PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Robinson (ranked 3759 p4p, 24928 weight class) and Hendrik Van Tonder (ranked 381 p4p, 504 weight class). Van Tonder has chosen Orkney snork nie as his entrance music. Hendrik Van Tonder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robinson
vs
Van Tonder

178 cm
19
161
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
155
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendrik Van Tonder!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson moves into the clinch.
Van Tonder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Tonder or not.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Robinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Tonder tries to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling the position.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Tonder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Tonder looks winded!
Robinson feints a jab promting Van Tonder to slip. Robinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Tonder slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Van Tonder gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 gets a clinch.
Robinson just leaning against Van Tonder, taking a breather.

Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Tonder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Robinson.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Robinson lands a left and a right that send Van Tonder crashing to the mat, dazed. Robinson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Van Tonder is rocked!
Robinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Tonder is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Robinson works Van Tonder's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robinson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Robinson stalling the fight.
Robinson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Van Tonder seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Robinson presses Van Tonder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robinson is working Van Tonder over against the cage.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Robinson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Robinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Robinson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a nice combination. Van Tonder backs away looking to recover.
Robinson throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Van Tonder's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Robinson dives in looking to finish as Van Tonder flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Robinson's strikes! Robinson is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Van Tonder's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Van Tonder was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Robinson!
Hendrik Van Tonder spoke after the fight, saying 'Jis dit was amper'.