PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 83 p4p, 86 weight class) and Oliver Robson (ranked 11 p4p, 12 weight class). David Eagle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oliver Robson's chin.

Eagle
vs
Robson

182 cm
30
175
17 - 13 - 0

183 cm
29
172
20 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle misses with a two punch combination.
Robson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eagle with a body shot.
Robson sizes up Eagle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robson thuds his right hand into Eagle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
Robson keeps the fight on the outside.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eagle throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson cracks Eagle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robson throws a big shot that misses.
Eagle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.
Robson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eagle tries to clinch but Robson is having none of it.
Robson tries a quick counter leg kick but Eagle is wise to it.
Robson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Eagle moves to clinch but Robson breaks away
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Eagle moves into range and clinches up with Robson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Eagle controls the action.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eagle.
Robson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Eagle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eagle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robson.
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Robson breaks the clinch.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Robson circles away.
Robson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robson with a jab.
Robson digs a good hook to Eagle's body.

Eagle gets a clinch.
Robson scores with a shoulder strike.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Eagle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
Robson tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Robson.
Eagle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robson lands with a light punch inside.
Robson scores with a shoulder strike.

Robson breaks from the clinch.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Robson circles away.
Eagle wants to clinch
and Robson counters with a left to the body.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Eagle clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.

Robson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eagle needs to keep his hands up - Robson had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Eagle misses.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Robson circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eagle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
Eagle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eagle's hands.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Robson circles away.
Robson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Robson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
Robson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eagle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robson.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eagle.
Robson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eagle checks the leg kick.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Eagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Eagle's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robson misses with a double jab.
Eagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eagle doesn't seem bothered though.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Robson.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eagle manages to avoid it.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
Robson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eagle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robson.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
Eagle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robson on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Eagle blocks the low kick.
Robson throws a jab when Eagle was well out of range.
Robson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eagles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eagle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Robson tries to work over Eagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson blocking some punches.
Robson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson dominated that round.
That's time! Eagle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Eagle wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
Eagle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eagle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eagle throwing a counter right hand but Robson manages to avoid it.
Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Robson circles away.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Robson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oliver Robson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eagle.
Robson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eagle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good exchange - Robson coming out on top.
Robson looks to land a left hand but Eagle moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle moves out of range of the leg kick from Robson.
Robson throws a hook to the side of Eagle's head but Eagle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eagle scores with a shot to the body.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
Eagle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Robson throws a hook to the side of Eagle's head but Eagle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson scores with a hook to the body. Eagle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eagle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Eagle moves into range and clinches up with Robson.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Eagle is leaning against Robson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Eagle tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle lands a body punch.
Eagle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eagle gets through Robson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eagle misses with some punches.
Oliver Robson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Eagle.
Eagle blocks a body shot from Robson.

Eagle manages to break the clinch.

Eagle has Robson up against the cage in a clinch.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Eagle lands with a short shot to the head.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
Robson working aggressively here.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Robson pushes Eagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Robson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eagle at a distance.
Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eagle's hands.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Eagle is looking for a counter combo.

Eagle darts in and clinches Robson up against the cage.
Eagle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Eagle lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Robson is leaning against Eagle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Eagle digs a right hand underneath Robson's ribcage. Robson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eagle lands a nice shot to the body.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Robson is trying to stall.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle works on Robson's body with a couple of short punches.

Eagle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Eagle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Eagle wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eagle. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Eagle.
Robson works Eagle's body with a nice hook.

Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
Eagle stalling against the cage.

Robson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robson tries to work over Eagle's front leg with a kick but Eagle checks it.
Eagle tries to move into range but Robson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson defending well as Eagle loads up on a big left hand.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eagle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robson.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Eagle is out of range.
Robson throws a jab when Eagle was well out of range.
As Robson tries to get set, Eagle tries to push him back and clinch up but Robson manages to avoid the attempt.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eagle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Robson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eagle.
Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Robson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eagle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robson manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
Robson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eagle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robson scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eagle throws out the jab.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robson throws out a counter right but Eagle avoids it with no problem.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Robson gets tackled into the cage by Eagle. Eagle maintains the clinch.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson lands a nice uppercut.
Eagle is looking to control Robson's arms but Robson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eagle has his back to the cage.
Robson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eagle blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Eagle.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Robson blocks a body shot from Eagle.
A short right from Eagle.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
Robson gets through Eagle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle can't break the clinch.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Robson lands with a left to the head.
Eagle is trying to break the clinch but Robson is controlling him.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Robson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson lands a shoulder strike.
Eagle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle trying to stall but Robson improves his position.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Eagle as the two fighters clinch.
Robson lands an uppercut.
Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson really dominated that round.
That's time! Eagle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Robson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eagle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Eagle's head.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eagle was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Robson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robson jabs Eagle right on the nose. Eagle blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by Robson.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagle misses the jab.
Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Eagle closes the distance and clinches.

Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eagle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robson connects with a solid leg kick.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson throws a hook but Eagle blocks it.
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eagle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Eagle rushes Robson and presses him up against the cage.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Robson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eagle.
Robson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Eagle.
Eagle tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Eagle.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Eagle lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Eagle controls the action.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle digs a right hand underneath Robson's ribcage. Robson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Eagle.
Robson pushes Eagle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson scores with a shot to the side of Eagle's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robson lands an uppercut.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
Robson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robson lands with a left to the head.

Eagle is rocked!
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Eagle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
Robson working aggressively here.
Robson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
A short right from Robson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson throws a big uppercut that drops Eagle! More strikes from Robson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Eagle lies dazed against the cage as Robson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Oliver Robson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.