PBP Commentary

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

Yoritomo
vs
Robo

185 cm
22
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Plays chess

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minamoto Yoritomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guinness Robo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritomo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Robo moves into the clinch successfully.
Robo fails to pull guard.
Robo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robo wants to get back to striking at distance but Yoritomo won't allow it.

Yoritomo pulls Robo into guard.
Robo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoritomo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robo tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoritomo is retaining full guard.
Robo wanted to stand there but Yoritomo had control of the position.

Yoritomo looking for a guillotine here but Robo defends easily.

Yoritomo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yoritomo is on top in guard.
Yoritomo looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoritomo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritomo wants to control from the top but Robo keeps moving.
Yoritomo wants to pass the guard but Robo is keeping the position.
Robo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Robo controlling Yoritomo's posture.
Yoritomo prevents Robo from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A nice combination there by Robo.

Robo rushes Yoritomo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yoritomo looking for a takedown.
Robo gets underhooks to prevent Yoritomo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minamoto Yoritomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoritomo is breathing heavily.
Robo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yoritomo tries to score a body lock takedown but Robo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yoritomo keeps control of Robo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yoritomo blocks an elbow strike from Robo.
Robo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yoritomo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yoritomo can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yoritomo jumps guard but Robo stands there with Yoritomo around his waist. Yoritomo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yoritomo prevents a takedown attempt there.

Robo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Robo clinches up with Yoritomo and pushes him back against the cage.

Robo breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Robo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoritomo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robo looks to land a combination but Yoritomo avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Robo as Yoritomo shoots in.
Yoritomo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yoritomo looks for a takedown but Robo sprawls well.
Yoritomo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robo is fending him off so far but Yoritomo persists. Nope, Robo circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Yoritomo or perhaps it was just good defense by Robo which made him look bad.
Yoritomo closes the distance and clinches up with Robo, looking for a takedown. Yoritomo pushes Robo against the cage but Robo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Yoritomo tries to keep at a distance but Robo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoritomo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yoritomo pulls Robo into guard.
Robo trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoritomo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yoritomo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Robo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yoritomo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robo wants to pass the guard but Yoritomo is keeping the position.
Robo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yoritomo is proving hard to escape from.
Robo trying to control but Yoritomo is working from the bottom.

Robo gets to his feet - Yoritomo follows without any prompting.
Minamoto Yoritomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoritomo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robo pinned against the cage. Robo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yoritomo fails with the takedown.
Yoritomo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robo pinned against the cage. Robo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yoritomo fails with the takedown.
Guinness Robo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoritomo tries to clinch up but Robo circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoritomo closes the distance and clinches up with Robo, looking for a takedown. Yoritomo pushes Robo against the cage but Robo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yoritomo fails with the takedown.
Yoritomo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoritomo tries for a takedown but Robo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robo throws a hook but Yoritomo avoids it easily.
Yoritomo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robo swivels and escapes.
Robo stuffs the takedown.
Yoritomo fails with a takedown attempt.
Yoritomo checks a low kick from Robo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yoritomo has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Robo.
Robo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yoritomo.
Robo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minamoto Yoritomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoritomo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Robo instigates a clinch.
Robo wants to break free but Yoritomo has control.
Robo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yoritomo tries to land a knee to the head but Robo blocks with his arms.
Robo scores with a hook to the body.

Robo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoritomo misses with a takedown attempt - Robo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yoritomo.
Robo throws a front kick aimed at Yoritomo's knee but Yoritomo avoids it well.

Yoritomo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yoritomo trying to control but Robo is working from the bottom.
Yoritomo tries to free his leg and advance position but Robo is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritomo advances to half guard.

Yoritomo is looking for a kimura here.
Yoritomo trying to pass the guard but Robo defending well.

Yoritomo is looking for a kimura but Robo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yoritomo to get the leverage.
Yoritomo stops Robo from getting back to his feet.

Yoritomo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Robo is just riding it out for now. Yoritomo eventually gives up the hold.
Robo wants to get back to his feet.
Yoritomo trying to mount his opponent but Robo defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yoritomo moves nicely into side control.
Robo wants to control but Yoritomo postures up.
Yoritomo misses with the ground and pound.
Yoritomo trying to control the action but Robo is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoritomo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robo looks to land a combination but Yoritomo avoids it well.
Yoritomo closes the distance and clinches up with Robo, looking for a takedown. Yoritomo pushes Robo against the cage but Robo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yoritomo.
Robo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoritomo fails to land the takedown.
Yoritomo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yoritomo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yoritomo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robo is fending him off so far but Yoritomo persists. Nope, Robo circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo shoots in but Robo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yoritomo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robo as he avoids it easily.
Yoritomo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robo pinned against the cage. Robo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yoritomo fails to land the takedown.
Robo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoritomo misses with a takedown

and Robo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Robo tries to break the clinch but Yoritomo is controlling the position.

Yoritomo pulls guard successfully.
Robo stopping the sweep attempt from Yoritomo.

Yoritomo is looking for a triangle but Robo pushes his legs off easily.

Yoritomo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yoritomo looking for a sweep. Not yet Yoritomo, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yoritomo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Robo has passed into half guard!

Yoritomo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robo passes into side control, despite Yoritomo's attempt to control the position.
Robo happy to just control the position for now.
Yoritomo tries to improve position but can't.
Robo controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guinness Robo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yoritomo looks for a takedown but Robo sprawls well.
Yoritomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Robo circles away.
Yoritomo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robo but Robo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yoritomo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robo fails to land with a series of punches.
Robo throws a series of punches but Yoritomo avoids them all with ease.
Robo tries to clinch up but Yoritomo circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoritomo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robo's waist but Robo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoritomo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minamoto Yoritomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robo misses with a wild combination.
Robo tries to clinch but Yoritomo moves out of range.
Yoritomo checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoritomo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoritomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoritomo with a poor takedown

and Robo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Robo lands a takedown into guard.

Yoritomo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Robo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Yoritomo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Robo's back instead.

Yoritomo looking for the choke but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robo wants to get back to his feet.

Robo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yoritomo gets his way!
Robo trying to get back to his feet but Yoritomo is in full control for now.
Yoritomo keeps control of the position as Robo tries to break free.

Yoritomo is looking for the choke from the back position but Robo is controlling his hands well.
Robo rolls, trying to escape but Yoritomo keeps control of the position.
Robo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Yoritomo seems to be looking for submissions.

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.

Yoritomo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Robo controlling the position for now.
Yoritomo trying to pass the guard but Robo defending well.
Robo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Yoritomo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Robo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yoritomo works his foot free and advances to mount.

Robo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yoritomo.

Yoritomo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Robo has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Robo pushes Yoritomo off looking to stand but Yoritomo dives back in and keeps control.

Yoritomo is working for a submission of some sort.

Yoritomo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Robo is not content to let Yoritomo control the position.
Yoritomo is pressing down on Robo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robo is holding on for now.
Yoritomo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Yoritomo looking for a guillotine from mount but Robo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robo is working to get back to half guard.

Yoritomo working for a submission but Robo is keeping him at bay.
Yoritomo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoritomo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Robo tries to lock up and control but Yoritomo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yoritomo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Robo has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Yoritomo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Minamoto Yoritomo.
I think Robo 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guinness Robo!