PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Dunhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Robert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert has chosen Tandem - Hardcore 93 as his entrance music. Francois Robert is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dunhill
vs
Robert

181 cm
19
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor Dunhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francois Robert!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunhill moves in looking to clinch but Robert pushes him off.
Robert looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Robert swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunhill.
Robert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dunhill moves in looking to clinch but Robert pushes him off.
Dunhill with a lazy takedown attempt

and Robert counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dunhill tries to pull guard but Robert won't allow it.
Dunhill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Robert breaks the clinch.
Dunhill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dunhill circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Robert as Dunhill shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Dunhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunhill clinches but Robert breaks the clinch

and Robert moves into the clinch.
Dunhill tries to land a knee to the head but Robert blocks with his arms.
Robert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunhill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Dunhill would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Robert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunhill tries to land knees in the clinch but Robert avoids the damage to the body.

Robert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunhill tries to clinch

and Robert counters by moving into the clinch.
Robert looking for a takedown.
Dunhill tries a knee to the head but Robert blocks it.
Robert content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dunhill trying to land knees to the body.

Robert has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dunhill regains guard immediately.
Robert throwing strikes from guard but Dunhill blocks nicely.
Dunhill looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunhill, not yet.
Robert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robert tries to stand but Dunhill is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robert wants to control from the top but Dunhill keeps moving.
Robert stops Dunhill from standing up.
Robert postures up.
Robert wants to pass the guard but Dunhill is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dunhill. Robert shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunhill looks to clinch
and Robert makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dunhill lands a head kick!
Dunhill tries for a takedown but Robert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dunhill misses with a takedown
and Robert counters with a left and a right that stings Dunhill.
Robert circles away from the clinch attempt

and Robert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dunhill fails to pull guard.
Robert avoiding damage as Dunhill throws knees to the body.
Robert is working for takedown but Dunhill is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robert is stalling here.

Robert breaks the clinch.
Dunhill wants to clinch

and Robert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Robert pulls Dunhill into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robert looking for a sweep. Not yet Robert, not yet.
Robert wants to get back to his feet but Dunhill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dunhill preventing the sweep.
Robert trying to keep a closed guard but Dunhill is proving a slippery customer.
Dunhill stopping the sweep attempt from Robert.
Robert is looking to stand up but Dunhill isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Robert dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Robert circles away from the clinch attempt

and Robert moves into the clinch.
Robert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dunhill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dunhill looking to throw knees to the head but Robert is blocking nicely.
Robert tries to pull guard but Dunhill won't allow it.
Robert tries to break the clinch but Dunhill is controlling the position.
Dunhill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunhill prevents Robert from breaking the clinch.

Robert jumps guard.
Robert controls Dunhill momentarily but Dunhill frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunhill wants to control from the top but Robert keeps moving.
Dunhill wants to pass the guard but Robert is keeping the position.
Robert is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robert controls Dunhill momentarily but Dunhill frees himself.

Robert isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dunhill stacks Robert on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dunhill!
Robert is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunhill wants to stand but Robert is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Robert is looking to regain half guard here but Dunhill keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Robert clinches up with Dunhill and pushes him back against the cage.
Dunhill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robert is keeping busy.
Robert tries to break the clinch but Dunhill is controlling the position.
Dunhill letting Robert take a breather here.
Robert tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gregor Dunhill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Robert.
Dunhill missing with knees to the body.
Robert is working for takedown but Dunhill is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robert taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dunhill jumps guard but Robert stands there with Dunhill around his waist. Dunhill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robert tries to pull guard but Dunhill holds him up against the cage and eventually Robert drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunhill is trying to break free.
Robert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dunhill smiles and moves away.
Dunhill darts in trying to clinch

so Robert counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robert is looking to stand up but Dunhill won't let him.
Robert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dunhill keeping moving, preventing Robert from controlling successfully.
Robert tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunhill is retaining full guard.
Robert trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunhill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robert stopping the sweep attempt from Dunhill.
Robert seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Robert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Robert scores a takedown into full mount!
Robert thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Robert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dunhill wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Robert.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunhill tries to control the position but Robert now has his back.
Robert is controlling the position but Dunhill somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunhill is trying to control but can't.
Robert is looking to pass Dunhill's guard but actually Dunhill recovers to full guard.

Robert postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dunhill is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Robert, into his guard.
Dunhill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two 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.
Robert trying to control the position.
Robert looking to control but Dunhill passes into half guard.
It looks like Dunhill is going to stand back up.
Robert keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunhill prevents Robert from improving his position.
Robert wants to get back to his feet.
Dunhill tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Robert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dunhill taking punishment in the form of punches.

Robert decides to stand back up. Robert steps back and let's Dunhill get back to his feet.
Dunhill closes the distance but Robert moves to the side

and Robert counters by clinching up.

Robert turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Robert manages to end up in side control.
Robert working the head and body with strikes.
Dunhill takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Robert lands a nice forearm strike.
Gregor Dunhill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunhill is pushing Robert's head away, looking to escape. Robert manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Robert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Robert!