PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 5832 p4p, 589 weight class) and Robinson David (ranked 5856 p4p, 591 weight class). David has chosen Space Cowboy as his entrance music. Robinson David has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snow
vs
David

189 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 London, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robinson David!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snow closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. David quickly recovers to half guard.
David is trying to stand.
Snow works his foot free and advances to mount.
Snow wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
Snow unloading with bombs!
Snow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of David's face.
David is squirming around, avoiding Snow's attempts to control the action.

Snow is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, David has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow landing strikes from the mount and David is in trouble!
Snow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Snow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
David is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Snow wants to finish this one by submission but David is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Snow.
Snow tries to control but David wriggling away.
Snow is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Snow dominating with strikes here.
Snow scoring with strikes but David is staying in there.

Snow get's back to his feet.

Snow gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow is looking to take a break and control but David is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snow 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.

David looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
David looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Snow wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
Snow working the head and body with strikes.

Snow stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Snow clinches with his opponent.
Snow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow is looking to score with low kicks.
David connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David fails with the takedown

and Snow counters by moving into the clinch.

Snow pulls guard successfully.
Snow trying to keep a closed guard but David is proving a slippery customer.
Snow is really struggling to control David but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Snow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. David gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw David working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Snow has David pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David postures up.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Snow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David working hard to break the clinch.
David wants to get back to striking at distance but Snow won't allow it.

David is fighting off a takedown attempt but Snow is just too persistent for him and manages to trip David to the mat. David regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Snow wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
Snow passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Snow trying to control from half guard but David is working away.
David really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
David wants to get back to full guard but Snow has mounted him!
David tries to improve his position but instead Snow has taken his back!
David prevents Snow from getting a body triangle.
Snow has the hooks in. David is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Snow tries to get the hooks in deep but David pushed the leg off.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that David can do to turn this around?

David defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Snow's arms.

Snow is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. David is defending well though. Snow let's go of the attempt for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow connects with a big shot to the side of David's head.

Snow patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Snow is working the ground and pound. Can David escape?

David preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Snow.
David tries to escape but Snow has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Snow lands shots from the back.
Snow is looking to control David but David is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is really stuck here.
Jon Snow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
David is breathing heavily.

Snow is persistently looking for the submission but David is defending it well.
Snow trying to control momentarily.

David preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Snow.

David preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Snow.
David is trying to get back to his feet but Snow has full control of the position and if anything, David has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be David right now.
Snow lands strikes to the head.

David is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Snow is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Snow is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. David is defending well though. Snow let's go of the attempt for now.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snow dominated that second round.
That's time! Snow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Snow clinches up with David and pushes him back against the cage.

Snow lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Snow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
David wants to get back to full guard but Snow has mounted him!
Snow is landing with some decent strikes but David is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Snow scoring with strikes but David is staying in there.
David really wants to buck Snow off and get back to his feet.
Snow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. David can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.

Snow is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, David has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Snow punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

David defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Snow.
David's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Snow trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Snow goes for an armbar but David turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from David.
David postures up.
Snow keeping full guard, as David tries to pass.
Snow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow has control of David's left arm, preventing David from doing any damage.
Snow is trying to keep David in close.
David is looking to stand up but Snow won't let him.
David must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snow trying to strike off his back.

Snow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. David defends it easily.
Snow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snow looking for a guillotine here but David defends easily.
Snow striking off his back but it's not causing David any problems.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Snow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Snow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Snow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Snow decides to stand back up. Snow steps back and let's David get back to his feet.

Snow moves into the clinch successfully.
David fails to pull the fight into his guard.
David is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David misses with the head strike.

Snow pulls guard effortlessly.
Snow wants to stand but David is controlling the position.
David loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snow working a defensive guard here.
Snow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Snow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snow, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
Robinson David was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey, man, wait for me, we'll meet again. I have to rush back to a new training session.'.