PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro De La Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alejandro De La Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robertson
vs
De La Souza

188 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
217 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro De La Souza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson wants to clinch up but De La Souza keeps it at a distance.
Robertson swings for the body but De La Souza moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Robertson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robertson.

It looks like Alejandro De La Souza has been cut.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but De La Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robertson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De La Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robertson throws a right hand that De La Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that De La Souza also avoids with ease.
De La Souza misses with a straight right.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
De La Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
De La Souza misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Robertson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Souza misses with a combination
and Robertson counters with a left and a right that stings De La Souza.

Robertson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Robertson looking to pass the guard.
Robertson wants to control from the top but De La Souza keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Souza keeping full guard, as Robertson tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson passes De La Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Robertson wants to take a breather but De La Souza is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De La Souza throws a big shot that misses.
De La Souza throws a combination. Robertson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robertson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract De La Souza.
Robertson blocks a head kick by De La Souza.
Alejandro De La Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson misses with a hook. De La Souza ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
Robertson misses with a combination
and De La Souza counters with a left to the body.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Robertson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De La Souza counters with a head kick. That will keep Robertson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from De La Souza.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robertson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De La Souza - that will leave a mark!
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and De La Souza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson misses with a double jab
and De La Souza counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robertson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Robertson misses with a combination
and De La Souza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Robertson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro De La Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Robertson blocks a head kick by De La Souza.
Robertson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De La Souza's hands.
Robertson avoids the head kick by De La Souza.
A head kick misses from De La Souza.
Robertson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson throws a series of punches but De La Souza moves out of range.
Bruce Robertson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robertson falls off balance throwing a combination
and De La Souza counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robertson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robertson.
Robertson misses with a hook to the body
and De La Souza counters with a head kick. That will keep Robertson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robertson misses with a combination
and De La Souza counters with a head kick. That will keep Robertson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson wants to clinch up but De La Souza keeps it at a distance.
Robertson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Robertson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De La Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robertson throws a combination that misses
and De La Souza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Robertson looks to land a combination. De La Souza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Robertson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Robertson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De La Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Robertson.
Robertson throws a series of punches but De La Souza moves out of range.
Robertson thows a left - swing and a miss!
De La Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robertson misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Robertson.
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by De La Souza.
Robertson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De La Souza lands with a kick to the temple. Robertson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De La Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De La Souza misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robertson.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Robertson.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De La Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
De La Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De La Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robertson. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson controlling from side mount.

Robertson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bruce Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robertson tries to bum rush De La Souza with a series of wild strikes but De La Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robertson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robertson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De La Souza counters with a nice leg kick.
De La Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Robertson blocks a head kick by De La Souza.
Robertson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robertson works De La Souza's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Robertson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro De La Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Robertson.
Robertson throws a chopping leg kick but De La Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Robertson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robertson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robertson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De La Souza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and De La Souza counters with a head kick. That will keep Robertson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
De La Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De La Souza tries to move into range but Robertson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That has opened up Alejandro De La Souza's cut even more.
Robertson falls off balance throwing a combination
and De La Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robertson misses with a combination
and De La Souza counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Souza lands with a kick to the temple. Robertson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

De La Souza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robertson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Robertson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robertson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Robertson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De La Souza.
Robertson avoids the head kick by De La Souza.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but De La Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robertson throws a combination. De La Souza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De La Souza counters with a nice body kick.
De La Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Souza slaps away a takedown attempt from Robertson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robertson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De La Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson misses with the combination.
Robertson lands a really nice looking cross but De La Souza seems unphased.
De La Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from De La Souza. No joy for Robertson on that attempt.
A big right from Robertson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A low kick from Robertson misses
and De La Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De La Souza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robertson. That's going to slow De La Souza down.
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and De La Souza counters with a big head kick but Robertson shrugs it off.
Robertson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alejandro De La Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Souza connects with a high kick.
De La Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Robertson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Robertson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robertson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Bruce Robertson!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Bruce Robertson!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Bruce Robertson!

Bruce Robertson wins by unanimous decision!