PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pereira (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
Pereira

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Robinson!
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, Thiago Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pereira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thiago Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Pereira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robinson swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pereira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pereira checks a leg kick.

Robinson moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira lands an elbow inside.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira wants a takedown.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira goes for a takedown attempt but Robinson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Luke Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Pereira.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pereira won't be happy with that.

Robinson decides to stand back up.
Pereira looks gassed!
Robinson wants to clinch.
Pereira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira is striking but Robinson is not phased and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pereira for as long as he can get away with.
Robinson prevents Pereira from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson seems to be looking for submissions.
Robinson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pereira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Robinson stands up from half guard.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Pereira avoids it well.

Robinson clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson taking a breather.
Pereira prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Robinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson wants to break free but Pereira has control.

Pereira is fighting off a takedown attempt but Robinson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pereira to the mat. Pereira regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Robinson throws a big right hand that misses.
Robinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pereira wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson is standing up over Pereira. Pereira looks to escape but Robinson dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Robinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Robinson scores with a punch to the head.
Pereira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pereira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Pereira tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luke Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Pereira wants to clinch

so Robinson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robinson controls from within his opponent's guard.

Robinson gets to his feet. Pereira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side

and Robinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.
Pereira is looking to stand back up but Robinson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pereira.

Robinson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Robinson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pereira sprawls well initially but Robinson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Robinson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pereira pushes Robinson off looking to stand but Robinson dives back in and keeps control.
Luke Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Robinson slips a nice elbow through Pereira's hands, connecting with Pereira's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Robinson decides to return to a standing position.

Robinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Robinson just content to control the position.

Robinson decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pereira closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side

and Robinson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.

Robinson drags the fight down to the ground.
Pereira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robinson controlling the position.
Pereira wants to get up but he can't break Robinson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Robinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Luke Robinson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pereira with a poor takedown

and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Pereira wants to get back to his feet but Robinson is dominant here and he's now got Pereira's back!
What can Pereira do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira is trying to get back to his feet but Robinson has full control of the position and if anything, Pereira has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Robinson controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Robinson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Robinson scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
Robinson lands with a nice combination. Pereira backs away looking to recover.
Pereira tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Robinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Pereira is working an open guard so Robinson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Robinson throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Pereira pushes him off.
Robinson works over Pereira's head and body with a nice combination.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira wants to clinch

and Robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pereira's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Robinson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson advances to half guard.
Robinson trying to control the pace.
Pereira looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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 is working for a kimura but Pereira is defending it quite comfortably.

Robinson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pereira to get to his feet.

Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.

Robinson jumps into guard, dragging Pereira to the mat.
Robinson pulls Pereira in close to his closed guard and prevents Pereira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pereira wants to stand but Robinson is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Robinson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Robinson holds on and takes a little breather.
Robinson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Robinson tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Robinson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Robinson throws a shot to the body.
Robinson is looking to wear down Pereira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robinson scores with a three punch combo!
Robinson throws a body kick that misses.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.

Robinson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Robinson prevents Pereira from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Robinson decides to stand back up. Robinson steps back and let's Pereira get back to his feet.
Pereira tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Pereira backing up. Pereira nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Pereira tries to clinch
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Thiago Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:25

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