PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Snaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Snaps
vs
Robson

153 cm
21
162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
161 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Snaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Robson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson is looking to clinch but Snaps is avoiding it.

Snaps forces Robson back against the cage and clinches.
Snaps is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robson is keeping busy.
Robson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snaps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robson landing knees to the body.
Robson scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robson.
Snaps is breathing heavily.
Robson lands a good knee to the midsection. Snaps won't want to take too many of those.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snaps lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson lands a body shot.
Robson lands a nice knee to the body.
Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snaps's defenses.
Robson with a knee to the head.
Robson lands a good knee to the midsection. Snaps won't want to take too many of those.
Robson crunches a lovely knee into Snaps's ribcage.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snaps lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robson with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robson landing knees to the head.
Snaps takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robson lands a nice elbow.
Robson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robson landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Robson.
Robson lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robson lands an elbow that stopped Snaps in his tracks for a moment.
Robson lands an elbow inside that Snaps shrugs off.
Robson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robson lands a damaging elbow.
Robson landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson is pressed up against the cage. Snaps has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robson down to the mat. Robson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Robson looks to clinch

and Snaps counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Robson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Snaps misses with a head shot. Robson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Robson has Snaps pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snaps preventing the sweep.
Robson pulls Snaps in to control the position.
Snaps wants to control from the top but Robson keeps moving.
Robson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Snaps wants to control from the top but Robson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robson is pulling down on Snaps's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snaps accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robson wants to sweep but no luck.
Snaps working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snaps trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robson tries to clinch but Snaps moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Robson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Robson wants to clinch.
Robson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robson throws a wild body kick that Snaps sees coming a mile off.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch but Snaps swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snaps swats away the attempt to clinch by Robson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Snaps pushes him off.
Snaps will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snaps shoots in for a takedown but Robson shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robson wants to clinch up but Snaps keeps it at a distance.
Snaps keeps the fight on the outside.
Robson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Snaps is defended easily by Robson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Snaps. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snaps tries to clinch up but Robson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robson clinches but Snaps breaks the clinch

and Snaps counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson moves into full guard.
Snaps wants to control from the top but Robson keeps moving.
Robson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Snaps throws and elbow that misses. Robson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snaps's guard. Nice move by Robson!
Robson trying to control the position from guard on top but Snaps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snaps might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Snaps has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Robson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Snaps.

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.
You can see the frustration on Snaps's face as Robson controls the position.
Robson trying to control the action but Snaps is working from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sam Robson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snaps checks a low kick from Robson.
Robson wants to clinch but Snaps slips to the side

and Snaps counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Snaps dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Robson wants to clinch but Snaps slips to the side
and Snaps counters with a two punch combo.
Snaps throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snaps checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Snaps shoots in and drives through. Robson sprawls well.
Robson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Snaps counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robson keeping moving, preventing Snaps from controlling successfully.
Snaps really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Snaps throws and elbow that misses. Robson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snaps's guard. Nice move by Robson!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snaps pulls Robson in close to his closed guard and prevents Robson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Robson trying to control but Snaps is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robson wants to control from the top but Snaps keeps moving.
Robson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snaps working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Snaps pushes him off.
Robson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Snaps counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Robson wants to clinch but Snaps slips to the side

and Snaps counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robson won't be happy with that.
Robson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snaps wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson is not content to let Snaps control the position.
Snaps throwing strikes but Robson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Robson is staying tight to Snaps's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Snaps's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robson is looking to take a break and control but Snaps is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robson tries to move to mount but Snaps blocks the move with his legs.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Snaps counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robson won't be happy with that.
Snaps tries to score with some ground and pound. Robson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Snaps showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Snaps has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Snaps!