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). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Robinson
vs
Sablich

180 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
30
265 lbs
5 - 9 - 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 - 1 - 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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Sablich!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson is looking to clinch but Sablich is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sablich!
A swing and a miss from Sablich.
Sablich misses with an uppercut.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sablich has eaten all the pies!
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sablich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sablich on the side of the head.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Sablich keeps it at a distance.
Sablich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sablich.
Sablich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sablich back to the cage. Robinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sablich on the side of the head.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Sablich.
Robinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sablich circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sablich misses with a double jab.
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 clobbers Sablich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Sablich lands but Robinson takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sablich misses with a combination
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sablich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sablich throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Sablich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sablich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sablich.
Sablich tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
Sablich throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Sablich is avoiding it.
Sablich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
Goran Sablich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sablich throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson stalks Sablich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sablich's face. Sablich staggers backwards, shaken.

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 misses with a two punch combination.
Sablich swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sablich to score with a decent uppercut.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sablich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson scores with a three punch combo!
Robinson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sablich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sablich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sablich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sablich seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Robinson shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Sablich is backing up but Robinson catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Sablich covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Robinson Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Robinson!