PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Robinson
vs
Tate

189 cm
24
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dane Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Tate!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Dane Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Tate shoots in.
Robinson is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.
Dane Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Tate.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate feints the counter takedown.

Robinson has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Robinson has Tate pressed against the cage, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Tate controlling the action here for a moment.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate avoiding damage.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson is pressed up against the cage. Tate has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robinson down to the mat. Robinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown but Robinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Robinson shakes him off and moves away.
Dane Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the cage.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson avoiding damage as Tate throws knees to the body.
Tate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robinson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tate.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Robinson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate lands with a short shot to the head.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate's elbow.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Robinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Robinson tries to clinch up.

It looks like Oscar Tate has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tate clinches up against the cage.
Tate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robinson just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is looking for a takedown.
Dane Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Tate.
Robinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Tate controlling the action here for a moment.
Dane Robinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate dodges an elbow strike from Robinson.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Tate fails to pull guard.
Tate drops down looking for an ankle pick but Robinson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Robinson tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.

Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robinson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate wants to take the fight to the mat but Robinson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A bit of stalling here from Tate.
Robinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tate is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Robinson to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Tate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robinson stops a takedown attempt from Tate.
Robinson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tate.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tate looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Robinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Tate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tate closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.
Tate is looking for a takedown.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Tate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robinson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate is trying to push Robinson away but Robinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Tate's takedown attempt.
Dane Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Tate.
Robinson prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Robinson keeps him there for the moment.
Tate tries to break free but Robinson pushes him back against the cage.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tate is working for takedown but Robinson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Tate tries to pull guard but Robinson won't allow it.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate misses with a punch to the body.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Tate tries for a takedown but Robinson manages to get underhooks.
Tate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate fails to pull guard.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Robinson keeps him there for the moment.
Tate jumps guard but Robinson stands there with Tate around his waist. Tate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.
Tate works on Robinson's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Tate blocks an elbow strike.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Robinson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Tate has Robinson pushed against the cage.
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
Oscar Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dane Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Robinson!