PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Robinson

195 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Robinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.

It looks like Ronald Garcia has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Garcia shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.

Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
A knee to the head by Robinson.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Robinson pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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

Robinson closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robinson lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia has Robinson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson leaning his opponent against the cage.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Garcia gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Garcia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Robinson is just riding it out for now. Garcia eventually gives up the hold.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

Garcia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Robinson has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Garcia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Robinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robinson is out of range and Garcia settles back down.

Robinson closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Robinson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson lands a head kick that stumbles Garcia and the fighters go to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robinson with a nice head shot there.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Robinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robinson landing some decent shots from guard.
Robinson connects with a couple of short punches.
Robinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.

Robinson throws a sloppy strike and Garcia has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Robinson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Garcia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronald Garcia!