PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 1936 p4p, 1984 weight class) and DeShawn Robinson (ranked 227 p4p, 234 weight class). DeShawn Robinson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Joshy
vs
Robinson

150 cm
23
152
7 - 6 - 0

174 cm
21
160
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshy scores with a jab. Robinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joshy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshy moves away.
DeShawn Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshy throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
An inside leg kick from Robinson misses.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Joshy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshy.
Joshy misses with a double jab.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joshy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshy moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joshy. That did some damage!
Robinson misses with a hook
and Joshy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joshy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Joshy avoids it well.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Robinson throws a front kick aimed at Joshy's knee but Joshy avoids it well.
Joshy misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joshy throws out the jab.
Robinson feints a counter leg kick.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Joshy misses.
Robinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Joshy off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joshy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Joshy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joshy misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson throws a low kick but Joshy moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Joshy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Joshy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joshy.
Joshy throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Robinson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joshy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robinson throws a body punch but Joshy moves out of range.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Joshy's body. Joshy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joshy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Joshy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joshy misses with a double jab.
Robinson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Robinson throws a leg kick which misses Joshy's front leg but catches the back leg as Joshy tries to avoid it.
Robinson tries a low kick but Joshy avoids it.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Joshy ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Joshy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joshy throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Joshy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Joshy looks to land a right hand but Robinson moved out of range.
Robinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joshy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joshy misses with a wild combination.
Joshy misses the shot to the body.
Joshy throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Joshy slips a jab from Robinson.
A punch combination from Joshy misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshy moves out of range of the leg kick from Robinson.
Joshy just misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson defending well as Joshy loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Robinson misses.
Robinson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Robinson slips a straight right by Joshy.
Joshy misses the jab.
Joshy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Robinson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Robinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joshy throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Joshy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson throws a low kick but Joshy moves out of range easily.
Robinson scores with a leg kick.
Joshy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bam Bam Joshy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Joshy misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Robinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joshy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robinson slips a straight right by Joshy.
Joshy cracks Robinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joshy misses with the combination.
Robinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joshy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joshy is able to avoid easily.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
A nice side step and Robinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joshy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Joshy blocks a low kick nicely.
Joshy swings widly with a right hand
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joshy.
Robinson scores with a head kick. Joshy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Joshy lands with a straight right. Robinson didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robinson.
Joshy thuds a left hand into Robinson's body.
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joshy tries to move into range but Robinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joshy throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson slips a jab from Joshy.
Joshy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joshy is out of range.
Bam Bam Joshy is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joshy tries to clinch up.
Joshy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Joshy misses the target.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Nice uppercut there from Joshy.
Robinson is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Joshy misses.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Joshy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robinson in his tracks.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Joshy.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robinson.
Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson lands with an overhand left.
Robinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joshy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson misses the body punch
and Joshy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Joshy with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joshy rather than just go for the knockout.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Joshy lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Robinson connects with the punch.
Joshy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robinson on the side of the head.
Joshy moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Joshy misses with a looping right.
Robinson misses the jab.
Joshy misses the jab.
Joshy throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Joshy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joshy lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Joshy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joshy throws out the jab.
Joshy slips under a jab from Robinson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Joshy lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joshy.
Joshy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Joshy scores with a sloppy right hand. Robinson should have avoided that one.
Robinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joshy is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Joshy misses the target.
Joshy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joshy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joshy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Nice shot by Joshy.
Robinson stuns Joshy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Bam Joshy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Joshy lands a glancing blow to the side of Robinson's head.
Joshy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joshy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson throws a body punch but Joshy moves out of range.
Robinson tests Joshy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joshy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joshy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Robinson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Robinson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joshy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joshy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robinson. Robinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Joshy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Joshy moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Robinson throws a leg kick
and Joshy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Robinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joshy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Joshy tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Joshy lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joshy keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshy.
Joshy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joshy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Joshy's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joshy lands a shoulder strike.
Joshy misses with the head strike.
Robinson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joshy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Robinson can turn it around.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Joshy misses with the head strike.
Joshy misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Joshy.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshy.
A nice left hand lands by Joshy.
Bam Bam Joshy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joshy tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshy lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries a body shot but Joshy blocks it.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
Joshy lands with a right to the head.
Joshy is leaning against Robinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joshy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Joshy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Joshy prevents a body shot from Robinson.
A head punch on the inside from Joshy fails to land.
Joshy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robinson.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshy's elbow.
Joshy lands a nice uppercut.
Joshy tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joshy lands a body shot.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Joshy.
Joshy lands a shot to the body.
Joshy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
A body shot lands from Robinson.
DeShawn Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Joshy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joshy misses with some punches.
Joshy lands a body shot.
Joshy scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Bam Bam Joshy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam Joshy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joshy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Bam Joshy!