PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Sablich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Robinson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Goran Sablich's chin.

Robinson
vs
Sablich

180 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
29
265 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Sablich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sablich lands with a nice body kick.
Sablich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sablich walks into a jab.
Sablich throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Sablich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sablich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sablich counters with a big head kick but Robinson shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sablich lands with a straight right. Robinson didn't see that one coming.
Sablich needs to keep his hands up - Robinson had a free shot at his head there.
Sablich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sablich throws a push kick but Robinson slaps the foot to one side.
Sablich throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson wants to clinch but Sablich slips to the side
and Sablich counters with a big head kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sablich tries a head kick but it misses.
Sablich tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Goran Sablich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sablich lands a high kick!
Robinson slips under a jab.
Robinson works Sablich's body with a nice hook.
Sablich throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Sablich.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Sablich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Sablich moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sablich missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sablich dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sablich misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a series of strikes. Sablich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Sablich circles away and keeps his distance.
Sablich tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Sablich.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Sablich throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sablich looks to land a body kick but Robinson moved away.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Sablich circles away.
Sablich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sablich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sablich counters with a series of strikes. Robinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Sablich dominated that round.
That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sablich misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sablich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sablich.
Sablich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Sablich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sablich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sablich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sablich lands a glancing blow to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sablich throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sablich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sablich tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Sablich backpedaling.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sablich circles away.
Sablich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robinson's head backwards.
Sablich lands with a kick to the temple. Robinson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sablich throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Sablich misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Sablich. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Sablich.
Sablich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Goran Sablich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sablich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sablich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sablich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sablich throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robinson tries to clinch but Sablich moves out of range.
Sablich tries to score with a low kick but Robinson moves his leg out of the way.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sablich can pounce on him.
Sablich tried to score with a low kick but Robinson checks it.
Sablich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ray Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sablich throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson stuns Sablich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sablich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Goran Sablich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sablich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sablich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Sablich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sablich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Sablich moves out of range.
Robinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sablich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sablich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sablich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson darts in trying to clinch
and Sablich counters with a left and a right that stings Robinson.

It looks like Ray Robinson has been cut.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sablich circles away.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Sablich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson tries to clinch but Sablich moves away
and Sablich counters with a head kick.
Sablich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sablich.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sablich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Sablich pushes him off.
Sablich scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robinson tries to clinch but Sablich is having none of it.
Sablich takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Sablich misses with a body kick.
Sablich throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Sablich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sablich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sablich tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson works over Sablich's head and body with a nice combination.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sablich throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Sablich is looking to score with low kicks.
Robinson tries to clinch but Sablich moves out of range.
Robinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Robinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Sablich is avoiding it.
Sablich misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robinson lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sablich circles away.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sablich circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson feints a jab promting Sablich to slip. Robinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sablich slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sablich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ray Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goran Sablich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robinson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sablich under the eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sablich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goran Sablich!