PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Robins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokohama comes into the arena with Metallica - All Nightmare Long blaring out of the sound system. Robins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Strippekikk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Yokohama
vs
Robins

178 cm
22
177 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

170 cm
26
179 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 Cardio

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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Osama Robins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses.
Robins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robins throws a lazy head kick
and Yokohama counters with a thumping low kick.
Robins throws the kick towards the body but Yokohama avoids it.
Robins ducks under a wild hook from Yokohama.
Yokohama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robins. Robins obviously looking to wear him down.
Yokohama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Robins moves out of range of the body kick from Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a front kick that sends Robins stumbling back into the cage.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robins keeps the fight on the outside.
Robins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robins throws a shot from downtown. Yokohama moves away and avoids it.
Robins misses with a head kick.
Yokohama throws a sloppy head kick and Robins moves out of range easily.
Robins takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Robins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yokohama is looking to regain half guard here but Robins keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robins with the ground and pound but Yokohama regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Robins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robins thows a huge punch but Yokohama dodges it nicely.
Robins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Robins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yokohama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Robins.

That's two 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.
Robins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robins is looking to take a break and control but Yokohama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robins misses with the body kick
and Yokohama counters with a left and a right that stings Robins.
Robins throws a push kick but Yokohama slaps the foot to one side.
Robins blocks the body kick.
Yokohama throws a body kick the misses
and Robins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Robins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yokohama is out of range and Robins settles back down.
Yokohama avoids the head kick by Robins.
Robins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yokohama checks it well.
Robins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yokohama wants to clinch but Robins slips to the side

and Robins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yokohama won't be happy with that.
Yokohama regains half guard, as Robins was trying to land strikes.
Robins is looking to advance position but Yokohama won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama is not content to let Robins control the position.
Yokohama manages to get to full guard.

Robins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yokohama dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yokohama preventing the sweep.
Yokohama wants to stand and escape but instead Robins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yokohama wants to stand and escape but Robins is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yokohama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Robins is looking to advance position but Yokohama has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulohot Yokohama dominated that round.
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.

Robins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yokohama counters with an outside leg kick.
Yokohama throws a leg kick
and Robins counters with a nice kick to the body.
Robins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yokohama tries to land a leg kick but Robins saw it coming and moves away.
Robins is looking to land body kicks.
Yokohama defending well as Robins loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Robins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robins throws a head kick that misses.
Robins throws a lazy body kick
and Yokohama counters with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yokohama.
Robins looks to throw a body kick
and Yokohama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yokohama's waist but Yokohama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Robins off to one side.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Osama Robins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yokohama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robins was well out of range. Poor timing from Yokohama.
Robins throws a head kick but Yokohama moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Robins.
Yokohama checks a leg kick.
Yokohama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robins misses with a body punch

and Yokohama counters by clinching up.
Robins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robins tries to pull guard but Yokohama holds him up against the cage and eventually Robins drops back down to his feet.
Robins takes a knee right on the jaw!

Robins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yokohama, right into the meat.
Robins is breathing heavily.

Yokohama clinches up against the cage.
Yokohama with a knee to the head.
Yokohama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yokohama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robins has had enough of the clinch but Yokohama keeps him there for the moment.
Robins wants to get back to striking at distance but Yokohama won't allow it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama throws a low kick, looking for Robins's leg but Robins calmly moves out of range.
Hulohot Yokohama is winning the standup battle so far.
Yokohama misses with a low kick.
Robins avoids the head kick by Yokohama.
Yokohama delivers a nice body kick.
Robins blocks a head kick by Yokohama.
Yokohama connects with a high kick.
Hulohot Yokohama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yokohama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yokohama can pounce on him.
Yokohama throws a leg kick
and Robins counters with a nice body shot.
Robins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yokohama counters with a head kick. That will keep Robins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yokohama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yokohama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yokohama throws a head kick that half lands.
Yokohama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robins throws a head kick that misses
and Yokohama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Yokohama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yokohama tries to clinch up
and Robins counters with a body kick that stops Yokohama in his tracks momentarily.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses
and Robins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robins blocks a head kick by Yokohama.
Yokohama tries to clinch but Robins is having none of it.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yokohama misses with a head kick.
Robins tries to land a body kick
and Yokohama counters with a thumping low kick.
Robins misses with a straight right.
Yokohama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Yokohama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Yokohama closes the distance and pushes Robins back into the cage.
Yokohama looking to throw knees to the head but Robins is blocking nicely.
Robins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yokohama avoids it.
Robins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yokohama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yokohama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robins avoids it.
Yokohama misses with a knee strike.
Robins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yokohama.
Robins is looking to break free of the clinch but Yokohama has double underhooks.
Robins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yokohama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robins blocks it with crossed arms.
Yokohama landing knees to the body.
Robins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hulohot Yokohama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osama Robins.
Yokohama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robins backwards.
Yokohama prevents Robins from breaking the clinch.
Robins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yokohama blocks an uppercut.

Robins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robins scores with a push kick.
Yokohama stuns Robins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulohot Yokohama dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yokohama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yokohama throws a low kick but Robins avoids it.
Robins throws a head kick that misses
and Yokohama counters with a body kick.
Robins throws a head kick that Yokohama semi-blocks.
Robins throws a push kick but Yokohama slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yokohama checks a leg kick.
Robins throws a leg kick but Yokohama sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Robins
letting Yokohama counter with a right hand.
Yokohama slips a straight right by Robins.
Yokohama throws a good cross that connects.
Yokohama tries to clinch but Robins is having none of it.
Robins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Robins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yokohama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Robins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Robins throws a leg kick but Yokohama sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robins slips under a jab from Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a right hand that Robins ducks under and follows up with a left that Robins also avoids with ease.
Yokohama misses the jab.
Robins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yokohama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robins.
Yokohama throws and low kick but Robins moves out of range easily.
Robins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yokohama clinches but Robins breaks the clinch

and Robins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yokohama's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yokohama wants to stand but Robins is controlling the position.
Osama Robins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hulohot Yokohama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yokohama keeping full guard, as Robins tries to pass.
Yokohama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robins.
Yokohama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robins.
Robins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yokohama is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yokohama scores with the left hand. Robins knows he should have avoided that one.
Yokohama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Robins counters with a leg kick.
Yokohama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robins.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robins.
Robins misses with the body kick
and Yokohama counters with a nice leg kick.
Yokohama throws a leg kick
and Robins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robins throws a leg kick but Yokohama moved away.
Yokohama 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.
A low kick from Robins is predictable there
and Yokohama counters with a nice leg kick.
Robins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses
and Robins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yokohama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robins tries to land a body kick
and Yokohama counters with a leg kick.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yokohama is looking to clinch.
Robins throws a sloppy head kick
and Yokohama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A thudding body kick lands there by Robins!
Yokohama wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robins.
Robins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yokohama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robins's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Robins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yokohama 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulohot Yokohama!