PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Earl Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Earl Jones
vs
Robertson

185 cm
24
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Earl Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson wants to clinch.
Robertson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Robertson has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

Robertson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Robertson throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Robertson throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Robertson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Robertson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robertson preventing the sweep.
Robertson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robertson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robertson.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Robertson pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Robertson.
Doug Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Robertson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

Robertson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robertson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James Earl Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Robertson.
Robertson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Robertson goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Robertson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Robertson tries to clinch up.
Robertson fails with a takedown attempt.
Robertson looks gassed!
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Robertson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Robertson.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones feints and then cracks Robertson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robertson down.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones scores with a one two! Robertson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Robertson's head.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Robertson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Robertson wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Robertson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch there but Robertson circles away.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Robertson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robertson circles away.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Robertson.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robertson tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Robertson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Robertson backpedaling.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robertson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones stalks Robertson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robertson's face. Robertson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Robertson wants to clinch.
Robertson shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Earl Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones stalks Robertson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robertson's face. Robertson staggers backwards, shaken.
Robertson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robertson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Robertson backing up. Robertson nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones scores with a one two! Robertson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robertson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robertson closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the ropes.
Robertson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Robertson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Robertson wants a takedown.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
James Earl Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Robertson.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Robertson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Robertson throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones is trying to keep Robertson in close.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robertson defends it easily.
Jones is looking to stand up but Robertson isn't so interested in that idea.
Robertson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Robertson throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robertson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Robertson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Robertson shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Robertson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.

Robertson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robertson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robertson tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robertson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robertson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robertson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Robertson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robertson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones works over Robertson's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Robertson tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James Earl Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Robertson has a takedown stuffed.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robertson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Jones throws a combination. Robertson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Robertson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Earl Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Robertson moves away

and Robertson counters by moving into the clinch.

Robertson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Robertson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones trying to control here.
Robertson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robertson stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Robertson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robertson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Robertson wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Robertson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robertson has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Robertson tries to clinch up.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robertson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Robertson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robertson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robertson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robertson tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones stalks Robertson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robertson's face. Robertson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Robertson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones throws a right and a left that Robertson avoids nicely.
Robertson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robertson wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
James Earl Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robertson has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

Robertson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jones regains guard immediately.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Robertson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robertson throwing strikes but missing.
Robertson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Robertson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robertson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Robertson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Robertson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robertson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones tries to bum rush Robertson with a series of wild strikes but Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robertson has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robertson's knee momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Robertson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robertson slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Robertson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James Earl Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Robertson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones with a hook.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones is looking to advance position but Robertson won't allow it.
Jones is looking to stall here but Robertson recovers full guard.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Robertson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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 James Earl Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Earl Jones!