PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 1577 p4p, 2254 weight class) and Judah Christ (ranked 214 p4p, 280 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Judah Christ was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Robson
vs
Christ

183 cm
21
172
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
170
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Judah Christ!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Christ misses with a body kick.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robson staying out of range there.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
Christ is looking to land body kicks.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a big shot that misses.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robson scores with a nice right hand.
Christ scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Christ steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Robson moves away from the strike by Christ.
Robson lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christ slips a straight right by Robson.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ blocks a jab.
Christ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Robson has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Robson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Robson.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Christ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robson.
Christ taking a breather.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ pushes Robson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robson lands a nice uppercut.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Robson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ takes one to the side of the head.
Robson shoots in looking for a takedown but Christ manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Robson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target.
Christ appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Robson's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Christ throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robson tests Christ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robson wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Robson clinches with his opponent.
Christ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands a left hand.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Christ avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christ is trying to push Robson away but Robson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
Christ tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christ.
A short right from Christ.
Christ is trying to push Robson away but Robson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robson prevents a body shot from Christ.
Robson blocking some punches.
Christ wants to break free but Robson has control.

Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a nice shot that snaps Christ's head back.
Robson tries to clinch but Christ is having none of it.
Robson cracks Christ with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Robson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Christ misses with a straight right.
Christ checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Robson.
Christ lands a nice looking body shot.
Christ misses the jab.
Christ throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Christ comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Robson avoids the body shot from Christ.
Robson lands a jab to Christ's midsection.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christ is trying to counter with his kicks.
Christ avoids the body shot from Robson.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christ scores with a punch to the head.
Robson avoids the head kick by Christ.
Robson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Robson motions for Christ to come forward. Robson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christ follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robson wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
Robson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Robson loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson lands a nice shot to the body.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson tries to counter by clinching up but Christ breaks away and moves out of range.
Robson doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christ throws a jab when Robson was well out of range.
Robson moves away from the strike by Christ.
Christ swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Robson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good exchange - Robson coming out on top.
Christ ducks right into an uppercut from Robson.
Christ lands a right hook to the body.
Christ avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robson misses with a shot to the body
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
Robson misses with a kick to the body
and Christ counters with a nice body kick.
Robson wants to clinch
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
Christ scores with a jab to the body.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
Christ only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Christ misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson throws a lazy uppercut
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Christ.
Robson slips under a jab from Christ.
Robson throws a nice looking combination but Christ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Robson instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Robson presses Christ against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
Christ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Christ.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Christ on the inside.

Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christ misses with a body kick.
Robson is looking to counter the offense by Christ and move into the clinch.
Robson scores with a nice strike.
Christ misses with a low kick.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ connects with a nice looking jab.
Christ takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Christ.
Christ avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christ lands a nice hook to Robson's body. Robson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Robson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robson swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson moves out of range as Christ strikes.
Robson misses the body punch
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Robson there.
Christ fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut

and Robson counters by moving into the clinch.
Christ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robson prevents a body shot from Christ.
Christ is looking to break free of the clinch but Robson has double underhooks.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Judah Christ will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Robson tries to clinch up
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Robson catches Christ right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Judah Christ has been cut.
Robson throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Christ blocks a leg kick.
Robson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christ thinks about the counter body kick.
Christ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ looks to land a body kick but Robson moved away.
Christ scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robson scores with a three punch combo!
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Christ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Robson throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Robson as he connects with a hook.
Christ scores with a jab. Robson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Robson lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Robson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Robson swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Christ doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Robson tries to clinch but Christ moves out of range.
Robson throws a low kick but Christ moves out of range easily.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws the kick towards the body but Robson avoids it.
Christ misses the jab.
Christ lands with a good body shot.
Christ on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson closes the distance but Christ moves to the side
and Christ counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robson thinking.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robson with a body shot.
Christ throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Robson cracks Christ with a good jab.
Robson throws a sloppy body shot
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
Robson staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Christ misses with a hook. Robson ducked under it nicely.
Robson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch but Christ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christ counters with a body kick.
Robson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christ is out of range and Robson settles back down.
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.

Robson darts in and clinches Christ up against the cage.
Robson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Christ - that landed with a thud.

Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ misses with a hook. Robson ducked under it nicely.
Robson closes the distance but Christ moves to the side
and Christ counters with a nice body shot.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson looks to land a right hand but Christ moved out of range.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson slips under a jab from Christ.
Robson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Christ keeps the fight on the outside.
Christ swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Christ lands a slapping body shot.
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!

Robson clinches with his opponent.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Christ breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robson.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christ's hands.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
A nice side step and Christ releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christ has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oliver Robson.
Well Robson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.