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Robbins.
Robbins throws a chopping leg kick but Vettori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vettori wants to slow Robbins down by chopping away at his legs.
Robbins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Robbins misses.
Vettori tries to clinch but Robbins moves out of range.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Robbins throws out a counter right but Vettori avoids it with no problem.
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori connects with a jab.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Robbins.
Robbins lands a body shot.
Robbins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
Vettori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robbins in his tracks.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Robbins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Robbins cracks Vettori with an open hand slap.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Robbins clinches up against the ropes.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vettori.
Nice body punch from Robbins.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbins is defending well for now.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori working Robbins over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Vettori.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
Vettori pushes Robbins back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vettori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbins.

Robbins moves into the clinch successfully.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.
Robbins tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins tries to work over Vettori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbins throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbins throws an elbow that misses.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Marty Robbins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marty Robbins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vettori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vettori stuns Robbins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vettori lands a really nice looking cross but Robbins seems unphased.
Vettori lands the left hand.

Vettori has closed the distance and engaged Robbins in a clinch.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbins.
Vettori throws a head punch that misses.
Vettori takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robbins.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori digs a right hand underneath Robbins's ribcage. Robbins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Robbins lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori takes a shot to the head.
Robbins avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Vettori shrugs off.
Vettori tries a body shot but Robbins blocks it.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robbins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Vettori breaks the clinch.
Robbins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vettori's head.

Vettori is rocked!
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oh Vettori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori tries a low kick but Robbins avoids it.
Robbins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori seems to have got his legs back now.
Vettori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robbins scores with a hook.
Robbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vettori was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbins.
Vettori tries to clinch there but Robbins circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Robbins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vettori tries to land a leg kick but Robbins saw it coming and moves away.
Robbins with a jab.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robbins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins is looking to clinch.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Robbins.
Robbins throws a chopping leg kick but Vettori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vettori tried to counter with a leg kick but Robbins avoided it.
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbins throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vettori staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins checks the leg kick.
Robbins throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Vettori scores with a jab.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Vettori connects with a crisp jab.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vettori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robbins scrambles back to his feet.
Robbins misses with a low kick as Vettori jumps back.
Robbins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Robbins throws a right and a left that Vettori avoids nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vettori - that will leave a mark!
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Robbins tries to clinch up.
Robbins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robbins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori thumps Robbins with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vettori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robbinss head.
Robbins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Robbins lands a left hand.
Robbins lands a hook that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Robbins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Vettori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robbins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Robbins.

Robbins breaks the clinch.
Robbins with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marty Robbins.
I think Robbins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori retains his middleweight title!
Marvin Vettori really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.