PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Walford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Walford
vs
Robinson

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Londons Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Walford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robinson but Robinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Walford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peter Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Walford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Walford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

It looks like Tom Walford has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Walford avoids it well.
Walford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Walford shoots for a double leg takedown but Robinson sprawls well. He's pushed Walford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walford dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson looks gassed!
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Walford fails with a takedown attempt.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walford is defended easily by Robinson.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Walford. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walford ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Walford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Peter Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Walford is out of range.
Walford fails with the takedown.
Walford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Walford moved out of range nicely.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walford.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walford circles away quickly and effectively.
Walford closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Walford pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Walford moves out of range.
Walford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walford fails with a takedown attempt.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
Robinson throws a right hand that Walford ducks under and follows up with a left that Walford also avoids with ease.

Walford feints and as Robinson raises his hands in defense, Walford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walford wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Walford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Walford is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Walford from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walford works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Walford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Walford slips a jab from Robinson.
Walford slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Walford slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Walford slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Walford fails with a takedown attempt.
Walford shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Walford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walford shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robinson circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walford. Walford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walford.
Robinson swinging wilding here.
Tom Walford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Walford on that attempt.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Walford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Walford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robinson but Robinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robinson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Walford staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walford is defended easily by Robinson.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walford.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Walford fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson leaves Walford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Walford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walford off to one side.
Robinson scores with a nice head shot.
Walford dodges the punch combination from Robinson.

Walford closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Walford getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to stand.

Walford is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Robinson sees it coming and defends easily.
Walford stops Robinson from getting back to his feet.

Walford is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Robinson is trying to stand back up but Walford is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Walford is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Walford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Walford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Walford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Walford fails to land the takedown.
Walford shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Walford shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Walford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Walford moves out of range.
Walford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robinson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Walford shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walford staying out of range there.
Walford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robinson circles away.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Walford avoids it well.
Walford dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Walford moves out of range.
Walford slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Walford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

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.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Walford moves away and avoids it.
Robinson takes a swing at Walford's ribcage but misses.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walford moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Walford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Walford avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Walford on that attempt.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Walford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walford fails with a takedown attempt.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walford.
Walford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Walford fails to land the takedown.
Walford looks for a takedown but Robinson sprawls well.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walford shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Robinson!