PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 409 p4p, 1071 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 52 p4p, 147 weight class). Rolf has chosen AVGN Theme Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Robson
vs
Rolf

183 cm
25
172
11 - 4 - 1

180 cm
27
169
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolf keeps the fight on the outside.
Rolf let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rolf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Rolf scores with a nice head shot.
Rolf tries for a takedown but Robson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rolf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robson tries to clinch up
and Rolf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rolf misses with a looping left.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rolf.
Rolf looks to land a right hand but Robson moved out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rolf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Robson misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Rolf was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolf.
Robson swings for the body but Rolf moves out of range.

Robson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands a body punch.
Robson blocks a body shot from Rolf.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Rolf.
Rolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson misses with some punches.
Rolf can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
I was talking to Robson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Robson misses with some punches.
Rolf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robson is leaning against Rolf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rolf lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Robson.
Rolf can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
Rolf throws a head punch that misses.
Rolf blocks a body shot from Robson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf.
Robson prevents a body shot from Rolf.
Robson pushes Rolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolf lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Rolf blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Rolf prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rolf.
Rolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
Robson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Rolf working aggressively here.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Rolf.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Rolf.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf.
Rolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Rolf.

Rolf is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Robson can't fight it off and eventually Rolf manages to take the fight to the floor. Robson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Robson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Robson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rolf keeping moving, preventing Robson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rolf trying to keep a closed guard but Robson is proving a slippery customer.
Rolf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rolf wants to pass the guard but Robson is defending well.
Rolf is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robson wants to get back to full guard.

Rolf is working for a kimura but Robson is defending it quite comfortably.
Rolf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jakob Rolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakob Rolf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rolf closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Rolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
Robson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rolf gets through Robson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Rolf working aggressively here.
Oliver Robson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rolfs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf.
Robson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rolf lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Rolf prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson blocks a body shot from Rolf.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
A short right from Robson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson digs a right hand underneath Rolf's ribcage. Rolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rolf is working for takedown but Robson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rolf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rolf blocking some punches.
Rolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolf tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Robson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robson tries to work over Rolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rolf takes a shot to the head.
Rolf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Robson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robson misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Rolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolf throws a good cross that connects.
Rolf throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rolf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Robson pushes Rolf up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolf tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Rolf back against the cage.
Rolf prevents a body shot from Robson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rolf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf.
Robson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Rolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Rolf.
Robson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rolf blocks an uppercut.
Robson gets underhooks to prevent Rolf's takedown attempt.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Rolf.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Rolf avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Rolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Rolf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robson or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rolf scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with some punches.
Rolf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rolf.
Robson lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf.
A right handed body shot lands from Robson.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
Robson misses with some punches.
Rolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Robson gets underhooks to prevent Rolf's takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robson blocking some punches.
Robson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Robson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rolf can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jakob Rolf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Robson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rolfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jakob Rolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rolf misses with a wild body shot.
Robson lands with a good body shot.
Rolf misses with a body shot.
Robson slips a jab from Rolf.

Robson clinches with his opponent.
Rolf tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robson.
A short uppercut from Robson.
Robson lands a body punch.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolf controls his hands.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Rolf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf blocking some punches.
Rolf lands a hook that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Robson tries a body shot but Rolf blocks it.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robson misses with a body punch.
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!
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robson misses with some punches.
Rolf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Robson.
Robson lands a nice shot to the body.
Rolf prevents a body shot from Robson.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Robson digs a right hand underneath Rolf's ribcage. Rolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rolf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Robson - that landed with a thud.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
Robson lands with a right to the head.

Rolf is rocked!
Rolf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rolf is still on wobbly legs! Can Robson finish him?
Robson pushes Rolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robson pushes Rolf against the cage. Robson is working some dirty boxing. Robson pushes off with a quick right hook! Rolf goes down! Rolf tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Robson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Robson!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Robson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jakob Rolf spoke after the fight, saying 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.