PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lunar
vs
Robinson

182 cm
23
176 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
178 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

CROWN
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Lunar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunar lands a head kick!
Lunar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson stuns Lunar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lunar misses the jab.
Lunar throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Robinson.
Lunar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lunar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lunar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Robinson.
Lunar throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Lunar moves out of range of the strikes.

Lunar gets caught flat footed, as Robinson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lunar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Robinson trying to control but Lunar is working from the bottom.
Lunar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lunar is retaining full guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Lunar keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Robinson won't allow Lunar to sweep him here.
Lunar trying to control the position.
Lunar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robinson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Robinson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar preventing the sweep.
Lunar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson controls Lunar momentarily but Lunar frees himself.
Lunar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Robinson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lunar uses it to pass to side control.
Lunar trying to control the position but Robinson is working away.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.

Lunar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lunar tries to advance to mount but Robinson denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lucas Lunar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Robinson works Lunar's body with a nice hook.
Lunar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lunar.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lunar misses with a head kick.

Robinson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Robinson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lunar is trying desperately to improve position.
Robinson looking to control but Lunar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lunar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson content just to control the position here.

Robinson is working for a guillotine from mount but Lunar frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson controlling from mount.
Lunar wants to hold on but Robinson pushes him away.
Robinson misses with a head shot.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Robinson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Robinson avoids the attempt from Lunar to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robinson tries to control but Lunar wriggling away.
Lunar tries to reverse the position but Robinson maintains control.
Robinson trying to control but Lunar is having none of it.
Robinson content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lunar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lunar is looking to control Robinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lunar avoid being mounted?
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Lunar is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Robinson misses with a straight left.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
Lunar misses with a looping left.
Lunar throws a leg kick

and Robinson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lunar!
Lunar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Robinson controlling the position easily from mount.
Lunar is just holding on here. Robinson manages to take his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar looking very determined here, making life difficult for Robinson.
Lunar trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lunar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Robinson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Robinson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lunar covering up well and avoiding damage.
Robinson is looking to control Lunar but Lunar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lunar breaks Robinson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Lunar is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Robinson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lunar.
Lunar misses with a head kick.
Robinson lands a head shot.
Lunar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lunar avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson throws a hook but Lunar avoids it easily.
Lunar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lunar misses with a head kick.
Lunar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Lunar misses

and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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 is looking to advance position but Lunar won't allow it.
Lunar is not content to let Robinson control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar is trying to maintain the position but Robinson is very close to passing his half guard.
Lunar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Robinson controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

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