PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Sheznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Robertson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robertson
vs
Sheznik

190 cm
22
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sheznik!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson is looking to score with low kicks.
Robertson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Sheznik there.
Sheznik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Robertson misses the target.
Sheznik avoids a kick to the body.
Robertson misses the jab.
Donk. Robertson catches Sheznik right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Robertson.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robertson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheznik.
Sheznik is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Robertson.

It looks like Nick Sheznik has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sheznik checks a leg kick.
Robertson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheznik's sensitive parts.
Robertson throws a jab when Sheznik was well out of range.
Robertson throws a sloppy head kick and Sheznik moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheznik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.
Robertson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robertson moves away from the strike by Sheznik.
Robertson misses with an uppercut. Sheznik saw that one coming.
Robertson throws a low kick but Sheznik avoids it.
Brian Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson is looking to score with low kicks.

Sheznik shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sheznik showed some decent athleticism there.
Robertson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sheznik is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheznik works his way into full mount!
Robertson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sheznik dominating with strikes here.
Sheznik punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tries to reverse the position but Sheznik maintains control.
Sheznik tries to control but Robertson wriggling away.
Sheznik controlling from the full mount.
Robertson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sheznik putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sheznik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sheznik lands a big shot there that rocks Robertson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson holds on to Sheznik around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sheznik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Robertson tries to buck Sheznik off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Sheznik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson wants to get back to his feet.
Sheznik controlling the position easily from mount.
Sheznik landing shots from mount.
Robertson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Robertson tries to lock up and control but Sheznik gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Sheznik connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sheznik cracks Robertson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sheznik has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Robertson's face.
Robertson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Sheznik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sheznik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sheznik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robertson defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sheznik is pressing down on Robertson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robertson is holding on for now.
Sheznik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheznik prevents Robertson from improving his position.
Robertson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sheznik wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.

Robertson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sheznik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Robertson manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Sheznik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Sheznik's cut.
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.

Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Sheznik's shoulder, as Sheznik tries to avoid the shot.
Sheznik ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson misses with an uppercut. Sheznik saw that one coming.
Robertson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson misses the jab.
Robertson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sheznik counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sheznik working Robertson over with strikes.
Sheznik works his way into full mount!
Robertson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheznik lands a big shot there that rocks Robertson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Robertson is trying to escape the mount.
Sheznik landing shots from mount.
Robertson is squirming around, avoiding Sheznik's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheznik postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Robertson looks a forlorn figure.
Sheznik landing shots from mount.
Sheznik controlling the pace for now.
Sheznik avoids the attempt from Robertson to control.
Robertson is trying to stand up.
Sheznik cracks Robertson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sheznik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sheznik tries to control but Robertson wriggling away.
Sheznik lands a heavy elbow.
Sheznik fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Robertson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Robertson is rocked!
Sheznik lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Robertson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik wants to control the pace but Robertson is squirming around nicely.
Sheznik lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheznik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robertson is looking to escape.
Robertson is trying desperately to improve position.
Robertson seems to have got his legs back now.

Sheznik looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sheznik throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Robertson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sheznik is landing with some decent strikes but Robertson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Robertson can't escape the position.
Sheznik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sheznik prevents Robertson from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is squirming around, avoiding Sheznik's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sheznik cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Robertson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robertson is working hard here to advance position.
Sheznik lands a heavy elbow.
Sheznik tries to control but Robertson wriggling away.
Robertson tries to hold on but Sheznik pushes him away.
Sheznik tries to control but Robertson wriggling away.
Sheznik unloading with bombs!
Sheznik scoring with strikes but Robertson is staying in there.
Sheznik scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Robertson tries to reverse the position but Sheznik maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik scoring with strikes but Robertson is staying in there.
Sheznik looking to finish Robertson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Robertson!
Robertson tries to reverse the position but Sheznik maintains control.
BOOM! Sheznik connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sheznik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sheznik landing strikes from the mount.
Robertson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robertson taking shots to the head.
Robertson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sheznik unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson trying to control here.
Sheznik is looking to take a break and control but Robertson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Sheznik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Sheznik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sheznik thows a left - swing and a miss!

Sheznik darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sheznik lands strikes from half guard.

Robertson has one foot on Sheznik's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Robertson is looking to slow Sheznik down with leg kicks.
Sheznik dodges the punch combination from Robertson.
Robertson motions for Sheznik to come forward. Robertson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sheznik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheznik thuds a left hand into Robertson's body.
Robertson misses the body punch
enabling Sheznik to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Robertson misses its intended target.
Robertson tries a low kick but Sheznik avoids it.
Robertson looks to throw the jab but Sheznik is out of range.
Robertson misses with a wild combination.
Sheznik cracks a nice hook into Robertson's ribs.
Sheznik throws a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a leg kick.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robertson throws a low kick but Sheznik avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheznik.
Robertson throws a hook to the side of Sheznik's head but Sheznik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

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.
Sheznik lands with a hook. Robertson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robertson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Sheznik to counter with a crisp jab.
Brian Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sheznik gets the takedown into side control.

Sheznik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Robertson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sheznik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheznik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson throws a right and a left that Sheznik avoids nicely.
Sheznik shoots in for a takedown but Robertson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheznik misses with a wild combination.
Robertson missing with a left hand there. Sheznik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robertson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robertson motions for Sheznik to come forward. Robertson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheznik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brian Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sheznik drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Robertson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robertson, not yet.
Sheznik landing with the ground and pound.
Sheznik landing with the ground and pound.
Robertson controls Sheznik momentarily but Sheznik frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik stops Robertson from standing up.
Sheznik passes Robertson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Sheznik stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sheznik throws a shot to the body.
Robertson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sheznik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robertson. Robertson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sheznik misses with a two punch combination.
Sheznik just misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson throws a sloppy head kick and Sheznik moves out of range easily.
Sheznik cracks Robertson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nick Sheznik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robertson throws a sloppy head kick and Sheznik moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Sheznik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sheznik 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Sheznik!