PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rosendo Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young Gambino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robbins
vs
Gambino

160 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosendo Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins throws a series of punches but Gambino moves out of range.
Gambino throws a combination that misses
and Robbins counters with a stiff right hand.
Robbins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown but Robbins shows good takedown defense.
Gambino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Robbins as Gambino shoots in.
Rosendo Robbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Gambino.
Gambino looks for a takedown but Robbins sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Robbins misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Robbins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gambino decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Robbins makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gambino clinches.
Robbins is trying to push Gambino away but Gambino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gambino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbins is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Robbins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gambino is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Gambino drags the fight down to the ground.
Robbins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Robbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robbins controlling from the top position.
Robbins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Robbins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gambino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gambino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robbins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gambino working for a triangle but Robbins defends it easily.
Gambino has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Robbins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robbins connects with a couple of short punches.
Robbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gambino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robbins won't allow Gambino to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gambino closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robbins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gambino closes the distance but Robbins moves to the side
and Robbins counters with a nice body shot.
Gambino wants to clinch but Robbins slips to the side
and Robbins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Young Gambino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robbins clinches up with Gambino and pushes him back against the cage.
Robbins can't break the clinch.
Gambino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robbins tries to break the clinch but Gambino is controlling the position.
Robbins is trying to break the clinch but Gambino is controlling him.
Robbins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gambino is defending well for now.

Gambino manages to break the clinch.
Robbins feints a jab promting Gambino to slip. Robbins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gambino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Gambino closes the distance and clinches.
Gambino keeps control of Robbins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gambino goes for a takedown in the clinch but Robbins prevents it.
Gambino pushes Robbins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosendo Robbins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rosendo Robbins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gambino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robbins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Gambino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gambino prevents a takedown attempt there.

Gambino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robbins leaves Gambino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins throws a head kick but Gambino moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gambino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robbins appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robbins duly obliges.

Gambino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Robbins is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gambino is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Robbins to the mat. Robbins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Robbins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gambino on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robbins is trying to control the position but Gambino postures up.
Young Gambino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gambino is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gambino is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gambino sitting in guard here, content to control.

Robbins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gambino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino is in close to Robbins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robbins is trying to control the position but Gambino postures up.
Robbins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gambino can do to turn this around?

Robbins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Robbins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gambino passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gambino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambino passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gambino moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Robbins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Robbins's face as Gambino controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Robbins struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambino controlling the position.
Robbins is trying to control Gambino's posture but Gambino avoids it.

Gambino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gambino happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Gambino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rosendo Robbins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gambino tries to counter by closing the distance.

Gambino shoots in and gets a takedown into Robbins's guard.

Robbins is working an open guard so Gambino takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Robbins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robbins wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Robbins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rosendo Robbins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robbins tries to clinch up.
Robbins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gambino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gambino closes the distance and pushes Robbins back into the cage.
Robbins goes for a takedown attempt but Gambino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gambino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rosendo Robbins is winning the standup battle so far.
Gambino tries to clinch but Robbins moves away
and Robbins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robbins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gambino circles away quickly and effectively.
Gambino tries to counter with a clinch but Robbins shakes him off and moves away.
Gambino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robbins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robbins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gambino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robbins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Gambino dives in and scores a takedown into Robbins's guard.
Robbins is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gambino dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Robbins is pushing Gambino's head away, looking to escape. Gambino manages to hold on to the position though.

Gambino decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gambino misses with a takedown
and Robbins counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Robbins avoids it really well and circles away.
Rosendo Robbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Gambino.

Gambino clinches up with Robbins and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins is trying to force a seperation but Gambino has the dominant position.
Robbins is trying to push Gambino away but Gambino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Gambino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins is trying to pull guard but Gambino turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Gambino jumps guard and drags Robbins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gambino seems keen to control Robbins's posture.
Robbins throwing strikes from guard but Gambino blocks nicely.
Robbins throws a big right hand that misses.
Gambino seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Robbins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gambino dives on top into guard.

Gambino sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino forces his way into half guard.

Gambino decides to stand and escape the position.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robbins but Robbins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robbins but Robbins pushes him off and we're back to square one.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Young Gambino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gambino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Gambino!