PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mahti Otso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robben is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champions Anthem. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Otso
vs
Robben

175 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Heroic Combat Gear (Laundry service)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahti Otso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arjen Robben!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robben tries to clinch there but Otso circles away.
Robben looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Otso moves into the clinch.
Otso lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Otso.
Robben takes a shot to the head.
Robben looking for a takedown.

Otso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otso throws a head kick but Robben moves out of range.
Otso stalks Robben and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robben's face. Robben staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Otso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Otso scores a nice knee to the body.

Otso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Otso rushes Robben and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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

Otso has managed to clinch.
Otso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Otso breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otso connects with a high kick.
Otso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robben circles away quickly and effectively.

Otso gets a clinch.
Robben is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hook to the body lands for Otso.
A left hand lands to the body for Otso.
The referee calls for Otso to work.

Otso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robben tries to clinch but Otso is having none of it.
Robben is trying hard to land a takedown here. Otso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahti Otso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjen Robben.
Robben blocks a head kick by Otso.

Otso pushes Robben up against the cage in a clinch.

Otso breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Otso rushes Robben and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robben is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Otso breaks the clinch.

Otso pushes Robben up against the cage in a clinch.

Otso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robben takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Otso throws a sloppy head kick and Robben moves out of range easily.
Otso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robben fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robben avoids the head kick by Otso.
Arjen Robben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Otso clinches with his opponent.
Otso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Otso has closed the distance and engaged Robben in a clinch.

Otso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robben tries to close the distance and clinch but Otso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Otso lands with a kick to the temple. Robben shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Otso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Otso.

Otso moves into range and clinches up with Robben.
Otso connects with a knee to the head.
Otso prevents a body shot from Robben.
Otso has Robben pressed against the cage.

Otso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otso lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Otso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Otso manages to break the clinch.
Otso lands with a slapping head kick.

Otso takes the fight into the clinch.

Otso manages to break the clinch.
Robben slips a jab and a cross from Otso.
Otso tries a head kick but it misses.
Robben fails with a takedown attempt.
Otso lands with a kick to the temple. Robben shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mahti Otso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robben is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahti Otso dominated that 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.

Otso clinches with his opponent.
Otso tries to land a knee to the head but Robben blocks with his arms.

Otso manages to break the clinch.
Robben misses with a low kick.
Robben throws a leg kick

and Otso counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Otso.
Otso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Otso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Otso forces Robben back against the cage and clinches.

Otso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otso throws a head kick that half lands.

Otso clinches with his opponent.

Otso breaks from the clinch.
Robben is breathing heavily.
Otso circles away from the clinch attempt
and Otso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otso misses with a head kick.
Otso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robben throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Otso's waist but Otso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Robben off to one side.

Otso instigates a clinch.
Robben takes a knee to the side of the body.

Otso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robben avoids the head kick by Otso.
Otso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Otso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Otso lands a good knee to the midsection. Robben won't want to take too many of those.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robben tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Otso swivels and escapes.

Otso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robben, pushing him back against the cage.

Otso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otso throws a series of punches but Robben moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otso throws a head kick that Robben semi-blocks.
Otso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robben can do to turn this around?

Otso pushes Robben up against the cage in a clinch.
Otso managing to block the knees to the body from Robben.
Otso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robben's defenses.

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

Otso pushes Robben up against the cage in a clinch.
Otso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robben's defenses.

Otso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Otso has Robben up against the cage in a clinch.
Otso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robben lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

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

Otso drives through and clinches with Robben against the cage.

Otso manages to break the clinch.
Robben is trying hard to land a takedown here. Otso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahti Otso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjen Robben.
Otso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Otso tries a head kick but it misses.

Otso has closed the distance and engaged Robben in a clinch.
Robben tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Otso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mahti Otso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Otso looking to throw knees to the head but Robben is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robben letting Otso take a breather here.
Otso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robben in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Otso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Otso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Otso moves into range and clinches up with Robben.

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

Otso clinches.
Robben takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Otso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robben fails to land the takedown.
Robben dives in and grabs Otso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Otso pushes down on Robben's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahti Otso dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Robben tries to keep at a distance but Otso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robben can't get the takedown.

Otso breaks from the clinch.
Robben takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Otso forces Robben back against the cage and clinches.

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

Otso has Robben up against the cage in a clinch.
Otso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Robben takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Otso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Otso manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Otso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from Otso.
Robben has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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

Otso gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Otso closes the distance and clinches.

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

Otso closes the distance and clinches.
Otso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robbens head.
Otso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

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

Robben tries to keep at a distance but Otso has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Otso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Otso throws a sloppy head kick and Robben moves out of range easily.
Otso stuffs the takedown.

Otso moves into the clinch.
Otso unloads a knee to the mid-section.

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

Otso closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Otso connects with a knee to the head.
Otso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robben goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Otso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Otso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Otso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Otso clinches up with Robben and pushes him back against the cage.

Otso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Otso rushes Robben and presses him up against the cage.
Otso has Robben pushed against the cage.
Robben takes a knee to the side of the body.

Otso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robben tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Otso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Otso.

Otso takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Otso breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arjen Robben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahti Otso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robben tries to clinch but Otso is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahti Otso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Otso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahti Otso!