PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degassi Musaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaal Robby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Musaki
vs
Robby

192 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Degassi Musaki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anaal Robby!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Musaki misses the target.
Robby lands a head kick. Musaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Robby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robby should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Robby gets a takedown into half guard.
Robby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Musaki is staying active underneath Robby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musaki is looking to escape.
Robby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robby controlling the action here.
Robby wants to stand up but Musaki has a hold of him and won't allow it.

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.

Musaki kicks off Robby and gets to his feet.
Musaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Musaki misses with a straight right.
Robby needs to keep his hands up - Musaki had a free shot at his head there.
Robby wants to clinch.
Robby tries to clinch up but Musaki circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musaki misses with a hook. Robby ducked under it nicely.
Musaki swinging wilding here.
Musaki is breathing heavily.
Robby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Degassi Musaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robby.
Robby fails with a takedown attempt.
Robby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Musaki .
Robby misses with a takedown attempt - Musaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Degassi Musaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anaal Robby.
Musaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Robby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Musaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robby counters with a head kick.
Musaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Musaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robby.
Musaki throws a shot from downtown. Robby moves away and avoids it.
Robby throws a series of punches but Musaki avoids them all with ease.
Degassi Musaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musaki scores with a jab to the head.
Musaki throws a hook but Robby blocks it.
Musaki throws a jab when Robby was well out of range.
Musaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robby lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anaal Robby dominated that round.
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.

Robby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Robby is looking to clinch but Musaki is avoiding it.
Robby lands a nice hook to Musaki 's body. Musaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Musaki cracks a nice hook into Robby's ribs.
Robby shoots in for a takedown but Musaki shows good takedown defense.
Musaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Musaki connects with a right hand. Robby shakes it off.
A big left from Musaki misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Musaki swings for the body but Robby moves out of range.
Robby shoots for a double leg takedown but Musaki sprawls well. He's pushed Robby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Musaki misses with an uppercut.
Musaki circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musaki throws an overhand right that lands on Robby's shoulder, as Robby tries to avoid the shot.
Robby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Musaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Musaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Robby.
Musaki throws a big shot that misses.
Robby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robby slips a jab from Musaki .
Musaki misses with the combination.
Robby ducks under a wild hook from Musaki .
Robby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musaki .
Robby lands a high kick!
Robby shoots for a double leg takedown but Musaki sprawls well. He's pushed Robby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Degassi Musaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anaal Robby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Musaki throws an overhand right that lands on Robby's shoulder, as Robby tries to avoid the shot.
Musaki throws a jab when Robby was well out of range.
A big left from Musaki misses.
Robby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anaal Robby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Musaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Robby closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Musaki did well to prevent Robby getting side control.
Robby is just content to waste time from the top position. Musaki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Musaki is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Musaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Robby has double underhooks.
Musaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Robby breaks from the clinch.
Robby fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Musaki .
A telegraphed right hand from Musaki misses the target.
Musaki looks to land a left hand but Robby moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Musaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robby counters with a head kick. That will keep Musaki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Musaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robby tries for a takedown but Musaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Musaki avoids the head kick by Robby.
Robby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Musaki waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Robby.
Robby lands a head kick. Musaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Musaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Degassi Musaki dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Musaki with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Robby.
Anaal Robby seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Robby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Robby showed some decent athleticism there.
Robby tries to pass the half guard into mount. Musaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robby wants to stand up but Musaki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robby wants to control but Musaki is keeping him busy.

Musaki kicks Robby off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice defenses there by Robby.
Left hook, right uppercut from Musaki .
Robby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musaki .
Robby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good exchange - Musaki coming out on top.
Robby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robby moves in looking to clinch but Musaki pushes him off.
Musaki misses with a straight right.
Musaki misses with a straight left.
Robby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Musaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Robby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Musaki .
Musaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robby. Robby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Musaki is fending him off so far but Robby persists. Nope, Musaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Robby scores with a head kick.
Musaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robby counters with a thumping low kick.
Robby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheers as Musaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robby doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Musaki misses.

Robby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Musaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robby misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Robby tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robby decides to stand back up. Robby steps back and let's Musaki get back to his feet.
Musaki misses with a hook. Robby ducked under it nicely.
Robby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Musaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Musaki looks to land a left hand but Robby moved out of range nicely.
Robby slips a straight right by Musaki .
Musaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robby connects with a high kick.
Robby tries for a takedown but Musaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Musaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Musaki thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anaal Robby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robby 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anaal Robby!